MV Coastal Renaissance
Coastal Renaissance entering Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on February 10, 2008.
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| Name: | Coastal Renaissance |
| Operator: | BC Ferries |
| Port of registry: | Victoria |
| Route: | Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay |
| Awarded: | September 17, 2004 |
| Builder: | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
| Yard number: | 733 |
| Laid down: | January 2, 2007 |
| Launched: | April 19, 2007 |
| In service: | March 8, 2008 |
| Homeport: | Departure Bay |
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| Class and type: | Coastal-class ferry |
| Tonnage: | 1,770 DWT |
| Displacement: | 10,034 t (9,876 long tons; 11,061 short tons) (max) |
| Length: | 160 m (524 ft 11 in) |
| Beam: | 28.2 m (92 ft 6 in) |
| Draft: | 5.75 m (18 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × MaK 8M32C diesel engines |
| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
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| Crew: | minimum 29 when sailing with passengers |
MV Coastal Renaissance is the first of three Coastal-class ships delivered to BC Ferries. This ship operates mainly on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route in the peak season and on the Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen route in the low season, but can replace her sisters on any of the major cross-Strait routes whenever they go for refits.
The ship was launched on April 19, 2007. The ship left FSG for her delivery voyage to British Columbia on October 27, 2007. She transited the Panama Canal on November 21.
The ship arrived at Nanaimo on December 13, 2007, after passing by Victoria and looping around Vancouver Harbour. After post-delivery activities, including crew training, she entered service.
Amenities include cafes, a gift shop, play areas, arcade, and business work stations.
This vessel also carried the Olympic flame for Vancouver 2010.
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