MV Quinitsa
{{Short description|Ship built in 1977}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship caption = Quinitsa at Buckley Bay (2007) | Ship image = BC Ferry Quinitsa cropped.jpg }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=Canada |Ship flag={{flagicon|Canada}} |Ship name=Quinitsa |Ship namesake=Kwinitsa River |Ship owner= Ministry of Transportation and Highways |Ship operator= Ministry of Transportation and Highways (1977-1982), BC Ferries (1982-1983), Ministry of Transportation and Highways (1983-1985) |Ship registry= |Ship route=*1977-1982: Nanaimo Harbour ↔ Gabriola Island
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|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status={{ship in active service}} |Ship notes= |Ship badge= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Unclassified ferry |Ship tonnage= {{GT|1107.59}} |Ship displacement= {{cvt|1099|t|LT}} |Ship length={{Convert|74.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{Convert|19.51|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= {{convert|1899|hp|kW|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= |Ship speed={{convert|10|kn|km/h}} |Ship range= |Ship endurance= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity=*392 passengers
|Ship complement= |Ship crew= 6 |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors= |Ship notes=Sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.bcferries.com/onboard-experiences/fleet/profile-quinitsa.html|title=What is Onboard: Quinitsa|work=BC Ferries|publisher=British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.|accessdate=10 June 2013}} }} |
MV Quinitsa is an automobile ferry operated by BC Ferries. It was built in 1977 by Vancouver Shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia. The ferry was originally part of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways' (MoT) saltwater ferry fleet until 1985, when the MoT's saltwater ferries—including Quinitsa—were transferred to BC Ferries.{{cite web|last=Hammersmark|first=John|title=Quinitsa - BC Ferries|url=http://www.westcoastferries.ca/ferries/bcferries/quinitsa.html|work=Westcoastferries.ca|publisher=West Coast Ferries|accessdate=10 June 2013}}
The 50-car Quinitsa began service in 1977 on the Nanaimo Harbour ↔ Gabriola Island ferry route, replacing the 30-car Kahloke. Like her predecessor, the Quinitsa soon became too small and in June 1982, the larger 70-car {{MV|Quinsam}} entered service, replacing Quinitsa. For the rest of 1982 and for most of 1983, she was loaned to BC Ferries. She operated on a variety of routes, including Horseshoe Bay ↔ Bowen Island, Swartz Bay ↔ Fulford Harbour, and she also served the Gulf Islands from Swartz Bay. Upon returning to the MoT, she was placed on the Buckley Bay ↔ Denman Island route until 2019, when she replaced the Howe Sound Queen on the Crofton ↔ Vesuvius Bay (Salt Spring Island) route and remains there on a temporary basis as of 2024.
In 2008, she received a mid-life upgrade where she received new engines and generators, as well as a rebuilt bridge structure and a refurbished passenger cabin. In 2018, when unscheduled repairs to Queen of Cumberland required {{MV|Skeena Queen}} to carry traffic between Pender Island and Swartz Bay in addition to between Fulford Harbour and Swartz Bay, Quinitsa was stationed at Fulford Harbour to provide additional sailings during peak demand on those routes, and to handle some dangerous cargo sailings.
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