MV Tenaka

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History
CanadaCanada
Name: Comox Queen
Namesake: Comox, British Columbia
Owner: Ministry of Transportation and Highways
Operator: Ministry of Transportation and Highways
Route:
  • 1964-1976: Powell River-Comox
  • 1979-?: Port McNeill - Sointula - Alert Bay
Builder: Victoria Machinery Depot
Completed: 1964
Renamed: Tenaka, 1977
Fate: Transferred to BC Ferries in 1985
CanadaCanada
Name: Tenaka
Owner: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Operator: British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.
Route: 1994-present: Heriot Bay (Quadra Island) - Whaletown (Cortes Island)
Acquired: 1985
Status: in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class & type: unclassified
Type: ferry
Tonnage: 651
Displacement: 618 tonnes
Length: 47.09 m (154.5 ft)
Beam: 13.29 m (43.6 ft)
Installed power: 1,642 hp (1,224 kW)
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Capacity:
  • 150 passengers and crew
  • 30 cars

The MV Tenaka is a ferry owned by BC Ferries. She was built for BC's Ministry of Transportation and Highways in 1964 in Victoria, BC by the Victoria Machinery Depot. Originally named the Comox Queen, she was renamed Tenaka in 1977 and became part of BC Ferries' fleet in 1985 when the Ministry of Transportation's saltwater ferries and routes were transferred to BC Ferries.[1]

The Tenaka is a single ended ferry that carries 30 cars and 150 passengers.[2] Two Caterpillar engines provide 1700 horsepower and give the Tenaka a speed of 12 knots. There are two passenger deck levels on the ferry. There are two lounges on the lower passenger level that are on each side of the overheight car lane. Another passenger lounge directly above extends across the width of the ferry. The Tenaka has a vending machine and washrooms, but no other passenger amenities. It has two outside decks astern of each passenger cabin.[1]

The Comox Queen, as she was originally called, was built for the Powell River-Comox route, and it began service there on March 25, 1965. Traffic on that route soon outgrew the Comox Queen, and from 1969 to 1976, the Ministry borrowed BC Ferries' Queen of the Islands in the summer for use on the route. In 1976, the Comox Queen was replaced with the much-larger MV Sechelt Queen. The Comox Queen received new engines and was renamed the Tenaka in 1977. In 1979, she was assigned to the Port McNeillSointulaAlert Bay route, replacing the MV Nimpkish.[1]

In 1985, the Ministry's coastal routes and ferries were transferred to BC Ferries, including the Tenaka. Over the next few years, she served on a variety of routes for BC Ferries. In 1994, she started working on the Heriot BayWhaletown route between Quadra Island and Cortes Island. She again replaced the Nimpkish that was formerly working on this route.[1] As of June 2014, the Tenaka still sails on this route.[2]

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