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The V Class Ferries, also known as Victoria-class, includes BC Ferries ships built between 1962 and 1963. These vessels were the backbone of service on the Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay route prior to the arrival of the in 1993. Some of these vessels underwent vehicle capacity increases three times. The vessels were slated to be retired and sold in 2008.〔(Aging Queen of Esquimalt ferry sold to buyer in China )〕 The transfer of the Esquimalt was halted and she was broken up in Ensenada, Mexico.〔()〕 ==History and sub-classes== When the Victoria-class ferries were constructed, a total of seven were constructed. *Original seven 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 seven ships constructed were soon modified to increase vehicle capacity twice. The first was the installation of platform decks or ramps, the seconds saw the ships sliced in half vertically across the beam for the insertion of an 84 foot midsection, which dramatically increased the capacity of the seven ships. Later, five of the seven ships (excluding ''Queen of Burnaby'', and ''Queen of Nanaimo'') were cut horizontally from bow to stern to have a new vehicle deck inserted. As a result, the two ships left without the new car deck were removed from the V class designation to become Burnaby class vessels. When the ''Queen of New Westminster'' was lifted in 1991, she was fit with new engines to make it travel at a speed comparable to the newer C class ferries. ''Queen of New Westminster'' was then also dropped from the V class designation, and is now officially unclassed. *Current designations of original seven V class vessels * *V Class (With ramps, stretch, and 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 and stretch) * * * MV ''Queen of Nanaimo'' * * * MV ''Queen of Burnaby'' * *Unclassed (With ramps, stretch, raise, and engine refit) * * * MV ''Queen of New Westminster'' 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「V-class ferry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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