Keywords: outdoor boat vehicle "M.V. QUEEN OF ESQUIMALT, British Columbia Ferry Corporation, Victoria, B.C. The M.V. Queen of Esquimalt which provides the utmost in comfort for her passengers was the first king-size ship in the British Columbia Ferries Fleet. When first placed in service in 1963 she was 342 ft. in length and carried 110 cars. In 1969 she was stretched to 426 ft. by cutting her in half and adding an 84 ft. section midships. She can now carry 192 full-size cars." Photo by G. M. McLeod. Majestic Post Card Published, distributed and © by Stan V. Wright Ltd., Victoria, B.C. Sister ship to the M.V. Queen of Saanich, both were retired in late 2008. "M.V. QUEEN OF ESQUIMALT, British Columbia Ferry Corporation, Victoria, B.C. The M.V. Queen of Esquimalt which provides the utmost in comfort for her passengers was the first king-size ship in the British Columbia Ferries Fleet. When first placed in service in 1963 she was 342 ft. in length and carried 110 cars. In 1969 she was stretched to 426 ft. by cutting her in half and adding an 84 ft. section midships. She can now carry 192 full-size cars." Photo by G. M. McLeod. Majestic Post Card Published, distributed and © by Stan V. Wright Ltd., Victoria, B.C. Sister ship to the M.V. Queen of Saanich, both were retired in late 2008. |