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The K-class ferries (often referred to as "K-barges" due to their hull type and size) are a group of similarly designed ferries operated by both BC Ferries and TransLink in British Columbia, Canada. With the exception of MV Pune'luxutth , all of the listed K-class vessels were built for service in British Columbia's Ministry of Highways salt ...
Crosses Adams Lake between Chase and Sorrento, off BC Highway 1. M.V. Adams Lake II: Cable: 10 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [2] Arrow Park Cable Ferry: Crosses the juncture of Upper Arrow Lake and Lower Arrow Lake southwest of Nakusp, off BC Highway 6. M.V. Arrow Park II: Cable: 24 48 5 minutes Waterbridge Ferries Incorporated [3]
The vessel is 160 metres (524 ft 11 in) long overall and 154 m (505 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 28.2 m (92 ft 6 in). [1] [2] The ship is powered by four MaK 8M32C diesel engines driving two shafts rated at 21,444 horsepower (15,991 kW). [1] [3] This gives the ship a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph).
At launch they were the largest double-ended ferries in the world. [2] The three ships are 160.0 metres (524 ft 11 in) long overall and 154.0 metres (505 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 28.2 metres (92 ft 6 in). [3] [4] [5] They have a maximum draught of 5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in). [6]
The ferries carry 30 cars and 150 passengers. Both were built in 1969. They were originally owned and operated by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation until 1985, when the Ministry's saltwater ferries and routes were transferred to BC Ferries, including the T class. The two T-class ferries are Tachek and Quadra Queen II. [1] [2]
BC Ferries CEO David Hahn claimed that building the ferries in Germany would "save almost $80 million and could lead to lower fares." [4] On September 17, 2004, BC Ferries awarded [5] the vessel construction contract to Germany's Flensburger shipyard. The contract protected BC Ferries from any delays through a fixed price and fixed schedule ...
MV Queen of Oak Bay is a double-ended C-class roll-on/roll-off ferry in the BC Ferries fleet, launched in 1981 at Victoria, British Columbia. The 139.29-metre (457 ft) long, 6,969-ton vessel has a capacity for 362 cars and over 1,500 passengers and crew.
MV Nimpkish is an N-class ferry formerly owned by BC Ferries. It is 33.93 metres (111.3 ft) long, holds 12 vehicles and 95 passengers, and its maximum speed is 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). [ 1 ] Nimpkish entered service with the Ministry of Transportation's Salt Water division in 1973, and was built in Vancouver to serve the inter-island routes.