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The '''Tenaka class''' contained a single vessel owned and operated by [[BC Ferries]]. It was built in 1964 by Victoria Machinery Depot in Victoria, BC for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways. Its design was similar to the [[BC Ferries T-Class|T class]] vessels (Texada Queen and Quadra Queen II) built in 1969. | |||
Tenaka was a minor vessel with a lower capacity, and typically operated on routes with lower demand. It was a single ended vessel and had a raised bow, which improves navigation of heavy seas. There were three lanes on the main vehicle deck, with the middle lane accommodating overheight vehicles. Smaller passenger lounges were located above the lanes on either side of the overheight lane, with a larger passenger deck above. | |||
==Tenaka== | |||
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|width=75px|'''Built''' | |||
|1964, Victoria | |||
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|'''Home base''' | |||
|Whaletown | |||
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|'''Route(s) served''' | |||
|24 | |||
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'''Tenaka''' is the only vessel in the Tenaka class. | |||
Originally named Comox Queen, it was built for a new route connecting Comox and Powell River, which began operating in March 1965. Traffic on this route soon picked up, and Comox Queen had difficulties keeping up; the Ministry had to lease [[BC Ferries Queen of the Islands|Queen of the Islands]] from BC Ferries to operate on the route during summer periods beginning in 1969. Eventually, the Ministry purchased [[BC Ferries Sechelt Queen|Sechelt Queen]] from BC Ferries in 1976, replacing Comox Queen. | |||
Comox Queen received an major refit and new engines in 1977, and was renamed Tenaka. In 1979, Tenaka replaced [[BC Ferries N-Class|Nimpkish]] on the Port McNeill - Alert Bay - Sointula route. Tenaka joined the BC Ferries fleet in 1985 when all Ministry of Transportation saltwater operations were transferred to BC Ferries. In 1991, Tenaka was replaced on route 25 by [[BC Ferries T-Class|Quadra Queen II]], and it was transferred by 1994 to route 24 (Quadra Island - Cortes Island), once again replacing Nimpkish.<ref>[http://www.westcoastferries.ca/ferries/bcferries/tenaka.html M.V. Tenaka], www.westcoastferries.ca, retrieved 01-21-2017.</ref> It continued operating on this route until 2013, when it was replaced by the newly upgraded [[BC Ferries T-Class|Tachek]], transferring Tenaka to spare vessel duty. | |||
Once [[BC Ferries Quinitsa|Quinitsa]] became a spare vessel with the introduction of [[BC Ferries Baynes Sound Connector|Baynes Sound Connector]] in 2015, Tenaka was retired from BC Ferries. It was sold in 2016 to Lady Rose Marine Services in Port Alberni. After going through an overhaul and being renamed to Alberni Legacy, it is expected to reenter service in 2017. | |||
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| | |Two Caterpillar<br>1,700 hp | ||
| | |12 knots | ||
| | |47.09 m | ||
| | |651 tonnes | ||
| | |30 autos | ||
| | |252 | ||
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==References== | |||
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[[Category:BC Ferries fleet|T]] | |||