Koastal Karl
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Post by Koastal Karl on Oct 2, 2003 17:13:48 GMT -8
Can anyone figure this photo out? www.globalairphotos.com/large/BC/Sidney/All/1997/001/2 Why there is 4 Queens at Swartz Bay? I am thinking the Spirit and refits during January and March, and that photo was taken in February. But I dont think they would have 2 Spirits out at the same time. That would be pretty tight have all 4 berths occupied, cause they would need free berths for the gulf island routes and the vancouver route. I dont know, I cant figure it out. |
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Post by gord on Oct 3, 2003 20:19:51 GMT -8
It looks as if one ship is just arriving in berth 3 and the the ship in berth 1 has the bow thruster running (ready for departure?).
The ship in berth 4 looks like it is meant to be there for a while (bow to rather than stern to the dock).
My question: why is the ship arriving into berth 3 docking bow in rather than stern to the dock?? In for a quick touch and go?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Oct 3, 2003 21:43:31 GMT -8
It looks to me like the two Queens which are docked bow to, are the Saanich and Esquimalt and the other two would have to be the Victoria and Vancouver. How I can tell by photos is the Queen of Saanich and Esquimalt dont have the port holes on the lower vehicle decks and the Victoria and Vancouver do have them. Probably the one running in berth 1 would be the Vancouver as I dont know how often they used the Victoria. The one in berth 1 that is running could be ready to leave but it looks like by the photo there are a few lanes of vehicle plus overheights, unless they were leave behinds. Obviously the one coming into berth 3 cant be from Tsawwassen with passengers and vehicles cause they would have to back in at Swartz Bay, maybe it's a stop over before it goes to the drydock or something. Who knows!
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Post by ferryfreak on Oct 28, 2003 7:15:43 GMT -8
in the photo i spotted two other ferries the Tachek and the Skeena queen .the Tachek was docked in Swartz Bay. and the skeena queen was on the upper right bart of the picture
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Post by ferryfreak on Oct 28, 2003 7:17:07 GMT -8
in the photo i spotted two other ferries the Tachek and the Skeena queen .the Tachek was docked in Swartz Bay. and the skeena queen was on the upper right part of the picture
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Post by The Ferry Man on Aug 30, 2004 13:04:02 GMT -8
I know this is a really old subject, but looking in that picture looks like the vessel coming into berth 3 could be the Queen of New Westminster because she seems al little taller and shorter than her 4 sisters but the Queen of Victoria at the time could of been parked at the Deas Dock in Delta or in one of the unused births at Departure Bay because I remember going on the ferries in 1997 and i saw the Queen of Victoria sitting there for a while but for ex: Queen of Vancouver,Saanich,Esquimalt 129.97m and Queen of New Westminster 129.96m, to me those measurements seem accurate but they are definately different in size but not by much,you couldnt tell just by seeing one of them by itself but u might be able to side by side but anyways my point was that it really doesnt look like that all 4 of the original sisters are in that pic just 3 and another
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Post by Dane on Sept 6, 2004 19:08:37 GMT -8
It's difficult to see a 1cm difference in a picture that size.
I have a feeling 1 Spirit is out (it would be the BC) so the Vancouver based spare is running (Vancouver), then the additional sailing is out with, again, the Vancouver based ship (Esquimalt). The other two ships (bow-in) are the augmentation vessel (Saanich) and (bow-in) surplus vessel (Victoria.)
