QUEEN OF COWICHAN

Identity & particulars

Name

QUEEN OF COWICHAN

IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?

7411143

MMSIWhat is an MMSI?

316001251

Call signWhat is a call sign?

CZ4990

Flag

Canada

Vessel type

Passenger ship

AIS ship type

Passenger

Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight

6,551

Net tonnage

Transport CanadaSource: Transport Canada — Canadian Register of Large Vessels (open data), record 370065. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0.4,209

Length overall

139 m

Beam

27 m

Year built

1976

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Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Port calls

Two kinds of evidence, kept apart: calls Voydar detected from the ship's AIS positions, and arrivals and departures published by port authorities and customs records.

About QUEEN OF COWICHAN

MV Queen of Cowichan is a BC Ferries vessel, built in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976. It joined the other two C-class ferries built that year, Queen of Alberni and Queen of Coquitlam, and was followed by Queen of Surrey and Queen of Oak Bay. The ship, like all C-class ferries, is double-ended. This means the ship never has to turn around in port during regular service. The ship's two MaK 12M551AK engines turn out 11,860 horsepower (8,840 kW) which gives it a service speed of 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph). Like all the C-class ferries it is 139.28 metres (456 ft 11 in) long. Almost identical to Queen of Coquitlam, the vessel has a car capacity of 312 and a passenger capacity for 1,494 people. The ship has three car decks.

Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is QUEEN OF COWICHAN now?

QUEEN OF COWICHAN (Passenger ship, Canada flag) was last seen on AIS on Oct 1, 2026, 21:39 UTC, under way at 19.6 kn, near Nanaimo (North Pacific Ocean). The crew-entered destination was DBAY >HSB (voyage report via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS, received Oct 1, 2026, 21:08 UTC). This report does not confirm the ship’s current route.

What kind of ship is QUEEN OF COWICHAN?

QUEEN OF COWICHAN is a passenger ship sailing under the flag of Canada, built in 1976 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited. The vessel is 139 m long with a beam of 27 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,551.

Who is recorded as the owner or manager of QUEEN OF COWICHAN?

BC Ferries is recorded as Registered owner for QUEEN OF COWICHAN (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.

What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for QUEEN OF COWICHAN?

Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for QUEEN OF COWICHAN from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for QUEEN OF COWICHAN. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.