New BC Ferries

[officedweller]

New thread for the new BC Ferries being built in Poland:

Originally Posted by officedweller

Of interest - article on the new ferries:

http://www.remontowa-rsb.pl/b615/1/



http://www.remontowa-rsb.pl/rsb-news-en/


http://www.remontowa-rsb.pl/rsb-news-en/

[officedweller]

http://www.remontowa-rsb.pl/files/pd...ingNews_12.pdf

First steel cut for the ferries January 16th, 2015:

http://www.remontowa-rsb.pl/newss/vi...anadian-ferry-



http://www.remontowa-rsb.pl/newss/vi...anadian-ferry-

[trofirhen]

As these ferries seem smaller, and therefore not geared for Strait of Georgia crossings,
where might they be put in service? Gulf Islands? Comox to Powell River? ...

[Kisai]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

As these ferries seem smaller, and therefore not geared for Strait of Georgia crossings,
where might they be put in service? Gulf Islands? Comox to Powell River? ...

I know this was discussed in another thread before, but anyway:
https://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/...ents?id=856428

Two of the new ships will replace the 49-year old Queen of Burnaby, which sails between
Comox and Powell River and the 50-year old Queen of Nanaimo, which services the
Tsawwassen – Southern Gulf Islands route. The third vessel will augment peak and shoulder
season service on the Southern Gulf Islands route, plus provide refit relief around the fleet.
These new 105 metre vessels will accommodate 145 vehicles and 600 passengers.

[Procrastinational]

Originally Posted by trofirhen

As these ferries seem smaller, and therefore not geared for Strait of Georgia crossings,
where might they be put in service? Gulf Islands? Comox to Powell River? ...

They actually have a fairly aggressive hull design, especially relative to the current ferries serving the intended routes so they should be fine across the Strait.

Originally Posted by GeeCee

Not a big fan of the open hulled ships..

It's not necessarily pretty, but it's a very practical design.

[officedweller]

http://worldmaritimenews.com/archive...sh-class-ship/

BC Ferries Names Its First Salish-Class Ship
November 27, 2015

Canadian ferry operator BC Ferries held a naming ceremony for its first Salish-Class vessel at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdansk, Poland earlier this week.

The new ferry, christened Salish Orca, will replace the 50-year-old Queen of Burnaby on the Comox – Powell River route after it joins the BC Ferries’ fleet in late 2016.

Featuring dual-fuel, Salish Orca is capable of running on liquefied natural gas (LNG) or ultralow sulphur diesel.

Three ships are currently under construction, with the other ships, Salish Eagle and Salish Raven, set to enter operations in the Southern Gulf Islands in 2017.

Using primarily LNG to fuel the news ships will result in reduced emissions and reduced costs for BC Ferries.

...

http://worldmaritimenews.com/archive...sh-class-ship/

[Infrequent Poster]

Now if only the Canadian Navy could follow suit and purchase ships from an established shipbuilding country. Perhaps we could get well equipped and reasonably priced ships in a timely fashion. Instead we end up on the hook for 947 quadzillion dollars for an ever decreasing amount of ships in a timeline that just keeps stretching further and further into the future.....

[GeeCee]

Not a big fan of the open hulled ships..

[connect2source]

Looks slightly smaller than the Queen of Nanaimo / Burnaby which they're replacing.

Queen of Nanaimo : 192 Cars, 129.96m in length
New Builds : 145 Cars ( plus commercial trailers ), 107.4m length

They're likely a more efficient use of passenger space though, looks to have a little less outdoor deck space as well. The double-ended design should make for faster departures too, if anyone has travelled the Southern Gulf Islands route on the Queen of Nanaimo, the frequent stops require a lot of time consuming 'backing out' and maneuvering.

BC Ferries Website, Queen of Nanaimo Stats.
http://www.bcferries.com/onboard-exp...f_nanaimo.html

[TransitJack]

Originally Posted by connect2source

Looks slightly smaller than the Queen of Nanaimo / Burnaby which they're replacing.

Queen of Nanaimo : 192 Cars, 129.96m in length
New Builds : 145 Cars ( plus commercial trailers ), 107.4m length

They're likely a more efficient use of passenger space though, looks to have a little less outdoor deck space as well. The double-ended design should make for faster departures too, if anyone has travelled the Southern Gulf Islands route on the Queen of Nanaimo, the frequent stops require a lot of time consuming 'backing out' and maneuvering.

BC Ferries Website, Queen of Nanaimo Stats.
http://www.bcferries.com/onboard-exp...f_nanaimo.html

Exactly. Makes a lot more sense to have a double ended ferry for the Gulf Island hopper service.

[st7860]

LNG propulsion -- using BC resources?

[GeeCee]

Huh. I understand why it's unpainted, but.. it seems odd that it had the name already on it but removed?

[Gordon]

There will be bow & stern doors ue to the fact that they will be crossing the strait

[BCPhil]

Originally Posted by Gordon

There will be bow & stern doors ue to the fact that they will be crossing the strait

Let's hope they aren't screen doors (Polish joke!).

[casper]

Originally Posted by BCPhil

Let's hope they aren't screen doors (Polish joke!).

The drawings from the article that was posted show some time of door. I wonder if they swing up. Not certain that is the best design but I don't see how it works otherwise. Swings in?

Also of note, it looks like the have take all (or a good part) of the "private crew space" and shifted that onto its own deck under the bridge. It amazes me why they need 16 crew cabins, a large conference room and crew mess hall on each ship. But I guess it is required.

[aberdeen5698]

Originally Posted by casper

It amazes me why they need 16 crew cabins, a large conference room and crew mess hall on each ship. But I guess it is required.

I'm not sure about the cabins, but the conference room and mess hall make perfect sense to me. It avoids the necessity for the crew to disembark and reboard on a routine basis.

[city-dweller]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

Huh. I understand why it's unpainted, but.. it seems odd that it had the name already on it but removed?

I was wondering that too. I wonder if it is to make the name standout from a distance once painted later.

[GeeCee]

Originally Posted by city-dweller

I was wondering that too. I wonder if it is to make the name standout from a distance once painted later.

You can make the BC Ferries logo out faintly on the side too. I wonder if it's just wrapped in something for the journey to BC from Poland.

[Marshal]

Originally Posted by GeeCee

You can make the BC Ferries logo out faintly on the side too. I wonder if it's just wrapped in something for the journey to BC from Poland.

It's not uncommon for names and logos to be raised metal surfaces, proud of the main steel of the hull.

[Marshal]

Obviously didn't see post by casper. But we certainly agree.

The ferry without paint has a kind of cool military feel, but once it is all white I fear it will look like some kind of giant inflated tub.