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Post by princessofvanfan on Jun 4, 2019 17:44:40 GMT -8
Sad to see another elder of the fleet going into retirement. However, I never did feel a strong attachment to this ship - she had what was probably the worst passenger lounge of all the BCF ships. Still, sad to see her go. She always looked so insignifigant in Horseshoe Bay sandwiched in between the C's.
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Post by WettCoast on Jun 4, 2019 17:56:23 GMT -8
And so ends another era: Howe Sound Queen has finished her BC Ferries career. Did anyone get aboard during her last few days? My only ride was about 8 years ago - a round-trip from VB to C and back. I was aboard the old boat on May 22nd. When I showed up at the Crofton terminal I was not certain which vessel would be in service. I was surprised when I saw the HSQ making its approach, and not the 'new' boat. So I did have a chance to say au revoir to the old 'plain-Jane' Quebec-built girl ...
Nearing the end of its run, Howe Sound Queen (aka the 'Hound Dog') approaches Crofton with only days to go before retirement - 22 May 2019
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Post by Mike on Jun 5, 2019 19:03:01 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 5, 2019 20:51:19 GMT -8
The Howe Sound Queen heads upriver at a leisurely 3.5 knots towards Deas, nearing the end of it's final voyage as a member of the BC Ferries fleet. June 5, 2019. M/V Howe Sound Queen - Fraser River by Michael, on Flickr The Hound Dog has sailed under the rainbow bridge.
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Post by Scott on Sept 2, 2019 23:02:13 GMT -8
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Post by Neil on Sept 3, 2019 19:27:14 GMT -8
Still at Deas, though... at least she was as of about four days ago. With the off season coming up and more need for lay up, I wonder if the HSQ and the poor old ' Burnaby might get moved. How many years is it now since the ' Burnaby got moored there? It's Deas maintenance base, not Deas boneyard.
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Post by pacificcat99 on Sept 4, 2019 11:27:13 GMT -8
Think it has been almost 2 and a half years that the Queen of Burnaby has been sitting at Deas rusting away. If I recall (and a quick google search helps to show) it was pulled some point in May 2017 and replaced by the Salish Orca.
It was even pulled early due to engine troubles (or an oil leak, cant quite remember).
Every time I go past Deas on my way to Delta I cant help but wonder what will happen to the old Queen in the end
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Post by Dane on Sept 5, 2019 11:39:48 GMT -8
A natural skin care company in Richmond. I feel like another one of those very random, but interesting retirement stories that ultimately lead to a scrap yard or suspicious sinking is just beginning. www.10hplus.com/en/col.jsp?id=167
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Post by dave2 on Sept 5, 2019 21:36:11 GMT -8
A natural skin care company in Richmond. I feel like another one of those very random, but interesting retirement stories that ultimately lead to a scrap yard or suspicious sinking is just beginning. www.10hplus.com/en/col.jsp?id=167A floating spa perhaps?😀
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Post by Mike on Oct 2, 2019 11:59:08 GMT -8
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Post by thegoose on Jan 30, 2020 7:32:32 GMT -8
Any updates?
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Post by LensLuckyBC on Apr 17, 2021 10:49:58 GMT -8
So I was looking around on Google Maps as one does in the pandemic and stumbled across this floating barge at Lions Gate Fisheries and if you go into 3d mode you can see markings for cars like on a ferry. I’m not sure if this has been posted here before but could that be the Howe Sound Queen? Here’s the link Link
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Post by LensLuckyBC on Apr 17, 2021 10:55:52 GMT -8
So I was looking around on Google Maps as one does in the pandemic and stumbled across this floating barge at Lions Gate Fisheries and if you go into 3d mode you can see markings for cars like on a ferry. I’m not sure if this has been posted here before but could that be the Howe Sound Queen? Here’s the link www.google.com/maps/place/49.085574,+-123.109815/@49.0855467,-123.1098137,19z/data=!3m1!1e3 Your going to want to highlight and copy the URL because it didn't work for some reason
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Post by westernflyer on Apr 17, 2021 12:48:43 GMT -8
So I was looking around on Google Maps as one does in the pandemic and stumbled across this floating barge at Lions Gate Fisheries and if you go into 3d mode you can see markings for cars like on a ferry. I’m not sure if this has been posted here before but could that be the Howe Sound Queen? Here’s the link www.google.com/maps/place/49.085574,+-123.109815/@49.0855467,-123.1098137,19z/data=!3m1!1e3 That's not the HSQ. It is however the ex ferry Salt Spring Queen. One clue is that the island, or what remains of it, is midships, not offset like on the HSQ. Also, it's been there since at least 2004 as evidenced by historical imagery on Google Earth. It's also referenced in the Salt Spring Queen's thread on this forum.
