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Conventional Ferries Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII

Most recent update: October 6, 2009.

(listed by shipbuilder and by hull number)

This table includes only ferries of >100 GT: for more complete listings of US-flag ferries, click here and here.

Shipbuilder Hull # Ferry Name Owner GT LOA Psgrs. Built Disposition
Alabama 29 Robert C. Lanier Texas DoT 1,156 237 500 Mar-91 Active
Alaska Ship 1 Oral Freeman Ketchikan Gateway Borough 258 112 150 Jan-02 Active
Albina Machine 243 M. R. Chessman State of Oregon 570     Apr-48 Retired
Albina Machine 310 Las Plumas Western Pacific R.R. 2,255     11-Jul-57 Now "Link 100"
Atlantic Marine   Nantucket Steamship Authority 1,152 230 784 1974 Active
Atlantic Marine 210 Canima Government of Bermuda 480     May-88 Now "Golden Cruise"
Atlantic Marine 211 Bermudian Government of Bermuda 480     Jun-88 Active
Atlantic Marine 223 Tambor Navieras Tambor 250     Oct-92 Active
Atlantic Marine 225 Martha's Vineyard Steamship Authority 1,300 230 1,387 Dec-93 Active
Atlantic Marine 229 Jean Ribault City of Jacksonville 497 154 206 1996 Active
Avondale MW 344 Saint Charles Louisiana DoT 233 96 153 1951 Active
Barbour BW 778 Emmett Winslow North Carolina DoT 78 136 150 1957 Now "Capt Vic"
Barbour BW 779 Governor Cherry North Carolina DoT 194 136 150 1957 Active
Basic Marine 108 Drummond Islander IV Eastern U.P. Tptn. Authority 348 148 150 2000 Active
Basic Marine 116 Colsac III Wisconsin DOT 153 105 230 Dec-03 Active
Bay Shipbuilding 369 Spartan Lake Michigan Car Ferry 4,200 411 520 1952 Laid up in Ludington MI
Bay Shipbuilding 370 Badger Lake Michigan Car Ferry 4,244 411 620 1953 Active
Bay Shipbuilding 418 Tustumena Alaska DoT (AMHS) 4,600 270 192 1964 Active
Bellinger Shipyards 107 Nantucket Steamship Authority 1,174 217   1974 Active
Bender Shipbuilding   Windward U.S. Navy       Jan-95 Now "R. W. Huntington"
Bender Shipbuilding   Leeward U.S. Navy       Jan-95 Now "William H. Allen"
Blount Marine 112 Uncatena Steamship Authority 439     Jul-65 Now "Entertainer"
Blount Marine 291 Cayo Norte Puerto Rico Ports Auth. 497 138 209 Jul-95 Active
Blount Marine 308 Fire Island Flyer Fire Island Ferries, Inc. 131 80 400 2001 Active
Blount Marine 315 Isleno Puerto Rico Ports Auth. 528 95 150 Sep-04 Active
Breaux's Bay Craft 1695 Vieques II Puerto Rico Ports Auth. 203 126 585 1996 Active
Breaux's Bay Craft 1696 Culebra II Puerto Rico Ports Auth. 203 126 585 1996 Active
Burton SY 270 E. H. Thornton Jr. Texas DoT 1,518 245 509 1959 Retired
Calcasieu SB 21 Feliciana Louisiana DoT 281 97 160 1956 Active
Dakota Creek 32 Chinook Golden Gate Ferry 567 130 350 Jun-98 Now "Golden Gate"
Dakota Creek 36 Snohomish Golden Gate Ferry 567 130 350 1999 Now "Napa"
Derecktor CT 4100 Fairweather Alaska DoT (AMHS) 870 219 260 Mar-04 Active
Derecktor CT 4200 Chenega Alaska DoT (AMHS) 870 219 260 Jan-05 Active
Derecktor NY 801 Finest New York Fast Ferry Corp. 147 125 350 1996 Inactive
