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Post by NMcKay on Jul 5, 2006 9:56:50 GMT -8
Official Number 0345965 Year Built 1972
Ship Name KLITSA Year Rebuilt -
Former Name DENMAN QUEEN Port of Registry VICTORIA
IMO Number 7228481 Registry Date 1972 09 28
Certificate Expires 2009 04 30
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Post by Curtis on Jul 5, 2006 10:38:28 GMT -8
Denman Queen?  I've know they renamed the Comox Queen to Tenaka and the Texada Queen to Tachek. But Denman Queen to Klitsa?? I guess the Highways had to change the names of their ships since BC Ferries was doing the same caption |
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Post by 2nd Oiler on Jul 5, 2006 12:36:40 GMT -8
Speaking odd things looking different, has anyone ever noticed that the carpets on the Queen of Esquimalt are just plain green, without the Dogwood pattern the other ships had. The whole ship, carpet's just GREEN. did anybody else ever notice this?
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Post by Mike C on Jul 5, 2006 13:30:43 GMT -8
Hmmm... sounds like the Quinitsa took the place of the so-called Denman Queen later.
And no, I've never noticed the carpet flawe on the Queen of Esquimalt. But thanks fpr pointing that out.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 5, 2006 14:56:25 GMT -8
I have noticed that carpet on some of the ships that dont have the dogwood logo. The upper lounge on the Esquimalt has the carpet with the logo! I have photos of it!
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Post by oceaneer77 on Jul 6, 2006 17:19:22 GMT -8
Denman queen as the kilitsa...
Klitsa used to service denman,
Then the kalokie with the kilitsa in the winter.
Then the qunitsa with the kalokie as winter vessel.
.. i guess it is just the qunitsa running now with the kalokie servicing hornby??
What are the winter or refit ships now?
And where did the names kalokie and qunitsa, etc come from?
Oceaneer
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Post by Curtis on Jul 6, 2006 17:34:55 GMT -8
I think they're the names of lakes and mountain ranges and other simalar geographical marks
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Post by Mike C on Jul 7, 2006 14:40:27 GMT -8
I can tell you this: Quinsam is a small community outside of Campbell River; I expect the Quinitsa is something the same.
As for Kahloke and Klitsa, they're something along the lines of what Curtis said above:
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 7, 2006 14:51:46 GMT -8
The master on the Tenaka this week told me that they stopped naming ships after home ports / towns of service, so that the residents wouldn't get so attached to the ship, and this would make it easier to move ships around from route to route, as needed.
So the people of Texada wouldn't be outraged to see their beloved "Texada Queen" taken away and given to Hornby, for instance.
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From Quinsam, to Quinitsa, to the various K's, they are all mountains or rivers or other geographical landmarks in BC.
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Post by Curtis on Jul 7, 2006 16:50:50 GMT -8
So when did they put this into affect? Before the Kahloke was put into service? Or before the Quinitsa was
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Post by Fenklebaum on Jul 7, 2006 17:23:58 GMT -8
Kahloke means 'swan' in Chinook.
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Post by Mike C on Jul 7, 2006 20:36:25 GMT -8
I wouldn't exactly consider the Kahloke to be a swan. Maybe "Klitsa" means 'Barge' in Chinook.
Thanks for the lesson there Fenklebaum. Good to see you back and posting.
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 7, 2006 21:06:17 GMT -8
The Majority of Minors are named after different First Nations tribes around BC, aren't they?
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I've know they renamed the Comox Queen to Tenaka and the Texada Queen to Tachek. But Denman Queen to Klitsa?? I guess the Highways had to change the names of their ships since BC Ferries was doing the same caption
