Another retired local ferry is on the market.
, sibling ship to the Powell River Queen, has been for sale for a little while, according to BC Ferries, after . They recently relisted the ferry on a new website.
The ship, built in Victoria in 1965, can hold 400 passengers and 61 vehicles. Also, unlike its sibling ships, it had a snack bar, instead of just a vending machine (though any snacks still there probably aren't good anymore). In more recent years it was used regularly or as a backup on smaller routes, notably between the .
If you're curious about what it looks like, the listing has the ship.
The Bowen Queen is one of three Powell River-class ships built in the mid-160s for BC Ferries; the other two are the Powell River Queen and . . The Powell River Queen was the when it retired earlier this year.
"The 57-year-old Bowen Queen is currently for sale to make way for a new generation of clean, quiet and environmentally friendly ships," writes a BC Ferries spokesperson.
It's , which runs sales for different types of equipment; BC Ferries sells some of their larger items through it. The highest offer so far has been $125,000. The Powell River Queen is currently at $128,000. The benchmark for a detached home in Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»is $1.8 million, and the , according to REW, are around $1.2 million.
The Bowen Queen's listing notes it's currently in Richmond.
While it's listed as a passenger ferry, it could be used for a variety of purposes, from home, to working ship, to barge, to movie prop. In fact, it may have shown up on film already; either it or the Mayne Queen appeared in .
Built in 1965, Bowen Queen was 55.69 metres long & carried 50 vehicles. In 1979, she & her sisters, Mayne Queen & Powell River Queen, were stretched 30m & re-engined, with the addition of 4 Z-peller propellers, which swivelled for extreme maneuverability. Car capacity grew to 70.
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