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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Sept 12, 2014 14:27:59 GMT -8
I don't think I've posted this before... Queen of Esquimalt in a slide dated 29 October, 1978. Is it just me, or does that look like Langdale? It looks like she's departing Berth 2 at Swartz Bay.
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Post by princessofvanfan on Sept 12, 2014 22:09:36 GMT -8
I'd say Swartz Bay. Burnaby and New West were the Langdale boats back then.
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 12, 2015 7:40:47 GMT -8
Queen of Esquimalt, launching at VMD, Victoria - 22 January 1963. VMD = Victoria Machinery Depot, once a prominent ship builder in Victoria, BC, and builder of much of the early BC Ferry fleet. This launching also marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of VMD. In behind the ferry you can see the large grain elevator that once graced Victoria's waterfront. It was considered as a text book example of 'white elephant'. photo from article in the Motor Ship, 1963, Mr. DOT collection by mrdot., on Flickr
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Post by chinook2 on Aug 16, 2015 0:08:34 GMT -8
I'd say Swartz Bay. Burnaby and New West were the Langdale boats back then. New West and Tsawassen were the Langdale boats. Burnaby and Nanaimo were Route 2. This is Berth 3 Swartz Bay.
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Post by Queen of Nanaimo Teen on Sept 29, 2015 9:50:52 GMT -8
Often I like to look through my albums of the retired BC Ferries, like the Queen of Esquimalt, as it brings back really good memories from a few years ago. Looking at photos of the interior, I can recall how the ship felt, the smells that were ever present, and the various sounds. These are great memories for me! Do any of you identify with this? Enough of the sappiness. Looking through my Queen of Esquimalt album the other day, I noticed this photo I took in the mid-ship lounge candidly captured this couple in the foreground: On a more serious note, here are a couple of photos from this same trip, which was to be my last on the Queen of Esquimalt
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Post by paulvanb on Mar 20, 2016 13:31:09 GMT -8
She may have faced the cutter's torch, but she still has a locker at Horseshoe Bay!
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Post by ragingpotatoyt on Jul 10, 2017 10:27:36 GMT -8
Does anyone know where I can find a walk through of the esquimalt I love this ship and its history
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Post by PNW_ferrynerd on Apr 19, 2018 10:56:59 GMT -8
I only went on the Esquimalt once and I heard the whistle in the Active Pass with a beautiful sunset, and that is what made me start liking ferries so much
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Post by Brandon S on Oct 17, 2018 8:02:06 GMT -8
Esquimalt was showing up on Marine Traffic the other night.
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 17, 2018 17:11:39 GMT -8
Esquimalt was showing up on Marine Traffic the other night. That was a 'mis-identified' ship. No doubt that the ship in question was actually the Queen of Richmond.
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Post by Kam on Nov 18, 2018 10:36:46 GMT -8
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Post by WettCoast on Nov 18, 2018 13:08:45 GMT -8
The Esquimalt really gets around. Not bad for a ghost ferry. Should be headed for Fiji soon. I hear that G Goundar is seeking a 'new' vessel.
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Post by FNS on Nov 21, 2018 13:36:18 GMT -8
The Esquimalt really gets around. Not bad for a ghost ferry. Should be headed for Fiji soon. I hear that G Goundar is seeking a 'new' vessel. Is BCF reusing the ESQUIMALT's AIS equipment?
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Post by Starsteward on Nov 22, 2018 10:02:58 GMT -8
The Esquimalt really gets around. Not bad for a ghost ferry. Should be headed for Fiji soon. I hear that G Goundar is seeking a 'new' vessel. Is BCF reusing the ESQUIMALT's AIS equipment? Admittedly, I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer at times so I'm wondering how AIS could pick up a signal from a vessel that has long since been resurrected as new Hondas?
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Post by Shane on Nov 22, 2018 12:33:56 GMT -8
I was wondering this myself, a couple weeks back AIS showed that the Queen of Burnaby was moored in Anacortes, WA. As of right now, she is underway just outside of Horseshoe Bay.
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 9, 2018 21:08:27 GMT -8
Here are a couple of magazine articles from 1969 on the stretching of the Queen of Esquimalt. As most will know, the Esquimalt was the first of the Seven Sisters to be stretched. These items come from my brother's collection (Mr DOT Collection). The second article (from later in 1969) is definitely from Harbour & Shipping, and the first article (Feb 1969) was likely from the same source. The second article is not complete as I could not find a second page to scan. hullnumbers , you may find this info of interest.
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Post by hullnumbers on Dec 10, 2018 21:45:12 GMT -8
Took a look and read, thank you WettCoast. Interesting articles of the before and after. Looking at the photo in the first article the QoE looks longer. The stern and whole design were obvious guessed and drawn. After completion in the second article, no one would have known that this was the result. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by Charles on May 19, 2023 18:02:20 GMT -8
From September 1992 I have a scratchy video of V's in Active Pass, complete with ships' horn. While the rest of you were riding on the CR's first official in-service voyage I was with a friend attempting to get a decent digitized copy from my old 8 mm videos. Unfortunately the machine in use to play back the video has some issues, and I need to try another one with the intension of getting a better copy... Later! WettCoast, in the other thread you said you would make an attempt to fix the links that no longer work, could you try for this one? I love old ferry videos!
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Post by QoNW Fan on May 20, 2023 10:41:26 GMT -8
From September 1992 I have a scratchy video of V's in Active Pass, complete with ships' horn. While the rest of you were riding on the CR's first official in-service voyage I was with a friend attempting to get a decent digitized copy from my old 8 mm videos. Unfortunately the machine in use to play back the video has some issues, and I need to try another one with the intension of getting a better copy... Later! WettCoast, in the other thread you said you would make an attempt to fix the links that no longer work, could you try for this one? I love old ferry videos! My bad, I said in the other thread I searched WettCoast's posts and found no broken links, but I did it wrong. I agree, it would be so awesome to see/hear this old video!
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Post by WettCoast on May 20, 2023 19:50:00 GMT -8
From September 1992 I have a scratchy video of V's in Active Pass, complete with ships' horn. WettCoast, in the other thread you said you would make an attempt to fix the links that no longer work, could you try for this one? I love old ferry videos! I have found a copy of the video and intend to post to my alt Flickr acct so you can all see just how bad it is. It is somewhat interesting however, from an historical perspective. My links on photobucket are not working and they won't, unless I pay up. I am paying for Flickr (pro account) and do not also want to pay photobucket which in my opinion is inferior. I have not uploaded anything to photobucket in a decade, maybe longer.
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Post by WettCoast on May 20, 2023 21:20:08 GMT -8
The promised but poor video from 1992. I believe this is the Esquimalt though its possible that it is the Saanich.
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Post by QoNW Fan on May 20, 2023 21:33:19 GMT -8
The promised but poor video from 1992. I believe this is the Esquimalt though its possible that it is the Saanich. That horn sounds just like the Queen of Richmond! Kidding aside, that actually sounds exactly like the Queen of Vancouver. Here's a Flickr video someone has of the Queen of Vancouver horn. I'm not sure if old ferry horns all used to sound the same, but it sounds identical other than the audio sounding off for a second. Queen of Vancouver Whistle
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