MV Coastal Renaissance
Coastal Renaissance entering Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on February 10, 2008 | |
| History | |
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| Name | Coastal Renaissance |
| Operator | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Route | Tsawwassen – Duke Point Tsawwassen – Swartz Bay |
| Awarded | September 17, 2004 |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
| Yard number | 733 |
| Laid down | January 2, 2007 |
| Launched | April 19, 2007 |
| Completed | October 27, 2007 |
| In service | March 8, 2008 |
| Home port | Departure Bay Terminal |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Coastal-class ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 10,034 t (9,876 long tons; 11,061 short tons) (max) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 28.2 m (92 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | 4 × diesel engines |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
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MV Coastal Renaissance is the first of three Coastal-class ships delivered to BC Ferries. At the time of their construction, the Coastal-class ferries were the largest double-ended ferries in the world. This ship operates mainly on the Tsawwassen – Duke Point route in the peak season and on the Swartz Bay – Tsawwassen route in the low season, but can replace her sister ships on any of the major cross-Strait routes whenever they go for refits.