History and sub-classes V-class ferry

queen of victoria in 1964, showing how v-class ferries looked built



a drawing showing queen of vancouver looked when built (bottom), after being stretched (center), , after upper car deck added (top).

when victoria-class ferries constructed, total of 7 constructed.

original 7 v-class vessels

mv queen of victoria
mv queen of vancouver
mv queen of saanich
mv queen of esquimalt
mv queen of new westminster
mv queen of nanaimo
mv queen of burnaby

the 7 ships constructed modified increase vehicle capacity twice. first refit installation of ramps , platform car decks, second refit saw ships sliced in half vertically across beam insertion of new 84-foot (25.6 m) midsection, dramatically increased capacity.

later, 4 of 7 ships cut horizontally bow stern have new vehicle deck inserted. these rebuilt ships retained v-class designation. queen of burnaby, , queen of nanaimo 2 original ships without new car deck, received new designation burnaby-class vessels. queen of burnaby retired in may 2017 (replaced mv salish orca) , mv queen of nanaimo set retired in september 2017 (to replaced mv salish eagle).

the last of 7 ships, queen of new westminster lifted in 1991, fit new engines travel @ speeds comparable newer c-class ferries. queen of new westminster dropped v-class designation, , officially unclassed. had major refit of passenger areas completed in 2009, preparing ten fifteen years of service , sole survivor of original 7 ships.

designations of original 7 v-class vessels

v class (with ramps, stretch, , raise)

mv queen of victoria (scrapped)
mv queen of vancouver (scrapped)
mv queen of saanich (scrapped)
mv queen of esquimalt (scrapped)


burnaby class (with ramps , stretch)

mv queen of nanaimo
mv queen of burnaby


unclassed (with ramps removed, stretch, raise, , larger engines)

mv queen of new westminster