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M/V ''Queen of Alberni'' is a ferry that operates between Tsawwassen and Duke Point in British Columbia. She is part of the BC Ferry fleet. ==History== ''Queen of Alberni'' was built by Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1976. She joined the other two C-class ferries, ''Queen of Coquitlam'' and ''Queen of Cowichan'', that were also built in that year, with the other two C-class ferries, ''Queen of Surrey'' and ''Queen of Oak Bay'', joining later. ''Queen of Alberni'' was different from the others, as she only had one car deck designed to carry overheight vehicles. Her lack of an upper car deck put its capacity at 145 overheight vehicles. The ferry's high truck capacity made her a natural for the service's Tsawwassen-Duke Point route (Established in 1990 as the Mid-Island Express, running between Tsawwassen and Departure Bay; and later between Tsawwassen and Duke Point), which is intended for a high volume of overheight vehicles. This route is also served by the ''MV Coastal Inspiration'', a Coastal class ferry. In 1984, the ship was stretched and lifted, gaining an upper car deck for non-overheight vehicles, leading to a new vehicle capacity of 292. In 1999, the ship underwent another refit in Victoria. The ship has a different system of ship evacuation since it carries fewer passengers. All of the lifejackets are stored in large containers scattered throughout the two passenger decks. The ship has three evacuation stations on each side of the top passenger deck, or sun deck. The combined capacity of these six stations is 1,200. In 2007, "Queen of Alberni" completed a 40 million dollar mid-life upgrade which will prepare the 34-year-old vessel for another 20 years of service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Queen of Alberni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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