Coastal Renaissance

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The Coastal Renaissance entering Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on February 10, 2008.
Career (Canada)
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
Identification:	IMO number: 9332755 Official number: 832105 Callsign: CFN4888
General characteristics
Class and type:	Coastal Class
Tonnage:	1,770 t (Deadweight)
Length:	160 m
Beam:	28.2 m
Draft:	5.75 m
Propulsion:	Four MaK 8M 32C diesel engines [1]
Speed:	21 knots
Capacity:	1,650 passengers 370 vehicles

M/V Coastal Renaissance is the first of three Coastal Class ships delivered to BC Ferries. Amenities include a Coast Cafe, Coast Cafe Express, Passages gift shop, Sitka Coffee Place, SeaWest Lounge, Kid Zone play areas, arcade, business work stations. This ship operates on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route.

The ship was launched on April 19, 2007, and has completed major construction. 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 in Nanaimo on December 13, 2007, after passing by Victoria and looping around Vancouver Harbour. She is now in service for BC Ferries.

[edit] External links

• Shipbuilder's Specifications of Coastal Renaissance
• BC Ferries Newbuild Program
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[edit] References

• BC Ferries Press Release, September 17, 2004
• BC Ferries Press Release (vessel names), May 11, 2006
• BC Ferries Press Release (construction begins), August 29, 2006
• BC Ferries Press Release (transits Gatún locks), November 21, 2007
• BC Ferries Press Release (transits Miraflores locks), November 21, 2007

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