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Post by northwesterner on Mar 3, 2013 20:37:36 GMT -8
Wett Coast - This is a neat shot. I thought the Queen of Nanaimo was operating on Tsawassen-S.G.I. by 1986. Any idea what she was doing in Departure Bay? |
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Post by Mirrlees on Mar 3, 2013 21:03:43 GMT -8
Wett Coast - This is a neat shot. I thought the Queen of Nanaimo was operating on Tsawassen-S.G.I. by 1986. Any idea what she was doing in Departure Bay? Keep in mind, Queen of Nanaimo was only used on Route 9 during the Summer at that time. In the off season, Queen of Tsawwassen was the main Route 9 ship. Here, it looks like she's been freshly repainted in the Expo colours so, she may just be covering some extra sailings on Route 2. |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 3, 2013 21:37:57 GMT -8
Wett Coast - This is a neat shot. I thought the Queen of Nanaimo was operating on Tsawassen-S.G.I. by 1986. Any idea what she was doing in Departure Bay? I thinking the same when I posted this photo... Because the Expo 86 logo is on the funnel that places the date of this photo as 1985-87. I believe the Nanaimo was at that time already permanently assigned to the SGI Long Harbour - Tsawwassen route. So why was it back at Departure Bay, in its namesake city? I can speculate: - She's looking spiffy, perhaps fresh out of refit & new paint. Perhaps she was just being stored temporarily between refit and going back into service. The fact she is in berth 1 supports this idea. That berth has only been used as a storage berth for some time. - She had been temporarily reassigned to route 2 due to some forgotten issue with one of the regulars on that route at that time. - she is en route to/from Little River where she has done (or is about to do) a stint replacing the Queen of Burnaby's predecessor the Princess of Vancouver.  [edit]On second thought, I would think Mirrlees explanation (above) is most probable.[/edit] |
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Post by Dane on Mar 3, 2013 21:37:59 GMT -8
I'm reasonably confident she was actually assigned to DB at this point for the off season. I've got docs on this, more to follow if my memory doesn't fail me.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 3, 2013 21:49:35 GMT -8
I'm reasonably confident she was actually assigned to DB at this point for the off season. I've got docs on this, more to follow if my memory doesn't fail me. This too sounds probable except that the photo appears to have been taken during summer (examine the foliage on the trees in the background). It could be May or June though, not yet 'peak season'. It could be that the Nanaimo was only doing route 9 during peak season (aka mid June to Labour Day). |
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Post by Ferryman on Mar 4, 2013 14:01:09 GMT -8
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Mar 4, 2013 17:01:16 GMT -8
March 3, 2013The following images posted by this account are copyright © S.A. ~ Unauthorized use is prohibited.
 BC Ferries - Coastal Cafe, Queen of Nanaimo. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Coastal Cafe, Queen of Nanaimo. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Deck 4 Aft Lounge, Queen of Nanaimo. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Mid-Ship Lounge, Queen of Nanaimo. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Forward Lounge, Queen of Nanaimo. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Henry, Queen of Nanaimo. by BCFS, on Flickr  BC Ferries - Queens of New Westminster and Nanaimo at Tsawwassen. by BCFS, on Flickr
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 4, 2013 18:37:11 GMT -8
Queen of Nanaimo at Tsawwassen's berth-2, evening of March 3, 2013. Sunset glow on bridge windows  Now that the 'Nanaimo is a 2-funnel ship, she can go faster than ever.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Mar 4, 2013 19:50:46 GMT -8
Video of Queen of Nanaimo departing Tsawwassen's berth-2, on her 6:40pm trip on March 3, 2013.
- video includes real-speed action of her Nemetz lights and horn (include the 3 reversal blasts).
enjoy !
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Post by Mayne on Mar 4, 2013 21:17:15 GMT -8
Taken at Village bay last night.  |
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Post by Neil on Mar 4, 2013 22:27:03 GMT -8
Wett Coast - This is a neat shot. I thought the Queen of Nanaimo was operating on Tsawassen-S.G.I. by 1986. Any idea what she was doing in Departure Bay? Keep in mind, Queen of Nanaimo was only used on Route 9 during the Summer at that time. In the off season, Queen of Tsawwassen was the main Route 9 ship. Here, it looks like she's been freshly repainted in the Expo colours so, she may just be covering some extra sailings on Route 2. I don't believe that the ' Nanaimo was the regular route nine vessel as of 1986. '86, the Expo year, was an interesting summer for ferry fans. Queen of Tsawwassen and Queen of The Islands were the route five vessels. I don't have my files with me here at Hornby (yet), so I can't check on the ' Nanaimo's placement that summer. |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 4, 2013 23:57:01 GMT -8
Weren't the Nanaimo, Burnaby, and/or New West were on Langdale-Horseshoe Bay in the 80's?
