MV Queen of Burnaby HD (Retirement Retake)
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- A Walkthrough Retake of BC Ferries' Queen of Burnaby.
Built in 1965 at the Victoria Machinery Depot, she was the last of seven sister ships designed by Phillip Spaulding and built for BC Ferries. Her keel was laid on August 14, 1964, she was launched in February 1965, and on May 26th, 1965 she entered service on Route 2 between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay. In the late 1960s, traffic demand was going up on Route 2 as well as Route 1 between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. In the short term, platform decks were installed on most of BC Ferries' major vessels to increase vehicle capacity. Between March 14th and April 24th of 1969 they were installed on the Queen of Burnaby. To further increase capacity over the next few years, the seven sisters would be stretched to increase their capacity further. One by one, each vessel was cut in half vertically and an 84 foot mid-section was welded into place. The Burnaby was put under the knife between October 23, 1972 and March 19th, 1973. She would continue to serve Route 2 regularly until 1981 when the 4th and 5th 'C' Class vessels were built. After this, she was used as a supplementary vessel on Route 1, Route 2, and Route 3 between Langdale and Horseshoe Bay. In 1994, the Queen of Burnaby was purchased by Victoria Line for service between Seattle and Victoria. She was refitted and renamed Royal Victorian. The operation proved costly for the government-operated Victoria Line though and the route and vessel were leased to Clipper Navigation in 1997 which renamed the vessel Princess Marguerite III. This was short lived though as Clipper Navigation ceased operation of the route in 1999. The next year, the Princess Marguerite III was sold back to BC Ferries and given back her original name. In 2001, the Queen of Burnaby was placed on Route 17 between Powell River and Comox taking over from the recently retired Queen of Sidney. In 2003, an engine room fire on the Queen of Surrey caused a vessel shuffle prior to the May long weekend and the Queen of Burnaby was brought south from Comox to provide additional service on Route 1. In 2007, the Burnaby received an upgrade which saw improvements to her interior, as well as a new ventilation system on her car deck. As the 2010s rolled around, the Queen of Burnaby would be pulled off Route 17 to provide refit relief for her sister ship, the Queen of Nanaimo on Route 9 between Tsawwassen and the Southern Gulf Islands. On May 26th, 2015, the Queen of Burnaby celebrated 50 years of service. Crews handed out cake to passengers and a collage of pictures and information was presented near the chief steward's office. In 2016, the Queen of Burnaby's replacement, the Salish Orca was built in Gdansk Poland. The new vessel arrived in BC in January 2017 and would take over service on Route 17 a few months later. Finally, on May 15, 2017, the Queen of Burnaby made her final sailings between Powell River and Comox. Due to inclement weather though, her final sailing ended up being the 5:15 from Powell River as the following 7:15 and 8:45 sailings were cancelled putting an abrupt end to a storied 52 year career.
Filmed on May 7, 2017 © CS16.
Thank you for uploading this video
I personally have been taken down into see the Queen of Burnaby's Engine Room
Recently? I'm pretty sure it's welded shut Also there is a lot of asbestos and a lot of black mold onboard I would imagine the smell onboard would be horrible.
@@rykerwilliams1533 yeah they probably meant when it was still in operation lmao.
Know the Queen of Burnaby's nickname? It is known as the Queen of Rust.
Well, it was a very old boat. It went through a lot over the years. If you look it up, you can find photos of the exact same boat, but it looks different due to the different paint jobs that BCFerries had over the years. It was built in 1965.
BC ferries today, the prices lol surprised they didn't name a boat the Queen of Cash 😁
Always see her every time I enter the Massey tunnel. Wonder if she'll ever be sold or when she'll be scrapped.
So what's happening with the Burnaby is it still at Deas dock or has it been scrapped?
What a difference between the Burnaby and the Nanaimo. The Nanaimo was in much better shape.