Steel twin screw, 5,875 tons gross, passenger steamer operated by Canadian Pacific Railway, served as troop transport in WWII. She was grounded in Lynn Canal Alaska in 1952 and foundered.
Worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway during the 1950s.
903 grt ferry, in B.C. Ferries' V-class. Later enlarged to expand capacity.
21,939 gross ton, belonging to B.C. Ferries. Along with the other Spirit-class vessel, it is the largest in the B.C. Ferries fleet. This ship was designed by a Danish naval architect and assembled from modules built in several shipyards. They inaugurated a new standard of passenger amenities and interior style in the B.C. Ferries fleet that has been matched in subsequent retrofits to older ferries and in new construction vessels built in Germany and Poland.
Along with M/V Queen of Tsawwassen, M/V Queen of Sidney is one of the first two ferries built for B.C. Ferries. The design was based on M/V Coho but was modified for bow loading. 3,127 grt.
2,453 gross ton, belonging to B.C. Ferries and operating on Gulf Islands service.
Publicly owned company established by the provincial government in 1960 to operate passenger and vehicle ferry services linking Vancouver Island and other coastal communities with the lower mainland. B.C. Ferries took over services formerly provided by the Canadian Pacific Railway British Columbia Coast Steamship Service and the Puget Sound Navigation Company's Black Ball Line.
A variety of agencies have maintained aids to navigation and provided coastal rescue services since long before Confederation. The Canadian Coast Guard was established in 1962 to take over the functions of the former Marine Service of the Department of Transport. It operated as part of the Department of Transport until 1994 when it was transferred to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In 2005 the Canadian Coast Guard was designated as a “special operating agency” to give it greater autonomy under Fisheries and Oceans. Unlike the armed coast guards of some other nations such as the United States, the Canadian Coast Guard is a government marine organization without naval or law enforcement responsibilities. However, Coast Guard vessels can carry law enforcement personnel from other departments like the RCMP.
The High Seas Fleet (Hochseeflotte) was the battle fleet of the German Imperial Navy and saw action during the First World War. The formation was created in February 1907, when the Home Fleet (Heimatflotte) was renamed as the High Seas Fleet. In 1918, The High Seas Fleet was interned in Scapa Flow under the terms of the Armistice. It remained manned by reduced crews who successfully scuttled its ships in June 1919 when it was thought that the British intended to seize the fleet.