MV Nimpkish
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 Canada
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| Name: | Nimpkish |
| Namesake: | Nimpkish Lake |
| Owner: | BC MoT |
| Operator: | BC MoT |
| Builder: | Vancouver |
| Completed: | 1973 |
| Status: | transferred to BC Ferries in 1985 |
| Owner: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Operator: | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. |
| Route: | inter island routes, northern Vancouver Island |
| In service: | 1985 |
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| Status: | ship in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | N-class RORO ferry |
| Tonnage: | 371 |
| Length: | 33.53 m (110.0 ft) |
| Installed power: | 680 hp (510 kW) |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
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MV Nimpkish is an N-class ferry and the smallest vessel owned by BC Ferries. It is 33.93 metres (111.3 ft) long, holds 16 vehicles and 125 passengers, and its maximum speed is 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph). Nimpkish entered service with the Ministry of Transportation's Salt Water division in 1973, and was built in Vancouver to serve the inter-island routes. The vessel was transferred to BC Ferries in 1985. It currently runs on the Discovery Coast Connector service, a summer-only route linking Port Hardy, Bella Bella, Shearwater, Klemtu, Ocean Falls and Bella Coola.
Nimpkish is the sister ship of MV Albert J. Savoie and MV Nicola. The former has been retired and the latter is on a bare deck lease in Prince Rupert. BC Ferries plans to retire Nimpkish in 2018
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