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 5, 2013 13:50:43 GMT -8
Keep in mind, Queen of Nanaimo was only used on Route 9 during the Summer at that time. In the off season, Queen of Tsawwassen was the main Route 9 ship. Here, it looks like she's been freshly repainted in the Expo colours so, she may just be covering some extra sailings on Route 2. I don't believe that the ' Nanaimo was the regular route nine vessel as of 1986. '86, the Expo year, was an interesting summer for ferry fans. Queen of Tsawwassen and Queen of The Islands were the route five vessels. I don't have my files with me here at Hornby (yet), so I can't check on the ' Nanaimo's placement that summer. I have a number of photos that can be seen on earlier pages of this thread (and on my Flickr), that clearly show the Queen of Nanaimo in the southern Gulf Islands. These photos show her in the pastel blue livery, some even without the BC 'Spirit' logo which dates the pictures as 1982 or earlier. I am fairly much certain the the Nanaimo was operating on route 9, but it may well have been a summer only thing. I also note one photo of yours, Neil, taken of the Nanaimo at little River, which you say was taken in 1982. Another Miss Nanaimo photo from round about that same time, 1986... This photo shows her at berth 5, Tsawwassen, well before that berth was majorly upgraded to become the home for the Spirit class. In this photo the ship looks deserted so it may well have been 'parked'. It may also have been between runs to route 9, or possibly an 'extra' operating on route 1. This photo was previously posted on an earlier page in this thread.  Queen of Nanaimo @ Berth 5 - Tsawwassen - circa 1986 [D.O. Thorne photo ©] by Wett Coast, on Flickr
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Post by Mayne on Mar 5, 2013 20:02:21 GMT -8
I don't believe that the ' Nanaimo was the regular route nine vessel as of 1986. '86, the Expo year, was an interesting summer for ferry fans. Queen of Tsawwassen and Queen of The Islands were the route five vessels. I don't have my files with me here at Hornby (yet), so I can't check on the ' Nanaimo's placement that summer. I have a number of photos that can be seen on earlier pages of this thread (and on my Flickr), that clearly show the Queen of Nanaimo in the southern Gulf Islands. These photos show her in the pastel blue livery, some even without the BC 'Spirit' logo which dates the pictures as 1982 or earlier. I am fairly much certain the the Nanaimo was operating on route 9, but it may well have been a summer only thing. I also note one photo of yours, Neil, taken of the Nanaimo at little River, which you say was taken in 1982.
I know from my experience that the Nanaimo was only on in the summer till the early to mid 1990s. I don't know when she started on the run as the summer boat but I remember vividly the Tsawwassen being our winter boat till my guess would be 1995?? |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 5, 2013 20:19:54 GMT -8
When the later C-class vessels (Oak Bay & Surrey) joined the fleet in 1981, and at the same time they were lifting the V's on route 1, the B-class vessels became available for other assignments. I would guess that it was the summer of 1981 that the Nanaimo first came to route 9.
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Post by Neil on Mar 5, 2013 22:36:02 GMT -8
When the later C-class vessels ( Oak Bay & Surrey) joined the fleet in 1981, and at the same time they were lifting the V's on route 1, the B-class vessels became available for other assignments. I would guess that it was the summer of 1981 that the Nanaimo first came to route 9. I don't think that's right, but I won't be able to check until I get back to the 'burbs... if indeed I have any actual documentation about vessel assignments in the Gulf Islands in the '80s. The ' Nanaimo may have been, as you say, seen in the area at that time, but unless there are shots of her docking at island ports, it may well be that she was doing service on route one. I stick with my statement that the ' Tsawwassen was the route nine vessel until at least the late '80s, from what I remember. |
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Post by northwesterner on Mar 5, 2013 23:17:43 GMT -8
Even with all the historians that frequent this forum, we've had a hard time tracking down the assignments of the three B-Class ferries after the Oak Bay and Surrey entered service in 1981 and the lifting of the V-Class was completed. At one point, the general consensus was that the B-Class spent much of the 80s tied to the dock (especially the Burnaby and the New Westminster).
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 6, 2013 1:13:05 GMT -8
Actually, I remember seeing the B's tied up in Victoria at Ogden Point, right by the breakwater, from '84 to '86.
