Ship Details
Royal Victorian Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	322978 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	6510148	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1965	Queen of Burnaby	Name 6
Name 2	1995	Royal Victorian	Name 7
Name 3	(nk)	Princess Marguerite III	Name 8
Name 4	2004c	Queen of Burnaby	Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1965	Place	Victoria	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	Spaulding, Philip F.	Measurement (imp)	310.5' x 76.1' x 16.8'
Builder	Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	121.46m x 23.2m x 5.12m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	4902.59	Type 1	Ferry, Passenger/car
Registered Tonnage	3346.38	Type 2
Engine	2-3000hp diesel engine (1965)	Engine Manufacture	Mirrlees engine
Repower		Propulsion	Twin Screw
Rebuilds	She was rebuilt and stretched to 426.5' and 4902gt. She was again rebuilt.	Call Sign	VDMG
Pendant  #		Masters	Captain D.F. Reynolds (1965)

 

Owner(s)

In 1965-1967 she was owned by the British Columbia Ferry Authority, Victoria BC Canada. In 1970-1973 she was owned by the Minister of Highways (Ferries Division - B.C. Ferries), Victoria BC Canada. In 1974 she was owned by The Minister of Transport and Communications (Ferries Division), Victoria BC Canada. In 1975 she was owned by the Minister of Highways (Ferries Division - B.C. Ferries), Victoria BC Canada. In 1976 she was owned by The Minister of Transportation and Communications, Victoria BC Canada. In 1977 she was owned by The Minister of Transport and Communications, Victoria BC Canada. In 1978-1988 she was owned by the British Columbia Ferry Corp., Victoria BC Canada. In 1989-1990 she was owned by the Minister of Finance, Victoria BC Canada. In 1991-2001 she was owned by the British Columbia Ferry Corporation, Victoria BC Canada. In 2003-2022 she was owned by British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Victoria BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2022	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes

In 1965 her capacity was 106 cars and 969 passengers. In 1965 this vessel was launched by Mrs. C.W. MacSorley. In December 2018 this vessel was listed for sale. In 2018 this vessel was sold at auction for $653,356.20. In 2022 this vessel was still registered to the BC Ferry Corporation. In 2022 this vessel was being held at Union Bay BC Canada by the Deep Water Recovery Ltd. For eventual breaking up.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Cadieux & Griffiths (1967); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11859/355?r=0&s=6 ;
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