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M.V. Queen of Capilano

            Official No: 0812656
Place Built: Vancouver, BC 
Builder: Vancouver Shipyards 
Year Built: 1991
Date Commissioned: June 21, 1991
Vehicles: 85
Passengers: 458
Crew: 10-14
Length: 96.0 m
Breadth: 21.18 m
Gross Tons: 2,856
Service Speed: 14 knots
Horsepower: 7,305

Named after the North Shore's largest river, the Capilano River. The river, which divides North Vancouver from West Vancouver, was named after Squamish Nation,

Chief Capilano who was a pioneer in spearheading Native issues and aboriginal land claims at the end of the 19th century. According to the Encyclopedia of British Columbia, Chief Capilano and "his wife Ellen were the first aboriginal people in BC to vote." ("Capilano, Joe" - Encyclopedia of British Columbia) 

The Queen of Capilano is not the first "ferry" on the coast to take the Capilano name. The Capilano (1891-1915), the Capilano (II) (1920-49), and the Capilano (III) (1951-59), all served BC coastal communities in a variety of functions under the flag of the Union Steamship Company. Interestingly, the Capilano (II) largely served the Howe Sound and Bowen Island communities much like the Queen of Capilano does today. 

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Taken on: March 13, 2020

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Nikon D5300 80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 « less

Sets appears in: • Districts of North & West Vancouver (2020-2022)

Camera: NIKON D5300, f/11.0, 1/500 sec, 110mm (=165mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON D5300
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	110mm (35mm equivalent: 165mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4.1 (Windows)
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