Coho makes between two and four round trips from Port Angeles to Victoria daily, with each crossing taking about 90 minutes and covering 37 kilometers or 20 nautical miles. The peak summer season has the most trips per day and the winter season the fewest.
Coho was designed by Philip F. Spaulding & Associates, of Seattle and is named after the coho salmon commonly found in the United States' Pacific Northwest. Coho was the first large vessel built on the West Coast in 20 years solely with private financing. The vessel was built by Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock in Seattle, Washington and made her first sailing to Victoria, British Columbia on December 29, 1959. She was originally powered by two Cooper-Bessemerdiesel engines rated at 2,080 brake horsepower (1,550 kW) each. In 2004 she was refitted with two V-12Electro-Motive Division (EMD)12-645F7B diesels rated at 2,550 hp (1,900 kW) each. Coho has twin 8-foot (2.44 m) stainless propellers with twin rudders. Her overall length is 341.5 feet (104.1 m) with a service speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). The ship's vehicle clearance is 14 feet (4.27 m) with a carrying capacity of 110 vehicles and up to 1,000 passengers.[3][4]
The design of Coho was the basis for that of BC Ferries' first two ships, the Sidney-classQueen of Sidney and Queen of Tsawwassen.,[5] which developed into the V-class ferry.
Coho made news on December 14, 1999, when Ahmed Ressam was arrested by border authorities in Port Angeles after he attempted to enter the United States via Victoria on Coho with home-made explosives and timing devices hidden in his car. He admitted he and accomplices had planned to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve, 1999.[6]
Notes
^"Coho vessel record", Maritime Information Exchange, US Coast Guard
^Bannerman, Gary, and Patricia Bannerman, The Ships of British Columbia (Surrey, BC: Hancock House, 1985), 54.
^Knox, Jack (December 14, 2019). "Catching the Millennium Bomber: 20 years after he slipped through Victoria and onto Coho". Times Colonist. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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MV Coho at Black Ball Ferry Line (official site)
M/V Coho underway
Designer, builder and owner of M/V Coho on her bridge during sea trials, 1959
January 10, 2023
coho, passenger, vehicle, ferry, owned, operated, black, ball, line, black, ball, only, ferry, coho, carries, passengers, cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi, trailers, bicycles, between, victoria, british, columbia, canada, port, angeles, washington, united, stat. The MV Coho is a passenger and vehicle ferry owned and operated by Black Ball Line 2 Black Ball s only ferry Coho carries passengers and cars motorcycles trucks semi trailers bicycles etc between Victoria British Columbia Canada and Port Angeles Washington United States MV Coho leaving Port Angeles WashingtonHistoryNameCohoOwnerBlack Ball TransportOperatorBlack Ball Ferry LinePort of registrySeattle Washington United StatesBuilderPuget Sound Bridge amp Dry DockLaunchedMay 25 1959In serviceDecember 29 1959IdentificationIMO number 5076949 1 MMSI number 366929710 Call sign WM4599StatusIn serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeAuto ferryTonnage5 366 GRTLength341 5 ft 104 1 m Beam72 ft 21 95 m Draught12 6 ft 3 84 m Propulsion2 EMD12 645F7B Diesels 2 550 hp 1 900 kW eachSpeed15 knots 28 km h 17 mph Capacity110 vehicles 1 000 passengersMV Coho in Victoria Harbour British Columbia Canada Looking back on the bridge from the bow Coho makes between two and four round trips from Port Angeles to Victoria daily with each crossing taking about 90 minutes and covering 37 kilometers or 20 nautical miles The peak summer season has the most trips per day and the winter season the fewest Contents 1 Construction and design 2 Terrorist incident 3 Notes 4 External linksConstruction and design EditCoho was designed by Philip F Spaulding amp Associates of Seattle and is named after the coho salmon commonly found in the United States Pacific Northwest Coho was the first large vessel built on the West Coast in 20 years solely with private financing The vessel was built by Puget Sound Bridge amp Dry Dock in Seattle Washington and made her first sailing to Victoria British Columbia on December 29 1959 She was originally powered by two Cooper Bessemer diesel engines rated at 2 080 brake horsepower 1 550 kW each In 2004 she was refitted with two V 12 Electro Motive Division EMD 12 645F7B diesels rated at 2 550 hp 1 900 kW each Coho has twin 8 foot 2 44 m stainless propellers with twin rudders Her overall length is 341 5 feet 104 1 m with a service speed of 15 knots 28 km h 17 mph The ship s vehicle clearance is 14 feet 4 27 m with a carrying capacity of 110 vehicles and up to 1 000 passengers 3 4 The design of Coho was the basis for that of BC Ferries first two ships the Sidney class Queen of Sidney and Queen of Tsawwassen 5 which developed into the V class ferry Terrorist incident EditMain article 2000 millennium attack plots Coho made news on December 14 1999 when Ahmed Ressam was arrested by border authorities in Port Angeles after he attempted to enter the United States via Victoria on Coho with home made explosives and timing devices hidden in his car He admitted he and accomplices had planned to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year s Eve 1999 6 Notes Edit Coho vessel record Maritime Information Exchange US Coast Guard Coho ferry Newell Gordon R 1966 H W McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest Seattle WA Superior Publishing p 638 Black Ball History Black Ball Bannerman Gary and Patricia Bannerman The Ships of British Columbia Surrey BC Hancock House 1985 54 Knox Jack December 14 2019 Catching the Millennium Bomber 20 years after he slipped through Victoria and onto Coho Times Colonist Retrieved August 25 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 5076949 MV Coho at Black Ball Ferry Line official site M V Coho underway Designer builder and owner of M V Coho on her bridge during sea trials 1959 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Coho amp oldid 1106568734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
