Statistics | M.V. Kulleet |
Official Number | 0345956 |
Place Built | North Vancouver, BC |
Builder | Vancouver Shipyards Ltd. |
Year Built | 1972 |
Passenger Capacity | 150 |
Vehicle Capacity | 26 |
Length | 47.46 m |
Breadth | 12.25 m |
Gross Tons | 355.04 |
Service Speed | 10 knots |
Propulsion/Horsepower | 2 - 325 horsepower diesel/natural gas engines |
Notes of Interest:
- The Kulleet and her sister ship Klatawa operate on the Fraser River between Maple Ridge (Albion) and Fort Langley. The BC Ferry Klitsa is also a sister ship to these vessels.
- The 10 minute cross-river route is commonly referred to as the �Albion Ferry�. It was started in 1957, and contunes to provide and important link between the north and south shores of the Fraser River. It is the only crossing of the Fraser between the Port Mann Bridge and the Abbotsford-Mission Bridge. During a normal business day there can be anywhere from 2 to 5 sailing waits, and on busy days, even more. Translink has plans to build the 6-lane Golden Ears Bridge by 2009 which will replace the ferries, the last cross-Fraser ferries in B.C.
- On weekdays, the Albion Ferries operate between 4:30am and 1:15am, sailing every 15-20 minutes. On weekends only one ferry is in service until 8:30am, then the schedule continues as a regular weekday.
- The Kulleet and Klatawa are now operated by Fraser River Marine Transportation. This company operates under contract to Translink, the regional transportation authority.
- The Kulleet was built for the BC Ministry of Transportation. The Ministry operated the Albion route until 1999, when it was turned over to Translink.
- Between 1976 (possibly 1973) and 1985, the Kulleet operated between Chemainus - Thetis Island - Kuper Island and on other minor routes for the Ministry of Transportation. In 1985, she joined her sister on the Albion route.
- In 1988, the Kulleet got new dual-fuel diesel/natural gas engines.
- The name Kulleet is taken from a native tribe on Vancouver Island and a bay north of Chemainus.
Links and Sources:
Clapp, Frank. Ministry of Transportation and Highways: Inland and Coastal Ferries. Victoria: Province of British Columbia, 1981. Also 1978 and 1991 editions.
Quick Links:
Ferry Profiles Page - Ferry Terminal - BC Ferries Discussion Board.
Page/Images by John Hammersmark.
This page was last updated on September 5, 2005.