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Post by Olympic Ferries on Nov 17, 2021 22:19:09 GMT -8
Barring no unpredicted service interruptions, I suspect this will be the Bowen Queen’s last assignment before retirement There is no indication of Bowen Queen being temporary vessel replacement for the Quinsam. Do you know how long she will be on the route? Bowen Queen already back at tie-up at Fulford Harbor after doing one or two trips on the route. The Quinsam did not leave the route today, so I wonder what the move up there for a couple hours was for....
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Nov 29, 2021 23:36:43 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 1, 2021 11:42:06 GMT -8
Bowen Queen has made her way down to Departure Bay.
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Post by Ferryman on Dec 1, 2021 17:02:43 GMT -8
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on Dec 4, 2021 23:00:21 GMT -8
Bowen Queen is at Buckle Bay, is this the first she has been there?
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Post by articulated on Dec 5, 2021 6:40:31 GMT -8
Bowen Queen is at Buckle Bay, is this the first she has been there? Nope, she's been tied up there before. This photo is from June 2019: I'm assuming she is at Buckley Bay now because her usual spot at Fulford Harbour is currently occupied by Island Discovery. Wonder if the two will switch places, perhaps closer to when ID is to return to her usual assignment on the Texada Island route.
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Post by Departure Bay on Dec 10, 2021 13:02:22 GMT -8
The Bowen Queen is on its way in to Departure Bay.
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Post by explorer on Feb 9, 2022 11:06:02 GMT -8
Question - On the BC Ferries Website it shows the Bowen Queen circa 1965 with 3600 Hp and a Max Cruise of 14.5 Kts
For the New Island Class Vessels they show just under 956 Hp and it seems the sweet spot is about 12 Kts with Max Cruise of 14 Kts. What happened over the last 55 yrs to achieve those improvements - hull designs?
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Post by Low Light Mike on Feb 9, 2022 12:55:19 GMT -8
Question - On the BC Ferries Website it shows the Bowen Queen circa 1965 with 3600 Hp and a Max Cruise of 14.5 Kts For the New Island Class Vessels they show just under 956 Hp and it seems the sweet spot is about 12 Kts with Max Cruise of 14 Kts. What happened over the last 55 yrs to achieve those improvements - hull designs? I'm thinking that the weight of each class of ship is a big factor in the "horsepower to speed" ratio. Bowen Queen has a huge multi-deck superstructure that must be quite heavy. But neither of these ships (Bowen Class or Island Class) are the Salish Heron.
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Post by Neil on Feb 9, 2022 17:38:40 GMT -8
Question - On the BC Ferries Website it shows the Bowen Queen circa 1965 with 3600 Hp and a Max Cruise of 14.5 Kts For the New Island Class Vessels they show just under 956 Hp and it seems the sweet spot is about 12 Kts with Max Cruise of 14 Kts. What happened over the last 55 yrs to achieve those improvements - hull designs? I'm thinking that the weight of each class of ship is a big factor in the "horsepower to speed" ratio. Bowen Queen has a huge multi-deck superstructure that must be quite heavy. But neither of these ships (Bowen Class or Island Class) are the Salish Heron. I think it's more a matter of how horsepower is calculated. Western Mariner (Feb.2021) says of the Island class, "Total diesel generator power 1s 1600 kW (2145 hp) and battery capacity is 800 kWh" It also stated that the first two ships were running on battery 20% of the time. Island class ships have slightly higher displacement than the Bowen Queen, and double the gross tonnage. There's no way they're running on 1/4 the power. I just don't know exactly how the numbers are crunched.
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Post by arrrrmatey on Feb 9, 2022 19:43:15 GMT -8
Question - On the BC Ferries Website it shows the Bowen Queen circa 1965 with 3600 Hp and a Max Cruise of 14.5 Kts For the New Island Class Vessels they show just under 956 Hp and it seems the sweet spot is about 12 Kts with Max Cruise of 14 Kts. What happened over the last 55 yrs to achieve those improvements - hull designs? Most sources that I can find say the thrusters are 900 - 950 kW each, thus total propulsion power would be 1800-1900 kW (~2500 hp).