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Post by elwharust on May 13, 2021 12:16:04 GMT -8
actually if you go up the Fraser A a little bit further on google maps you will see the HSQ docked at deas
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Post by timb on Jan 28, 2022 13:16:25 GMT -8
Hi Everyone. This is my first post here and I know the HSQ is rather old news, but I thought I would post a few pictures of the HSQ from April 26, 2019. My Dad was the skipper on this vessel for many years when it served Bowen Island so when I heard it was being retired, I went over to Salt Spring to say "good bye" to it and my Dad who passed away a month earlier. Odd coincidence I thought. I hope its okay to post this even if it is old news. Thanks
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Post by paulvanb on Jan 31, 2022 23:06:09 GMT -8
Thank you for sharing. Fond memories for you, no doubt.
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Post by Ollie on Apr 16, 2022 14:19:43 GMT -8
Howe Sound Queen at SM Produtcts in the Fraser river, April 16 2022
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Post by Ollie on Feb 18, 2023 20:51:53 GMT -8
Howe Sound Queen in Ladner, today
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Post by Blue Bus Fan on May 3, 2023 10:06:12 GMT -8
The crew still have uniforms locker at Crofton terminal for the Howe Sound Queen after 4 years of retirement.
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Post by dogwoodenthusiast on Jul 10, 2023 19:00:00 GMT -8
My first posting! I've been a ferry obsessive since age 9 in 1980, though ultimately I chose another career. Passed this old thing yesterday. No news on the HSQ, but I can confirm some of the speculation above is not (or no longer) the case: she's still tied up at SM products, looking unmoved and unused. Expensive paint job for a dock ornament, but maybe the new owners saw some beauty that the islanders never did (nobody's favourite ferry).
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Post by Neil on Jul 10, 2023 19:43:35 GMT -8
My first posting! I've been a ferry obsessive since age 9 in 1980, though ultimately I chose another career. Passed this old thing yesterday. No news on the HSQ, but I can confirm some of the speculation above is not (or no longer) the case: she's still tied up at SM products, looking unmoved and unused. Expensive paint job for a dock ornament, but maybe the new owners saw some beauty that the islanders never did (nobody's favourite ferry). View AttachmentView AttachmentThanks for that... I drove by last week, but didn't bother having a look, figuring nothing would have changed. That's a pretty extensive spruce up... I guess the cardeck bulwarks are next. Odd... I wonder why? I remember when she replaced the Bowen Queen back in '71; Bowen was just beginning it's residential boom, and her larger vehicle capacity was welcome. But she had a tiny lounge before her superstructure was rebuilt, and she was so utilitarian. Although... I remember reading in The Dolphin staff magazine that she was really good on fuel consumption. Something to be said for not being able to go more than nine knots, I guess.
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 13, 2023 19:40:02 GMT -8
Howe Sound Queen @ Snug Cove, Bowen Island - sometime between 1987 & 1992
photographer unknown; another photo from the Capt Bob Gentles collection
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Post by paulvanb on Nov 14, 2023 9:39:39 GMT -8
Howe Sound Queen @ Snug Cove, Bowen Island - sometime between 1987 & 1992
photographer unknown; another photo from the Capt Bob Gentles collection
Snug Cove certainly does not look like that anymore!
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