Derecktor NY 802 Bravest New York Fast Ferry Corp. 147 125 354 1996 Inactive
Derecktor NY 1050 Flying Cloud Steamship Authority 178 135 300 2000 Sold
Derecktor RI 207A Alice Austen City of New York 499 196 1,280 May-86 Active
Derecktor RI 207B John A. Noble City of New York 499 197 1,280 Jul-86 Active
Eastern Shipbuilding   Plattsburgh Lake Champlain Tptn. 268 180 150 1984 Active
Eastern Shipbuilding 659 P. T. Barnum Bridgeport-Port Jeff Steamboat Co. 1,595 290 1,000 1999 Active
Eastern Shipbuilding 808 Grand Republic Bridgeport-Port Jeff Steamboat Co. 1,587 308 1,000 2003 Active
Ferguson Ind.   Susan Anne Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. 354 238 820 1964 Active
Gunderson   Hiyu Washington State Ferries 498 150 200 1967 To be sold
Halter Equitable 1140 Carteret North Carolina DoT 687 208 300 1989 Active
Halter Equitable   St. Francisville Louisiana DoT 446 143 196 1967 Active
Halter Equitable 1450 Pointe a la Hache Plaquemines Parish 656 143 179 1967 Active
Halter Equitable 1687 New Roads Louisiana DoT 656 143 191 1976 Active
Halter Equitable 1688 St. John Louisiana DoT 446 143 236 1977 Active
Halter Equitable 1695 Governor Edward Hyde North Carolina DoT 574 150 300 1977 Active
Halter Equitable 1713 Andrew J. Barberi City of New York 3,335 310 6,000 May-81 Active
Halter Equitable 1714 Samuel I. Newhouse City of New York 3,335 310 6,000 Jun-82 Active
Halter Equitable 1723 Acadia Louisiana DoT 624 143 232 1980 Active
Halter Gulfport 151 Robert H. Dedman Texas DoT 1,082 253 500 Nov-98 Active
Halter Lockport 1225 Ocracoke North Carolina DoT 276 140 150 Nov-90 Active
Halter Moss Point 1510 Kennicott Alaska DoT (AMHS) 12,635 344 748 May-98 Active
Higgins Ind. 13634 Belle Chasse II Plaquemines Parish 353 137 250 1957 Active
Houma Fabricators 90 Evans Wadham Walcott Lake Champlain Tptn. 267 196 150 1989 Retired
Houma Fabricators 92 Kinnakeet North Carolina DoT 280 140 150 1989 Active
Houma Fabricators 100 Vermont Lake Champlain Tptn. 279 196 225 1992 Active
JeffBoat   Explorer   726     1966 Retired
Jeffboat 2013 Capt. Neville Levy Louisiana DoT 858 190 1,000 1977 Active
Jeffboat 2014 Senator Alvin T. Stumpf Louisiana DoT 858 190 1,000 1978 Active
Jeffboat 2065 E. L. Bartlett Alaska Marine Highway System 933 193 236 May-69 Retired
Jeffboat 2565 Gibb Gilchrist Texas DoT 1,145 253 500 Feb-77 Active
JeffBoat 2644 General Jackson Opryland USA 1,197     Jun-85 Active
Levingston SB 394 Cabimas La Translacuste 330     1946 Active
Levingston SB   Maria Libre Conferry 1,324     1952 Active
Levingston SB 620 Caroni Venezuela 700     1960 Retired
Levingston SB 647 John F. Kennedy City of New York 2,100 277 3,533 May-65 Active
Levingston SB 648 American Legion City of New York 2,100 277 3,533 May-65 Retired
Levingston SB 649 Herbert H. Lehman City of New York 2,100 277 3,533 Jun-65 Retired
Lockheed SB 98 Evergreen State Washington State Ferries 2,040 297 985 1954 Active
Lockheed SB 103 Klahoya Washington State Ferries 2,040 297 985 1958 Active
