MV Coastal Renaissance

History
Coastal Renaissance entering Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on February 10, 2008.
Canada
Name:	M/V Coastal Renaissance
Operator:	BC Ferries
Port of registry:	Victoria
Route:	Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay
Awarded:	September 17, 2004
Builder:	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Yard number:	733
Laid down:	January 2, 2007
Launched:	April 19, 2007
In service:	March 8, 2008
Homeport:	Departure Bay
Identification:	IMO number: 9332755 Official number: 832105 Callsign: CFN4888
General characteristics
Class and type:	Coastal Class
Tonnage:	1,770 t (Deadweight)
Displacement:	10,034 t (9,876 long tons; 11,061 short tons) (max)
Length:	160 m (524 ft 11 ¹⁄₄ in)
Beam:	28.2 m (92 ft 6 ¹⁄₄ in)
Draft:	5.75 m (18 ft 10 ³⁄₈ in)
Propulsion:	Four MaK 8M32C diesel engines ^[1]
Speed:	21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Capacity:	1,650 passengers 370 vehicles
Crew:	minimum 29 when sailing with passengers

MV Coastal Renaissance is the first of three Coastal Class ships delivered to BC Ferries. This ship operates mainly on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route in the peak season and on the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route in the low season, but can replace her sisters on any of the major cross-Strait routes whenever they go for refits.

The ship was launched on April 19, 2007, and has completed major construction. The ship left FSG for her delivery voyage to British Columbia on October 27, 2007. She transited the Panama Canal on November 21.

The ship arrived in Nanaimo on December 13, 2007, after passing by Victoria and looping around Vancouver Harbour. After post-delivery activities, including crew training, she entered service.

Amenities include cafes, a gift shop, play areas, arcade, and business work stations.

This vessel also carried the flame of Olympic for Vancouver 2010.^[2]

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Coastal-class ferry

Coastal Renaissance Coastal Inspiration Coastal Celebration

BC Ferries

BC Ferries

Ferry terminals

Mainland–Vancouver Island	Departure Bay Duke Point Horseshoe Bay Swartz Bay Tsawwassen

Sunshine Coast	Earls Cove Gambier Island Keats Island Langdale Saltery Bay Snug Cove

Northern Gulf Islands/Powell River	Alert Bay Blubber Bay Buckley Bay Campbell River Cortes Island Denman Island (2) Hornby Island Little River Port McNeill Quadra Island (2) Sointula Westview–Powell River

Southern Gulf Islands	Brentwood Chemainus Crofton Fulford Harbour Gabriola Island Long Harbour Lyall Harbour Mill Bay Nanaimo Harbour Otter Bay Penelakut Island Sturdies Bay Thetis Island Vesuvius Village Bay

Mid–Coast/Northern Route	Alliford Bay Bear Cove Bella Coola Klemtu McLoughlin Bay Ocean Falls Prince Rupert Shearwater Skidegate

Current fleet

S class	Spirit of British Columbia Spirit of Vancouver Island

Coastal class	Coastal Renaissance Coastal Inspiration Coastal Celebration

C class	Queen of Cowichan Queen of Coquitlam Queen of Alberni Queen of Oak Bay Queen of Surrey

Burnaby class	Queen of Nanaimo Queen of Burnaby

I class	Island Sky Queen of Cumberland Queen of Capilano

Powell River class	Bowen Queen Mayne Queen Powell River Queen

Century class	Skeena Queen

K class	Kahloke Klitsa Kuper Kwuna

T class	Tachek Quadra Queen II

N class	Nimpkish Nicola

Unclassed	Howe Sound Queen North Island Princess Northern Adventure Northern Expedition Queen of Chilliwack Queen of New Westminster Quinitsa Quinsam Tenaka

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