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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 15, 2009 18:23:48 GMT -8
I thought I would post two pictures as a tribute to the Queen of the North, today on the anniversary of the sinking. Scans of photos, so quality is lacking. But the pics speak for themselves. |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 15, 2009 18:28:44 GMT -8
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 15, 2009 18:37:10 GMT -8
Here's another Q-Surrey picture of the lounge, before renovations.  -------------- And here's proof of a partial repainting job, from 1974 I presume:  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 15, 2009 19:37:53 GMT -8
From my father's photographs
Here's something that I think is 1975, at and near Horseshoe Bay:Waiting to board the Queen of Surrey:   On board the Surrey:  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 18, 2009 20:13:33 GMT -8
The 'North's bridge in August 2004:  At Tsawwassen in October 2005, the day after her southbound repositioning cruise. This is the last time that I ever saw this ship.  |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Nov 20, 2009 20:39:22 GMT -8
Here are some pictures of a lifeboat from the Queen of Surrey (I)   |
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Post by WettCoast on Dec 1, 2009 21:38:52 GMT -8
Here is a QotN photo from about 2002 taken by someone on Flickr who goes by the name 'Tuggerdave'. He apparently works on tug boats and is based out of Puget Sound. The photo is a beauty. farm4.static.flickr.com/3243/3154900149_986e6bfc5c_b.jpgMy brother (Mr. DOT) found this while surfing through various Flickr marine group sites. It appears that a few forum regulars have already seen this photo. |
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Post by lmtengs on Dec 27, 2009 21:56:48 GMT -8
I got a photo of the 'North taken from a book called "Canada". It was published in the '70's or '80's.  |
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Post by novabus9228 on Mar 13, 2010 15:37:51 GMT -8
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Post by lmtengs on Apr 14, 2010 19:44:13 GMT -8
I'm not sure if it's been posted here before, but there's a cool youtube video with some footage of the sunken Queen. |
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Post by WettCoast on May 19, 2010 21:43:46 GMT -8
There is a nice photo on the R R Horne Flickr site of the Queen of Surrey 1 coming into the dock at Horseshoe Bay in the mid 1970's. The photo was taken by a brother of R R Horne, M S Horne. Click on 'All Sizes' to get enlarged versions of the photo. www.flickr.com/photos/37908073@N04/4622116301/ |
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Post by WettCoast on Aug 26, 2010 17:58:24 GMT -8
I am browsing through some of Mr. DOT's collection of stuff relating to the Stena Danica (aka Queen of Surrey I; Q of the North) and found the following newspaper clippings fron the Vancouver Sun & The Province. Both items are from 10 June 1974.   Note the text surrounded in red regarding why the government at the time bought the ship and what they saw her future to be. |
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Post by Mill Bay on Aug 26, 2010 21:45:13 GMT -8
I am browsing through some of Mr. DOT's collection of stuff relating to the Stena Danica (aka Queen of Surrey I; Q of the North) and found the following newspaper clippings fron the Vancouver Sun & The Province. Both items are from 10 June 1974. Wow, JST! That view looks eerily similar to another photo of the AMHS Wickersham passing underneath the Lion's Gate. |
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Post by mrdot on Aug 26, 2010 22:07:20 GMT -8
hey, I was short time suffering under the bosun of a real QPR, not an imaginary Queen of Richmond! maybe I will assemble a crew for my Queen of Kelsey Bay! mr.dot.
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Post by novabus9228 on Sept 9, 2010 13:20:03 GMT -8
Thanx for sharing that article. Now the Real question is why did it take untill 1980 to finally put her up north? The Queen of the North is in my opinion the best looking ferry to have ever sailed on the coast and I am so thankful to have sailed on her 4 times from Tsawwassen to Port Hardy.
