| Statistics | M.V. Queen of Victoria |
| Place Built | Victoria, BC |
| Year Built | 1962 |
| Vehicle Capacity | 286 |
| Passenger Capacity | 1,360 |
| Length | 129.97 m |
| Gross Tons | 9,369 |
| Service Speed | 19 knots |
| Horsepower | 9,000 |
Special Notes:
- The City of Victoria was the third ferry built for BC Ferries.
- The Queen of Victoria was sold to the Dominican Republic company, R & G Importadora & Exportadora for $550,000. She was renamed Queen of Ocoa
- The Queen of Victoria was a V-class ship, a sister ship to the Queen of Vancouver, Queen of Esquimalt, and Queen of Saanich.
- The Queen of Victoria was known in her years with BC Ferries to have more than her share of accidents and rescues. (Bannerman, Gary. The Ships of British Columbia - An Illustrated History of the British Columbia Ferry Corporation. Surrey: Hancock House, 1985. 106.)
- On the same page from the above citation, Garry Bannerman points out that the Queen of Victoria was "the only real lady of the BC Ferries fleet" because, "despite the name 'Queen,' the rest of the ships carry masculine names."
- As she left BC waters for the last time, the Queen of Ocoa was carrying 7 large containers of emergency supplies to drop off in El Salvador which had been devestated by a 7.6 earthquake on January 13, 2001.
| Year | |
| 1960 | BC Ferries began service between Sidney and Tsawwassen with the Sidney and the Tsawwassen. |
| 1961 | The City of Vancouver and City of Victoria were ordered and began to be built. The City of Victoria was launched on October 24, 1961. |
| 1962 | February 3 - Inaugural run of City of Victoria. |
| 1963 | The City of Victoria was renamed Queen of Victoria. Other ferries were also renamed "Queen's". |
| 1968 | Platforms were installed to increase vehicle capacity. |
| 1970 | August 2 - Soviet freighter Sergey Yesenin collided with the Queen of Victoria and sliced halfway through the middle of the ferry on the port side. Three passengers died and damages were estimated at almost 1 million dollars.
Insertion of an 84-foot midsection to increase vehicle and passenger capacity. |
| 1976 | Engine room fire while sailing through Active Pass. |
| 1981 | The Queen of Victoria was lifted and a new vehicle deck was added to increase vehicle capacity to 286 cars. Replacement of original engines with MAK engines. |
| 2000 | December, sold to Caribbean company. Renamed Queen of Ocoa, registered in Panama. |
| 2001 | January 22 - A fire on board the Queen of Ocoa damaged some goods on the ferry and delayed its departure by one day. |
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