MV Spirit of British Columbia

History
Spirit of British Columbia
Canada
Name:	Spirit of British Columbia
Owner:	British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Operator:	British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Port of registry:	Victoria, British Columbia
Route:	Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay
Completed:	1993
Identification:	IMO number: 9015668 Official number: 815277 Call sign: VOSM
General characteristics
Class and type:	S class ferry
Tonnage:	18,747.44
Length:	167.57 m
Installed power:	4 × MAN-B&W 6L40/45 (15,954 kW (21,394 hp))
Speed:	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Capacity:	2,100 passengers & crew 470 cars

Spirit of British Columbia is an S class ferry, part of the BC Ferries fleet. Along with the Spirit of Vancouver Island, the ship is the largest in the BC Ferries fleet. The ship was completed in 1993, and serves the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route.

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S-class ferry

Spirit of British Columbia Spirit of Vancouver Island

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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