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 27, 2010 22:47:16 GMT -8
Did the Queen of the North usually veer in this far off-course towards Butedale when she sailed the passage? maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Salish+Sea,+Powell+River+D,+Powell+River+Regional+District,+British+Columbia+V0N+1W0,+Canada&ll=53.164167,-128.68814&spn=0.01446,0.038581&z=15 |
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Post by BreannaF on Oct 27, 2010 22:59:27 GMT -8
Did the Queen of the North usually veer in this far off-course towards Butedale when she sailed the passage? maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Salish+Sea,+Powell+River+D,+Powell+River+Regional+District,+British+Columbia+V0N+1W0,+Canada&ll=53.164167,-128.68814&spn=0.01446,0.038581&z=15 It is very unlikely that the person who draws in the location of the ferry routes bothers to actually trace the precise lane taken by the ferry in question. If you are lucky, they are drawing the lines between the right islands. There would be zero consideration on this type of map for exactly where the underwater obstructions are or where the bouys are that the boats go around. So, I don't know if the ferry is actually where it is supposed to be or not in this picture, but I do know that the fact that the boat is not near the dotted line is not evidence that the boat is off course. Or.... just because you see it on the Internet, unless there is decent evidence to prove otherwise, does not itself make it true.  |
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Post by lmtengs on Oct 28, 2010 14:23:17 GMT -8
Did the Queen of the North usually veer in this far off-course towards Butedale when she sailed the passage? maps.google.com/maps?t=h&hl=en&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Salish+Sea,+Powell+River+D,+Powell+River+Regional+District,+British+Columbia+V0N+1W0,+Canada&ll=53.164167,-128.68814&spn=0.01446,0.038581&z=15 It is very unlikely that the person who draws in the location of the ferry routes bothers to actually trace the precise lane taken by the ferry in question. If you are lucky, they are drawing the lines between the right islands. There would be zero consideration on this type of map for exactly where the underwater obstructions are or where the bouys are that the boats go around. So, I don't know if the ferry is actually where it is supposed to be or not in this picture, but I do know that the fact that the boat is not near the dotted line is not evidence that the boat is off course. Or.... just because you see it on the Internet, unless there is decent evidence to prove otherwise, does not itself make it true. I was using the middle of the channel as 'the course', not the line drawn by Google Maps. |
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Post by WettCoast on Oct 28, 2010 20:30:56 GMT -8
All the route 10 ferries past & present doing the tourist thing in summer pass close into Butedale to allow those on board to have a good look-see. They always slow down so that the ship's wake will not speed the deterioration of what is left.
In May of 2009 I was south bound aboard the NorAd en route to Port Hardy for the NorEx's inaugural voyage. We swung in very close to Butedale. I don't remember if we did this a couple of days later when heading north on that first revenue sailing aboard the Northern Expedition. Perhaps Scott or Dane can remember what we did.
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Post by Northern Exploration on Oct 28, 2010 20:52:48 GMT -8
I can't say for certain it happened on every Inside Passage trip I was on, but I definitely remember a number of time pulling quite close and lots of picture taking on the Northbound trip. Some of the European tourists definitely had never seen an abandoned town/village before so they were quite intrigued.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2010 19:45:00 GMT -8
More historical additions from the 1970's & 80's courtesy of my brother, Mr. DOT, and his camera...  Queen of Surrey 1 en route to Nanaimo - ~1975The condition of her forward end leads me to think that she must have had numerous bumps & bruises during docking maneuvers at Horseshoe Bay. A couple more oldies from the DOT collection... The photos are scanned from his negatives.  Another view of the Queen of Surrey 1 taken just after the photo above - spring 1975 |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 5, 2010 20:23:01 GMT -8
A few more oldies for you... Q of the North @ Tsawwassen Terminal - Christmas time - early 1980's  Both photos by DOT |
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Post by Low Light Mike on Dec 11, 2010 12:50:41 GMT -8
Here's some of my Youtube picks of the month, that are worth watching: Queen of the North 2003 |
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Post by Mike on Dec 31, 2010 11:59:51 GMT -8
Queen of Surrey I and the Suzie Q at Deas. There is nothing on the back to indicate when this was taken, but this very well could have been taken after the C-Class entered service on Route 2 in 1976. 
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 31, 2010 14:01:31 GMT -8
Great photo! That one seems like a rare find  |
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