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Post by explorer on Feb 10, 2022 19:12:38 GMT -8
Sorry, I put the Question on the Wrong Thread. My Bad.
Appreciate the replies. Thanks.
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 11, 2022 9:21:59 GMT -8
I moved the (6) posts above into this thread
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Post by Ferryman on Feb 17, 2022 11:33:24 GMT -8
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Post by firewolf95 on Feb 17, 2022 12:03:54 GMT -8
Time to buy her and moor her up the Fraser River for all eternity! In all seriousness, I just hope (as with all vessels) she'll find a loving new home, but just being realistic, I know what's gonna happen
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Post by Neil on Feb 17, 2022 17:28:35 GMT -8
This hurts. One of my very favorite ferries, ever since she was brand new, and I was nine years old, spending part of every summer on Bowen. All ships reach retirement, and at 57 years of age, no one can say hers is premature. But I don't want to think of what is likely to come next. The torches of Ensenada would be preferable to another old ferry rotting away somewhere on our coast.
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Post by WettCoast on Feb 17, 2022 19:23:56 GMT -8
The Bowen Queen is officially up for grabs This hurts. One of my very favorite ferries, ever since she was brand new, and I was nine years old, spending part of every summer on Bowen. All ships reach retirement, and at 57 years of age, no one can say hers is premature. But I don't want to think of what is likely to come next. The torches of Ensenada would be preferable to another old ferry rotting away somewhere on our coast. I agree Neil. I won't miss the disfigured sister, but the Mayne & Bowen are still nifty little boats, even after all these years.
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Post by Dane on Feb 17, 2022 20:33:24 GMT -8
Bowen Queen and Mayne Queen just offer so many spots for the ferry fan to enjoy, combined with their ever present utilitarian look even after the West Coast interiors were introduced in them.
I'm going to really miss these boats. Route 9A on the Bowen Queen was among my favourite ferry experiences.
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Post by paulvanb on Feb 17, 2022 22:05:23 GMT -8
Having sailed on the Bowen and Mayne Queen, I will miss them. And for no particular reason, I found my time on the Mayne Queen an intimate experience on a random in 2019. After boarding her in Village Bay, we sailed to Saturna Island, then to Swartz Bay, then continued on her route until we transferred back to the Salish Raven to head home.
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Post by Mike on Feb 19, 2022 20:09:42 GMT -8
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Post by Ollie on Feb 25, 2022 11:22:46 GMT -8
Bowen Queen has left Fulford Harbour and is now at Village Bay
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Post by alex912 on Feb 25, 2022 20:42:33 GMT -8
She filled in for the Queen of Cumberland today, and is supposed to do a few Swartz bay - Fulford runs this coming month. Relieving other vessels til the very end
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Feb 25, 2022 21:51:19 GMT -8
She filled in for the Queen of Cumberland today, and is supposed to do a few Swartz bay - Fulford runs this coming month. Relieving other vessels til the very end They were definitely struggling today. We were on the late 1520 on the Eagle into Mayne and back to Vancouver and we berthed from 1715 to 1740 and the Mayne Queen pulled in after we did, forcing the Bowen to wait over an hour just to dock.
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Post by Dane on Feb 27, 2022 16:49:46 GMT -8
Was sailing yesterday on Route 5, but not today. Do we think the Bowen Queen is done?
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Post by alex912 on Feb 27, 2022 17:33:32 GMT -8
Was sailing yesterday on Route 5, but not today. Do we think the Bowen Queen is done? Looks like the Queen of Cumberland is back to servicing route 5. The Bowen Queen is supposed to do some Sunday morning sailings from Swartz Bay to Fulford starting week. It’s not over yet
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