Lockheed SB 104 Tillikum Washington State Ferries 2,069 297 985 1958 Active
Lockheed SB 105 Coho Black Ball Transport 5,366 342 950 1959 Active
Lockheed SB 112 Taku Alaska DoT (AMHS) 2,625 319 370 Mar-63 Active
Lockheed SB 113 Malaspina Alaska DoT (AMHS) 2,928 375 701 Jan-63 Active
Lockheed SB 114 Matanuska Alaska DoT (AMHS) 3,029 375 745 Jun-63 Active
Lockheed SB 142 Columbia Alaska DoT (AMHS) 3,946 380 750 Jun-74 Active
Marine Power 343 Issiquah Washington State Ferries 2,469 302 1,200 May-80 Active
Marine Power 344 Kittitas Washington State Ferries 2,500 302 1,200 Oct-80 Active
Marine Power 345 Kitsap Washington State Ferries 2,500 302 1,200 Dec-80 Active
Marine Power 346 Cathlamet Washington State Ferries 2,477 301 1,200 Jun-81 Active
Marine Power 347 Chelan Washington State Ferries 2,477 301 1,200 Dec-81 Active
Marine Power 348 Sealth Washington State Ferries 2,477 329 1,200 Apr-82 Active
Marinette Marine 511 Guy V. Molinari City of New York 5,900 300 4,400 Sep-04 Active
Marinette Marine 512 Senator John J. Marchi City of New York 5,900 300 4,400 Jan-05 Active
Marinette Marine 513 Spirit of America City of New York 5,900 300 4,400 Sep-05 Active
Martinac SB   Chilkat Alaska Marine Highway System 197     May-57 Retired
Maryland SB 129 Rhododendron Washington State Ferries 937 218 533 1947 Active
Maryland SB 130 Islander Steamship Authority 855 201 786 1950 To Governors Island 2007, sold on e-Bay 2009
Mathis, John H. 210 Nantucket Steamship Authority 2,652 213   1957 Now "Bayou Caddy's Jubilation"
McDermott SB 278 Eagle Steamship Authority 276 233 816 Jul-87 Active
Moore Dry Dock 308 Crown City San Diego Coronado Ferry 678 242 270 14-May-54 Now "Governor"
Moss Point Marine 122 DeWitt C. Greer Texas DoT 1,082 253 500 Dec-94 Active
Moss Point Marine 123 Cedar Island North Carolina DoT 648 210 400 Dec-94 Active
Moss Point Marine 124 Pocahontas Virginia DoT 1,197 263 400 Aug-95 Active
Moss Point Marine 128 Ray Stoker, Jr. Texas DoT 1,082 253 500 Oct-96 Active
Moss Point Marine 161 Floyd J. Lupton North Carolina DoT 374 168 300 Mar-99 Active
Moss Point Marine 162 Fort Fisher North Carolina DoT 374 168 300 May-99 Active
NASSCO 353 Hyak Washington State Ferries 2,700 369 2,500 Jul-67 Active
NASSCO 354 Kaleetan Washington State Ferries 2,700 369 2,503 Jan-68 Active
NASSCO 355 Yakima Washington State Ferries 2,700 369 2,500 Mar-68 Out of service
NASSCO 356 Elwha Washington State Ferries 2,700 369 2,500 Jun-68 Active
New Bern Shipyard 1754 Silver Lake  North Carolina DoT 736 210 300 1965 Retired
New Bern Shipyard 1755 Pamlico  North Carolina DoT 735 210 300 1965 Retired
New Bern Shipyard 1771 Beaufort  North Carolina DoT 287 287 124 1966 Retired
New Bern Shipyard   Governor Curtis Maine DoT 303 123 221 1968 Active
New Bern Shipyard 2016 Herbert C. Bonner  North Carolina DoT 199 112 150 1970 Retired
New Bern Shipyard 2017 Lindsey Warren  North Carolina DoT 199 122 150 1970 Retired
New Bern Shipyard 2018 Conrad Wirth  North Carolina DoT 199 122 150 1970 Retired
