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Post by Curtis on Jun 13, 2005 20:13:16 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 13, 2005 21:50:52 GMT -8
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Post by Curtis on Jun 14, 2005 7:09:23 GMT -8
I never really knew what the George S Pearson looked like
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 29, 2005 17:22:59 GMT -8
Neither did I!  Can we talk about the retired ones, also the ones to be retired soon(e.g North Island Princess) |
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 29, 2005 19:00:18 GMT -8
Well the ones that are going to be retired soon is:
Bowen Queen, Howe Sound Queen, Mayne Queen, Mill Bay, Nimpkish, North Island Princess, Powell River Queen, Quadra Queen II, Queen of Esquimalt, Queen of Tsawwassen, Queen of Saanich, Queen of Vancouver, Tachek, Tenaka, Are the vessels I know are going to be retired or sold over the next 15 years, but that still leaves 8 vessels out of the 22 they plan to retire or sell over that 15 years. So that makes for probably the Kahloke, Klitsa, Kwuna, Queen of Chilliwack, Queen of the North, Queen of Prince Rupert, Quinsam, and Quinitsa. So that still leaves the Queen of Alberni, Queen of Burnaby, Queen of Capilano, Queen of Coquitlam, Queen of Cowichan, Queen of Cumberland, Queen of Nanaimo, Queen of Newwestminster, Queen of Oak Bay, Queen of Surrey, Skeena Queen, and the Sprits of BC and Vancouver Island to remain in the fleet a bit longer. I'm not too sure about the replacing of the Queens of Burnaby, Nanaimo, and Newwestminster or the Queens of the North, Prince Rupert, and Chilliwack. I'm not sure which 3 they would replace, but thinking about it some more they would probably keep the Queens of Chilliwack, Prince Rupert, and the North a little bit longer.
I'm not saying that's all definitely going to happen but that's just a rough guess from what the BCF site says to replacing 22 out of 35 of the current fleet. So the replacing of some of the vessels some of us treasure, like the K-Class, or Q-Class I should say for short will be gone soon I hate to say, then obviously the C-Class will be next in line by the end of the 15 years. So this is a start to all of the ferries that will be part of the Newbuild program.
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 29, 2005 20:16:09 GMT -8
The Quinsam and Quinitsa are not due for retirement yet, they are not supposed to be retired untill 2028
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 29, 2005 21:02:09 GMT -8
Then what do you suggest will be retired instead of them? The Cumbie and Cappie? I think not.
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 29, 2005 21:12:00 GMT -8
No, nothing
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Post by Doug on Jun 29, 2005 21:19:58 GMT -8
Mill Bay before NIP.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 29, 2005 22:12:29 GMT -8
No way! The Cumbie and Cappie wont be retired for a long time! Same with the Spirit ships!
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Post by Balfour on Jun 29, 2005 22:32:22 GMT -8
The Spirits, and the Cappie and Cumbie are all going to last at least another 50 years.
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jun 29, 2005 22:34:47 GMT -8
yup, you bet they will!!
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Post by Ferryman on Jun 30, 2005 7:19:51 GMT -8
I know they won't be retired for a long time yet, I was being sarcastic with what other 2 ferries should be retired which has to be the Quinsam and Quinitsa and the C's,Skeena,Spirits, and Northern Ferries will be the only original fleet around for another decade or so after this decade and a half plan.
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 30, 2005 8:01:34 GMT -8
BCFerries fleet yes, but what about the Seaspans?
and the Mill bay I am planning to buy, terminate it's current route in the summer, and use it as a ferry of my own, like if the Ironworkers Bridge is shut down, or the Lions Gate, they can have mill bay to take the cars across, and but some portholes in the lounge downstairs, use the Mill bay across burrard inlet sometimes, and return her to the Mill-Brentwood Bay Route when the Malahat is closed, but there is a difficulty with terminating the route at all, there are shops on Verdier Ave that depend on ferry traffic for business.
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Post by Quinsam on Jun 30, 2005 8:03:44 GMT -8
Ok then, I will permit BCFerries to sell the ferry to me when I have the money, I require a lot I suppose.
2010/2011 for Mill bay, and NIP in 2012/2013
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Post by Quinsam on Jul 3, 2005 21:59:03 GMT -8
Was this the Bainbridge/Jervis Queen?  |
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Post by Curtis on Jul 4, 2005 8:23:41 GMT -8
Yes it was
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Post by Quinsam on Jul 16, 2005 9:45:52 GMT -8
I wonder where the Saltspring Queen went.
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Post by Balfour on Jul 16, 2005 11:12:26 GMT -8
I think BCF sold it in 1998, or they retired. I'm really not sure. This would probably be a good question for the BCF employees on this board.
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Post by Quinsam on Jul 16, 2005 12:29:47 GMT -8
I know they sold it, but to where?
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Post by Balfour on Jul 16, 2005 12:57:48 GMT -8
I don't know
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jul 16, 2005 13:06:19 GMT -8
sold as a lodge to MacQueen John's website says it
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Post by Quinsam on Sept 20, 2005 20:08:22 GMT -8
ok, what is happening to the Mill bay, HSQ, Tachek, QQ2, NIP, and the Nimpkish as far as we know right now?
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Post by Quinsam on Sept 20, 2005 20:10:57 GMT -8
Here is a brief guess of what ferries will be sold first.
The average age of BC Ferries’ vessels is 32 years. With the Newbuild program, we are looking to retire several older vessels. The first vessels to be retired will be the Queen of Tsawwassen, built in 1960, the Queen of Esquimalt and the Queen of Saanich, both built in 1963, and the Queen of Vancouver, built in 1962.
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Post by Doug on Sept 20, 2005 20:26:40 GMT -8
HARRY: stop bumping up posts! They will all be scrapped some time in the future! So there!
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