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Post by Dane on Sept 6, 2004 19:09:29 GMT -8
Sorry Saanich would be bow-out, assuming it was in fact the extra-sailing vessel for Swartz Bay
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Post by Curtis on Sept 18, 2004 14:47:06 GMT -8
I think i Got this with all the suggestions ive come to this
probably we have the Queens of Vancouver and Sannich
the New Westminster coming into the dock the Esquimalt and the Tachek but im not so sure about the Skeena Queen what if its the Quinitsa or Quinsam because the Skeena was built in 1997 but who knows for sure
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Post by Curtis on Nov 18, 2004 20:48:54 GMT -8
Yeah its been exactly 2 months since the last update if look at the boat that looks like the Skeena Queen from a angle I think it's the Cumberland
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Post by Ferryman on Nov 18, 2004 21:38:40 GMT -8
The Ferry you think is the Skeena or Quinsam/Quinitsa is I think is the Mayne Queen by how the upper passenger deck, but it still could be the Cumby too i dunno  |
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Post by kylefossett on Nov 19, 2004 14:50:15 GMT -8
coming out of fulford harbour it isn't the cumby probably the bowen. the cumby did do the odd sailing to fulford in the mid 90's after the skeena came but it was a 6:30pm sailing. if this picture is from 97 then it can't really be when it is still daylight at 6:30-7:00pm as the four v classes would not be all there they would be on their respective routes with the two spirits on this run with two v classes
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Post by Koastal Karl on Nov 19, 2004 15:12:01 GMT -8
The Ferry coming out of Fulford would be the Bowen Queen if it is back in 97, the Skeena if I am correct dident come into servce till like the Spring. That photo was taken on February 7th which would be the refit periods for the Spirit ships. So that V class in berth 1 would be the one replacing which ever Spirit was out. I have a feeling it would be the SOBC as she was usually the first one to go for refit. Looking at the Pay Parking is hardly full so it would have to be during the week, not sure which day was Feb 7 back in 97. I would assume they would be the Queen of Saanich or Vancouver replacing the Spirit ships. Then that would leave the Esquimalt and the Victoria. I dont know if it would be the New West.
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Post by royal caribbean on Nov 19, 2004 16:41:42 GMT -8
the queen of victoria was put into deas island in 1996 so it's the esquimalt, new west, vancouver and sanich.
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Post by Nose Point on Nov 19, 2004 18:14:15 GMT -8
The date at the bottom of the image says: Flight Date: 5 February 1997
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Post by Curtis on Jan 20, 2005 21:35:23 GMT -8
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Post by Balfour on Jan 20, 2005 21:40:29 GMT -8
I think you're right, The Skeena Queen was built in 1997, so if it is dated feb 5th, 1997, I figure the Skeena Queen wasn't in service yet. So it is Probably the Bowen Queen going to Swartz Bay from Fulford.
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Post by Curtis on Jan 20, 2005 21:42:09 GMT -8
Say anybody got the launch date for the Skeena Queen
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Post by Balfour on Jan 20, 2005 21:47:32 GMT -8
All I know is that it was in 97, likely before summer started, I reckon, April, it's just a wild guess, in any case it was sometime before my 10th, B-day
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jan 20, 2005 22:01:33 GMT -8
The launch of the Skeena would of been probably in March or earlier months as they had an open house for the Skeena Queen at Swartz Bay on April 12. I know cause I was there. So it would of had to have been before that.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jan 20, 2005 22:06:34 GMT -8
The launch of the Skeena Queen was January 16th 1997. I know cause I have a documentary on the building of the Skeena Queen I taped off of the Knowledge Network.
The Skeena Queens first actual docking took place at Tsawwassen in berths 1 or 2.
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 20, 2005 22:10:19 GMT -8
You know they were supposed to make 2 more vessels that were the exact same as Skeena Queen. What ever happened to that idea |
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 21, 2005 15:19:49 GMT -8
that has to be the bowen queen. she looks higher up structure wise then the skeena
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Post by Ferryman on Jan 21, 2005 15:27:30 GMT -8
Maybe but I'm thinkign Cumbie or was she on that route in 1997?
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Post by kylefossett on Jan 21, 2005 15:32:15 GMT -8
the cumberland in the summer of 97 did a 6:30pm sailing from swartz bay to fulford. if this pic was taken in feb. then it would be too dark to see any ferries at 6:30
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