MV Nimpkish
Nimpkish | |
| History | |
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| Canada | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Nimpkish Lake |
| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Route | Discovery Coast Connector service |
| Builder | Vancouver |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Out of service | 2020 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Out of service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | N-class RORO ferry |
| Displacement | 371 t (365 long tons) |
| Length | 33.53 m (110 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | 680 hp (510 kW) |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity |
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MV Nimpkish is an N-class ferry formerly owned by BC Ferries. Entering service with the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation in 1973, the vessel was transferred to BC Ferries in 1985. Beginning in 2014 the ship did runs on the Discovery Coast Connector service, for which the ship received a negative reception, and was replaced in 2017. The ship was formally sold in 2020