MV Northern Expedition
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = MV Northern Expedition, Nanaimo, March 6 2009(2).jpg | Ship caption = Northern Expedition on March 6, 2009 }} {{Infobox ship career | Ship country = Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} | Ship name = Northern Expedition | Ship owner = | Ship operator = | Ship registry = Kingstown | Ship route = | Ship ordered = August 18, 2006{{cite web |url= https://www.bcferries.com/news_archive/files/06-049contracttobuildnewnorthernvessel.pdf| title=BC Ferries: BC Ferries Signs Contract to Build New Northern Vessel|date=2006-08-18}} | Ship builder = Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard | Ship original cost = CA$133 million{{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=89317| title=BC Ferries: New Northern Expedition Set to Arrive Friday|date=2009-03-05}} | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = June 16, 2008{{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=18287| title=BC Ferries: Northern Expedition Keel Laying in Germany|date=2008-06-16}} | Ship launched = September 25, 2008{{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=63414| title=BC Ferries: BC Ferries New Northern Vessel Launched in Germany Today|date=2008-09-25}} | Ship completed = January 29, 2009{{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=85943| title=BC Ferries: New Northern Vessel Now en Route to BC|date=2009-01-30}} | Ship christened = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = January 30, 2009 | Ship out of service = March 12, 2009 | Ship identification = {{IMO Number|9408413}} | Ship status = change of flag to Canada | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = title | Ship country = Canada | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Canada}} | Ship name = Northern Expedition | Ship registry = Victoria, British Columbia | Ship operator = British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. | Ship acquired = March 12, 2009 | Ship in service = May 18, 2009{{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/bcferries/faces/attachments?id=102344| title=BC Ferries: BC Ferries Northern Expedition Makes Inaugural Sailing Today|date=2009-05-18}} | Ship status = in service | Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9408413}}
}} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = {{cite web |url= http://www.bcferries.com/onboard-experiences/fleet/profile-northern_expedition.html| title=Northern Expedition profile from BC ferries|date=2009-05-16}} | Ship type=Ferry/cargo ship | Ship tonnage = *{{GT|17729}}
| Ship displacement = {{cvt|8187|MT|LT}} | Ship length = *{{cvt|142.3|m|ftin}} pp
| Ship beam = {{cvt|23|m|ftin}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = | Ship draft = | Ship depth = {{cvt|7.55|m|ftin}} | Ship decks = | Ship deck clearance = | Ship ramps = | Ship ice class = | Ship power = *3 × 1,543.25 kW auxiliary diesel generators
| Ship propulsion = Two MaK 9M32C {{cvt|4500|kW}} main diesel engines | Ship speed = {{convert|21|knot}} | Ship capacity = *Passengers:
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MV Northern Expedition is a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferry operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. She sails daily on the Inside Passage route connecting Prince Rupert and Port Hardy.
History
On August 18, 2006 BC Ferries awarded the contract to build a replacement vessel for {{MV|Queen of Prince Rupert||2}} to Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft shipyard in Flensburg, Germany (the same shipyard awarded the contract for the three new {{sclass2|Coastal|ferry|0}} ferries). Shortly thereafter it was determined that the new ship would be named Northern Expedition and that BC Ferries' other northern vessel (the recently purchased Sonia, the replacement for the sunken {{MV|Queen of the North||2}}) would be named {{MV|Northern Adventure||2}}.{{cite web |url= https://www.bcferries.com/news_archive/files/06-081northernvesselnames.pdf| title=BC Ferries: BC Ferries Announces Names of New Northern Vessels|date=2006-12-15}}
The keel of the vessel was laid on June 16, 2008 and she was launched on September 25, 2008. Sea trials took place in the Baltic Sea east from Danish island Bornholm between January 7–9, 2009. The vessel left Germany on January 30, 2009 bound for British Columbia via the Panama Canal. Northern Expedition completed her {{convert|9900|nmi|adj=on}} journey on March 6, 2009, passing Victoria and Vancouver before arriving in Departure Bay at Nanaimo for post-voyage inspection.
Northern Expedition entered service on May 18, 2009 along the Inside Passage route between Prince Rupert and Port Hardy. She joined Northern Adventure in BC Ferries' northern fleet and allowed for the retirement of Queen of Prince Rupert.
Amenities
References
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|IMO 9408413}}
- [http://www.bcferries.com/about/newbuild/newbuildprogram.html BC Ferries Newbuild Program]
- [http://www.bcferries.com/about/newbuild/northern_expedition/index.html BC Ferries Northern Expedition Updates]
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| before = {{MV|Queen of the North}}
| title = BC Ferries northern flagship
| years = 2007–present
{{small|(with {{MV|Northern Adventure}})}}
| after = {{small|{{nobold|(incumbent)}}}}
}}
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{{BC Ferry Classes}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Expedition, MV}}