S class ferry
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The S-Class Ferries, Spirit Class Ferries or Super ferries are the largest ferries in the BC Ferries Fleet.
There are two Spirit Class Ferries—The Spirit of British Columbia (built 1993) and the Spirit of Vancouver Island (built 1994). These two ferries were built in separate parts by a variety of different shipbuilders in British Columbia, and they were fully assembled in North Vancouver.
The vessels are largely the same in layout and characteristics. The Spirit of British Columbia underwent extensive internal renovations in 2005. In January 2006, similar renovations on the Spirit of Vancouver Island were completed.
- Overall length: 167.57 m
- Gross tonnage: 18,747.44 tons
- Car capacity: 470
- Passenger & crew capacity: 2,100
- Service speed: 19.5 knots (36 km/h)
- Power: 21,394 hp (16 MW)
These vessels operate exclusively on the Highway 17 (Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen) route.
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| S Class | Super C Class | C Class | V Class | Burnaby Class | I Class | Powell River Class | Century Class | K Class | Q Class | Sidney Class | T Class | Other (not classified) | |||
