Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry
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The Summerville to Millidgeville Ferry is a ferry
in the Canadian
province of New Brunswick
. The ferry crosses the Kennebecasis River
, linking Millidgeville
on the southern bank, to Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula
. It is currently served by the ferry Peninsula Princess.
The crossing is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length, takes 15 minutes, and is free of tolls. The single ferry provides service on the route, carrying up to 24 cars at a time. Service is provided from Spring until Fall depending on river conditions, with ferries operating at least hourly between 0800 and 2300, and half-hourly or more frequently for most of the day. The service is operated by the New Brunswick Department of Transportation
.
The Peninsula Princess is a propeller
driven ferry with a car capacity of 24, and a passenger capacity of 99. First registered in 1994, she is 38.25 metres (125.5 ft) in length, 11.61 metres (38.1 ft) in breadth and 2.43 metres (8 ft) in depth. She has a gross tonnage
of 313 and a net tonnage
of 203.
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
. The ferry crosses the Kennebecasis River
Kennebecasis River
The Kennebecasis River is a tributary of the Saint John River in southern New Brunswick, Canada. The name Kennebecasis is thought to be derived from the Mi'kmaq "Kenepekachiachk", meaning "little long bay place." It runs for approximately 95 kilometres, draining an area in the Caledonia Highlands,...
, linking Millidgeville
Millidgeville, New Brunswick
Millidgeville is a Canadian neighbourhood in the city of Saint John, New Brunswick.Millidgeville is situated on the northern edge of the city, on Brothers Cove off the Kennebecasis River at the point where that westerly flowing river meets the southerly flowing St. John River...
on the southern bank, to Summerville on the Kingston Peninsula
Kingston Peninsula
The Kingston Peninsula is a peninsula in southern New Brunswick, Canada, located between the Saint John River and the Kennebecasis River in Kings County.The peninsula was the site of the first United Empire Loyalist settlement in New Brunswick in 1783....
. It is currently served by the ferry Peninsula Princess.
The crossing is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) in length, takes 15 minutes, and is free of tolls. The single ferry provides service on the route, carrying up to 24 cars at a time. Service is provided from Spring until Fall depending on river conditions, with ferries operating at least hourly between 0800 and 2300, and half-hourly or more frequently for most of the day. The service is operated by the New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)
The Department of Transportation is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with the maintenance of the provincial highway network and the management of the province's automobile fleet....
.
The Peninsula Princess is a propeller
Propeller
A propeller is a type of fan that transmits power by converting rotational motion into thrust. A pressure difference is produced between the forward and rear surfaces of the airfoil-shaped blade, and a fluid is accelerated behind the blade. Propeller dynamics can be modeled by both Bernoulli's...
driven ferry with a car capacity of 24, and a passenger capacity of 99. First registered in 1994, she is 38.25 metres (125.5 ft) in length, 11.61 metres (38.1 ft) in breadth and 2.43 metres (8 ft) in depth. She has a gross tonnage
Gross tonnage
Gross tonnage is a unitless index related to a ship's overall internal volume. Gross tonnage is different from gross register tonnage...
of 313 and a net tonnage
Net tonnage
Net tonnage is a dimensionless index calculated from the total moulded volume of the ship's cargo spaces by using a mathematical formula...
of 203.