Ship Details
Quinsam (II) Photo Credit: John M. MacFarlane

 

Registry #1	801691 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	8111386	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1982	Quinsam (II)	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1982	Place	Vancouver	Area	BC	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	284.9' x ? x ?
Builder	Vancouver Shipyards Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	86.84m x 21.24m x 3.51m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	1457.94	Type 1	Ferry, Passenger/car
Registered Tonnage	1392.02	Type 2
Engine	2080bhp engines (1982)	Engine Manufacture	Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria IL USA
Repower	Repowered with a 1939kw diesel engines (1982)	Propulsion	4 Screws
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1982 she was owned by British Columbia Ferry Corporation Victoria BC Canada. In 1989 she was owned by Canada Trust Co., London ON Canada. In 2004-2025 she was owned by British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., Victoria BC Canada.

 

Fate	Afloat in 2025	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name	From a Comox First Nations word meaning "resting place." and from the Quinsam River which flows northeast into the Campbell River near its source.

 

Anecdotes

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping March 1983
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