Sidney-class ferry
 The Queen of Sidney entering the Westview terminal at Powell River in 1993. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sidney class |
| Builders: | |
| Operators: | BC Ferries |
| Succeeded by: | Victoria Class |
| Built: | 1960 |
| In service: | 1960–2000 & 1960–2008 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
The Sidney Class consists of the original two ferries built for the British Columbia Ferry Corporation in 1960.[1][2] The design for the ships was based on the MV Coho ferry with changes made to accommodate loading of vehicles through the bow of the vessel.
After more than 40 years of service, the Queen of Sidney (Hull 85) was retired on November 28, 2000. The Queen of Tsawwassen (Hull 309) continued in service until the fall of 2008. A decommissioning ceremony was held on September 27, 2008 at the Deas Pacific Marine shipyard.
These two ships spent almost all of their service life identical to when they were constructed, except for an expansion of the restaurant areas, due to unexpected food demand shortly after they commenced service.[2]
- Overall length: 102.49m
- Gross tonnage: 3127.33 tons
- Propulsion: Two Mirrlees
- Car capacity: 138
- Passenger Capacity: 989
- Service speed: 18 knots
The Queen of Tsawwassen was built at Burrard Dry Dock in Vancouver, while the Queen of Sidney was built at Victoria Machinery Depot in Victoria.
| Preceded by |
BC Ferries Flagship 1960–1962 |
Succeeded by Victoria Class ferries |
In popular culture
The resting place of the Queen of Sidney, and the Queen of Tsawwassen, were used in the television show The Secret Circle as the location for a battle between the circle of witches and the witch hunters in the episode "Family."
The Queen of Sidney is the site for one of the fight scenes in the 2009 film Damage starring Stone Cold Steve Austin.
The Queen of Sidney also appeared on the History Channel TV show Canadian Pickers.
The Queen of Sidney also was seen in the 2013 film The Marine 3: Homefront starring The Miz.
The Queen of Sidney was memorialized in a song of the same name written by Paul McCandless and recorded by the group OREGON (on their album "CROSSING").
The Queen of Sidney also appears in the monster movie, "Sea Beast".
References
External links
- 'Sidney' Class Vessels – The duo that started it all (gallery)
- Evergreenfleet.com – Sidney class profile
- In 2014 the Queen of Sidney can been seen here 49°08′49″N 122°23′26″W / 49.1470°N 122.3906°W