General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MODEL APPEARS TO BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD, METAL & SYNTHETIC MATERIALS. ORIGINAL DISPLAY HAS OAK BASE W/ MYLAR COVER.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

260.0 cm

Width

31.0 cm

Height

37.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Brinkworth

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Richmond

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS MODEL COMMISSIONED FOR THE CANADA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM COLLECTION FOR USE 1999 +.

Canada

THE PACIFICAT EXPLORER WAS ONE OF THREE HIGH SPEED ALUMINUM CATAMARAN FERRIES COMMISSIONED BY THE B.C. FERRY CORP. TO SERVICE THE HORSESHOE BAY - NANAIMO ROUTE. THESE FERRIES ARE AMONGST THE LARGEST OF THEIR KIND IN THE WORLD USING MODULAR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES INVOLVING 6 B.C. SHIPYARDS: VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS SHIPBUILDERS, A&F ALUMINUM CATAMARANS, POINT HOPE SHIPYARDS, RAMSEY MACHINE WORKS & ALBERNI ENGINEERING.

Function

TO ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE PHYSICAL FORM AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MARINE FERRY IN MINIATURE.

Technical

MODEL OF NEW GENERATION HIGH SPEED WATERJET PROPELLED LIGHT-WEIGHT ALUMINUM CATAMARAN FERRIES CAPABLE OF CARRYING 250 CARS & 1000 PASSENGERS AT A SPEED OF 37 KNOTS. PACIFICAT 1000 SERIES, DEVELOPED & BUILT IN CDA REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR CDA'S SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY. PROJECT REPRESENTS ALUMINUM PASSENGER SHIP CONSTRUCTION OF AN UNPRECEDENTED MAGNITUDE AND SOPHISTICATION FOR BOTH B.C. AND CANADA. THIS 1/100 MODEL IS A HIGH QUALITY CATAMARAN HULL FORM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"B.C. FERRIES" appears in white print on aft of both ferry sides. "PACIFICAT EXPLORER/ VICTORIA", appears in white print on stern of both ferry sides. "PACIFICAT EXPLORER" in black print on bow of both ferry sides.

Missing

NONE. From CA of 03/10/1999 by Myles Bailey: No - Only one vehicle included.

Finish

MODEL IS PREDOMINATELY WHITE W. GREY DECKS; WHITE, BLUE & GREEN HULL; RED & BLUE TRIM. MARKINGS ARE IN WHITE AND BLACK. COUGAR DECAL ON BOTH SIDES IS GREY. ORIGINAL OAK SHOWCASE BASE IS UNFINISHED OAK.

Decoration

BLUE-GREY DECAL OF COUGAR ON BOTH SIDES OF MODEL ALMOST EXTENDING THE FULL LENGTH.