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 6, 2013 15:55:24 GMT -8
Actually, I remember seeing the B's tied up in Victoria at Ogden Point, right by the breakwater, from '84 to '86. I believe that two of the B's were there, but not the Nanaimo.
A worthwhile (and time-consuming) project would be to document the history of BC Ferry routes & vessels and in particular which vessels were serving on which routes when. This ought to include info on the 'home-porting' of the vessels. We could start with the period 2000 to the present. I am imagining young ferry geeks around about the year 2042 arguing about routes the C-Ren worked way back around 2013. Geek 1 - "I am telling you that she did work route 1 back then, but only in the off season" Geek 2 - "No way, man, she was assigned to route 2 and that is where she spent all of her time back then, but she was laid up during the winters. I asked my Dad he says that is a fact" |
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Post by princessofvanfan on Mar 6, 2013 19:03:38 GMT -8
Actually, I remember seeing the B's tied up in Victoria at Ogden Point, right by the breakwater, from '84 to '86. I believe that two of the B's were there, but not the Nanaimo.
A worthwhile (and time-consuming) project would be to document the history of BC Ferry routes & vessels and in particular which vessels were serving on which routes when. This ought to include info on the 'home-porting' of the vessels. We could start with the period 2000 to the present. I am imagining young ferry geeks around about the year 2042 arguing about routes the C-Ren worked way back around 2013. Geek 1 - "I am telling you that she did work route 1 back then, but only in the off season" Geek 2 - "No way, man, she was assigned to route 2 and that is where she spent all of her time back then, but she was laid up during the winters. I asked my Dad he says that is a fact" Queen of the Islands was tied up with the B's in Victoria, too, in the mid 80's. |
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Post by WettCoast on Mar 13, 2013 14:55:52 GMT -8
Here is another old Queen of Nanaimo photo that I believe dates from 1980 or 81. I believe that in 1982 the 'BC Spirit' logos were slapped on the sides of the ships, and in the winter of 1984-85 the Expo paint scheme was born. I am fairly certain that this view is in Active Pass, off the Mayne Island shoreline, and that the ferry is north bound. What I can't tell you is if Miss Nanaimo was serving on route 9, or was an extra 5th vessel on route 1 (David? do you recall?). What I can tell you is that she was looking fine way back then!  Queen of Nanaimo north bound in Active Pass, Southern Gulf Islands - circa1980 [photo © Mr. DOT] by Wett Coast, on Flickr |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2013 16:10:23 GMT -8
Here is another old Queen of Nanaimo photo that I believe dates from 1980 or 81. I believe that in 1982 the 'BC Spirit' logos were slapped on the sides of the ships, and in the winter of 1984-85 the Expo paint scheme was born. I am fairly certain that this view is in Active Pass, off the Mayne Island shoreline, and that the ferry is north bound. What I can't tell you is if Miss Nanaimo was serving on route 9, or was an extra 5th vessel on route 1 (David? do you recall?). What I can tell you is that she was looking fine way back then! Queen of Nanaimo north bound in Active Pass, Southern Gulf Islands - circa1980 [photo © Mr. DOT] by Wett Coast, on FlickrI'll be very surprised of the Nanaimo did in fact sail route 5 at one point. She just seems like overkill for such a short and sheltered route! |
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Post by Mirrlees on Mar 13, 2013 16:40:38 GMT -8
You mis-understood what WCK was getting at, 4 V's + 1 B = 5 ships on Route 1 (the most likely scenario). You are correct that Nanny has never served on Route 5. |
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Post by mrdot on Mar 13, 2013 19:40:10 GMT -8
 Here is another old Queen of Nanaimo photo that I believe dates from 1980 or 81. I believe that in 1982 the 'BC Spirit' logos were slapped on the sides of the ships, and in the winter of 1984-85 the Expo paint scheme was born. I am fairly certain that this view is in Active Pass, off the Mayne Island shoreline, and that the ferry is north bound. What I can't tell you is if Miss Nanaimo was serving on route 9, or was an extra 5th vessel on route 1 (David? do you recall?). What I can tell you is that she was looking fine way back then! Queen of Nanaimo north bound in Active Pass, Southern Gulf Islands - circa1980 [photo © Mr. DOT] by Wett Coast, on FlickrI'll be very surprised of the Nanaimo did in fact sail route 5 at one point. She just seems like overkill for such a short and sheltered route! |
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Post by mrdot on Mar 13, 2013 19:50:23 GMT -8
:)I'll be very surprised of the Nanaimo did in fact sail route 5 at one point. She just seems like overkill for such a short and sheltered route! |
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