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185:Displacement
126:May 12, 1964
118:May 24, 1963
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1826:Jumbo class
1528:EL Bartlett
1178:Salish Orca
1011:Ocean Falls
996:Bella Coola
968:Village Bay
835:Buckley Bay
830:Blubber Bay
798:Saltery Bay
235:Passengers:
154:MMSI number
107:Yard number
1916:1964 ships
1900:Categories
1875:Young Life
1806:Crown City
1546:BC Ferries
1021:Shearwater
778:Earls Cove
760:Tsawwassen
755:Swartz Bay
745:Duke Point
708:BC Ferries
665:BC Ferries
435:References
271:BC Ferries
209:Propulsion
175:In service
145:IMO number
131:In service
77:Swartz Bay
73:Tsawwassen
56:BC Ferries
1764:Sausalito
1521:Tustumena
1471:Matanuska
1464:Malaspina
1454:Malaspina
1338:Unclassed
1026:Skidegate
991:Bear Cove
943:Otter Bay
903:Chemainus
898:Brentwood
825:Alert Bay
803:Snug Cove
529:Ship Page
428:(retired)
420:(retired)
326:Accidents
243:Vehicles:
158:316001255
115:Laid down
1535:Columbia
1382:Quinitsa
963:Vesuvius
933:Mill Bay
875:Sointula
793:Langdale
728:Mainland
537:Fan Page
508:Archived
472:Archived
360:New West
247:270 cars
229:Capacity
214:Wärtsilä
204:16,800hp
163:Callsign
123:Launched
64:Victoria
53:Operator
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1842:Spokane
1679:C class
1625:Burnaby
1583:V class
1499:LeConte
1489:LeConte
1389:Quinsam
1315:T class
1290:Kahloke
1282:K class
1193:I class
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1051:S class
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614:Burnaby
580:V class
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84:Builder
28:History
1556:Sidney
1506:Aurora
1328:Tachek
1295:Klitsa
1001:Klemtu
193:Length
172:Status
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1759:Marin
1656:class
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1300:Kwuna
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616:class
336:berth
239:1,332
221:Speed
212:Four
69:Route
1779:NOAA
1740:Coho
1478:Taku
313:The
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94:Cost
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