VANCOUVER'S ANSWER TO THE RUSH HOUR-BURRARD BEAVER AND BURRARD OTTER

A description is given of the Burrard Beaver and the Burrard Otter, the first two of a series of catamaran waterbus passenger ferries for service on Vancouver's Burrard Inlet. The double-ended vessels, designed by Case Existological Laboratories, allow maximum capacity for a given length and good resistance to heel without the need to turn round at the terminals. The ferries have six pairs of power-operated doors port and starboard and the time taken to embark a full load of passengers is minimal.

• Corporate Authors:

  Maclean-Hunter Limited

  481 University Avenue
  Toronto 2, ONo,   Canada 
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.
• Serial:
  • Canadian Shipping and Marine Engineering
  • Volume: 48
  • Publisher: Maclean-Hunter Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Catamarans; Ferries; Marine transit; Passenger ships
• Old TRIS Terms: Passenger vessels
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152882
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Ship Research Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 11 1981 12:00AM