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is the only one to have ever had side loading capabilities, for use at a pier as opposed to strictly BC Ferries terminals. These were fitted at the time of manufacture, and remained until a $ 9 million overhaul of the entire class in 1979 when along with being stretched and re-engined, she had her
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side ramp capability removed. It is still possible to see the depression in the side of the deck where the ramp once was, just behind the painted propeller warning on opposing corners of the vessel.
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instead of having two passenger lounges on Deck Three and a centre lane for taller traffic like her sisters,
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having operated permanently on Route 5, connecting the Outer Gulf Islands with Swartz Bay,
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There are some distinctions between vessels, most obviously the different profile of
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has all that space for overheight vehicles, resulting in the different look.
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having been on relief duty, typically filling in on Routes 4, 5, and 9.
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having served on Route 23, Campbell River to Quadra Island, and
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Bowen Queen

BC Ferries
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Swartz Bay
Campbell River
Quadra Island
List of ships in British Columbia


"Mayne Queen | BC Ferries - British Columbia Ferry Services Inc"
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"Powell River Queen | BC Ferries - British Columbia Ferry Services Inc"
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"Bowen Queen | BC Ferries - British Columbia Ferry Services Inc"
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"M.V. Mayne Queen - BC Ferries"
MV Bowen Queen
MV Mayne Queen
MV Powell River Queen
"Bowen Queen"
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