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Post by Ian on Jul 17, 2005 14:13:45 GMT -8
The Sidney she was the original plan for a lot of ferries.
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Post by Engineer on Jul 17, 2005 14:50:04 GMT -8
Well the TSA , shes still working for a living....
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 17, 2005 22:01:29 GMT -8
I like them both but I will say the Queen of Tsawwassen as she is still in service and looks alot nicer now than the Queen of Sidney!
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Post by Doug on Jul 17, 2005 22:03:20 GMT -8
Tsawwassen. Never been on the Sidney and she looks like she's rusted her guts out.
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Post by Balfour on Jul 17, 2005 22:18:35 GMT -8
Tsawassen. She hasn't had mechanical problems for a long time, and she runs on such a scenic route.
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Post by cascade on Jul 18, 2005 10:58:41 GMT -8
You are forgetting that the MV Coho was the blueprint for the first three ferries in the fleet and she is still working.
WAC Bennett just copied her - would that happen in today's market ? I doubt it.
Japan came to power in the 70's from coping stuff and making them better. I wonder therefore if BC Ferries got it's act together - better - back then - where would we be in the Ferry business?
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 18, 2005 11:51:28 GMT -8
I like the Coho! I see the Coho more than I do the Tsawwassen or Sidney! She sails past our house every day on her way to or from Port Angeles! We have an ocean view, not ocean front but ocean view of part of the Jaun De Fuca Strait! I see her quite a bit in the inner harbour!
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Post by NMcKay on Jul 18, 2005 14:21:45 GMT -8
Ship
Official Number 0392927 Year Built 1979
Ship Name COHO Year Rebuilt -
Former Name - Port of Registry VANCOUVER
IMO Number - Registry Date 1980 02 20
Certificate Expires 2007
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Official Number 0312277 Year Built 1960
Ship Name QUEEN OF TSAWWASSEN Year Rebuilt -
Former Name TSAWWASSEN Port of Registry VICTORIA
IMO Number 5288023 Registry Date 1960 03 28
Certificate Expires 2006 04 30
COHO WAS BUILT LATER!!
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Post by Shane on Jul 18, 2005 14:23:54 GMT -8
it was?
what page were you looking on?
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Post by kylefossett on Jul 18, 2005 14:51:17 GMT -8
Ship Official Number 0392927 Year Built 1979 Ship Name COHO Year Rebuilt - Former Name - Port of Registry VANCOUVER IMO Number - Registry Date 1980 02 20 Certificate Expires 2007 Ship Official Number 0312277 Year Built 1960 Ship Name QUEEN OF TSAWWASSEN Year Rebuilt - Former Name TSAWWASSEN Port of Registry VICTORIA IMO Number 5288023 Registry Date 1960 03 28 Certificate Expires 2006 04 30 COHO WAS BUILT LATER!! the coho was what they based the tsawwassen and sidney on. info from bc ferries archives pages. |
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Post by Ian on Jul 18, 2005 17:23:41 GMT -8
No way, the COHO was built way before, thats wrong.
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Post by Balfour on Jul 18, 2005 17:26:00 GMT -8
I think it was built in 1959
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Post by Curtis on Jul 18, 2005 20:27:34 GMT -8
They were all built around the same time as for my fav of those two the Tsawwassen is the best she has a very senic route that I go on to get out to Vancouver which I will be on the week this post was posted
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Post by Balfour on Jul 18, 2005 20:29:58 GMT -8
I love that route, and I remember it well, even though I've gone on it once. It's still my favourite route in the system
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Post by Curtis on Jul 18, 2005 21:14:08 GMT -8
Yes very scenic
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Post by Scott on Jul 18, 2005 21:57:57 GMT -8
unless I'm mistaken, I believe that the plans for the Coho weren't just copied, but used with permission, if not modified by the original designer for BC Ferries.
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Post by Scott on Jul 18, 2005 22:01:10 GMT -8
One of the best routes on the coast, I agree. Spectacular. was it on here that a road was being proposed to connect Squamish and /powell River? I suppose that will eventually happen.
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Post by Curtis on Jul 18, 2005 22:06:54 GMT -8
They probably had permission but they had the man who died in the last few months to draw it the Sidney and Tsawwassen which were modeled after the Coho just with minor changes like that the Sidney and Tsawwassen are Ro-Ro vessels which of course was one of BCF's trademarks at the time
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Post by Curtis on Jul 18, 2005 22:09:33 GMT -8
and Maybe...maybe not it probably would work well when the 2010 Olympics arrives though if it's built by then
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 18, 2005 22:18:52 GMT -8
The Coho was built in 1959 in Seattle is what I heard!
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Post by Retrovision on Jul 19, 2005 18:14:39 GMT -8
HL Teen,
Unless that port of registry is Vancouver, Washington, then I think you might have the wrong ship. I'm nearly positive that the Coho is still under U.S. registry, and I am positive that the Coho was built for Black Ball in the '50s.
On a side note: I have a brochure/map advertising Black Ball from the late '50s, and for whatever reason (probably because they're base of operations were in two different countries), The Coho Victoria-Port Angeles route and all other Black Ball routes in Canada were under different company names; the former (Coho Vic-PA) company was called "Black Ball Ferries Inc." (I think. I don't have the brochure with me, as I'm at the library), and I can't remember the official name for Black Ball in Canada.
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Post by Retrovision on Jul 19, 2005 18:16:24 GMT -8
(err, I mean "their base...")
I'll double check that info when I go home tonight.
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Post by Ian on Jul 19, 2005 20:46:55 GMT -8
She is registered port angelas I believe.
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Post by Political Incorrectness on Jul 19, 2005 21:31:08 GMT -8
what the heck happend to this? all the Queen of sidney votes are gone
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Post by Koastal Karl on Jul 19, 2005 21:55:32 GMT -8
Yeah but I think she was built in Seattle as it says on the side of the ship at the stern by the name, Seattle Washington!
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