New Bern Shipyard 2019 Alpheus W. Drinkwater North Carolina DoT 199 122 150 1970 Retired
New Bern Shipyard 2020 Kayla Marie Kelleys Island Ferry Boat Lines, Inc. 185 140 149 1970 Active
New Bern Shipyard 2022 Ocracoke North Carolina DoT 199 122 150 1970 Now "Roanoke"
Nichols Bros.   Peralta City of Alameda 114 107 300 2001 Active
Norshipco 179 Cape Henlopen Delaware River & Bay Auth. 2,120 284 800 Jul-81 Active
Norshipco 183 Cape May Delaware River & Bay Auth. 2,165 284 917 Apr-85 For sale
Offshore SB 30 Grand Republic Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. 1,237 261 1,000 1983 Now "Mary Ellen"
Offshore SB 31 Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.   North Carolina DoT 323 154 150 1984 Active
Offshore SB 38 Park City Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. 1,129 261 1,000 1986 Active
Orange SB 265 Governor Daniel Russell North Carolina DoT 469 173 254 Jan-92 Active
Orange SB 355 W. Stanford White North Carolina DoT 286 168 300 2003 Active
Paasch Marine   Caltex Lumba Lumba   104     1961 Now "Canadian II"
Paceco 178 Carquinez   537 185 207 1956 Now "Blackbeard"
Patti Shipyard 135 Cape Point  North Carolina DoT 276 140 150 1989 Active
Patti Shipyard 136 Chicamacomico  North Carolina DoT 276 140 150 1989 Active
Patti Shipyard 137 Frisco  North Carolina DoT 275 140 150 1990 Active
Peterson Builders 9175 LeConte Alaska DoT (AMHS) 1,328 214 300 Apr-74 Active
Peterson Builders 9335 Aurora Alaska DoT (AMHS) 1,281 214 300 May-77 Active
Quality Shipyards 1242 Plaquemines Pride Plaquemines Parish 310 205 205 Nov-04 Active
Rysco 53 Sankaty Steamship Authority 351 220 300 1980 Active
Settoon, Fred 184 Col. Frank X. Armiger Louisiana DoT 268 88 400 1979 Active
Shelburne SY   Valcour Lake Champlain Tptn. 446 190 225 1947 Active
Southern SB 735 Iberville Louisiana DoT 223 97 160 1958 Active
St. Mary Iron Works 7259 Avoca Island Ferry St. Mary Parish 115 101 25 1968 Active
Steiner Shipyard 321 Conquistadora Puerto Rico Ports Auth. 215 101 316 Jan-93 Active
Steiner Shipyard 331 Roanoke North Carolina DoT 283 150 150  Feb-94 Active
Steiner Shipyard 333 Thomas A. Baum  North Carolina DoT 283 150 150  Jun-95 Active
Steiner Shipyard 347 Southport  North Carolina DoT 374 168 300 Nov-96 Active
Steiner Shipyard 362 Neuse  North Carolina DoT 380 168 300  Apr-98 Active
Steiner Shipyard 426 Croatoan North Carolina DoT 403 168 300  Aug-03 Active
Steiner Shipyard 431 Hatteras North Carolina DoT 403 168 300 May-06 Active
Tampa Marine   Grand Isle Lake Champlain Tptn. 124 176 205 1953 Active
Todd Houston 387 Ross S. Stirling  Harris County 110 62 48 1964 Active
Todd Houston 388 William P. Hobby  Harris County 110 62 48 1964 Active
Todd Houston 592 Delaware Delaware River & Bay Auth. 2,200 284 800 Apr-74 Active
Todd Houston 593 New Jersey Delaware River & Bay Auth. 2,200 284 800 Oct-74 Active
Todd Houston 594 Twin Capes Delaware River & Bay Auth. 2,500 284 1,000 Apr-75 Active
Todd Seattle 53 Spokane Washington State Ferries 3,300 430 2,000 Feb-73 Active
Todd Seattle 54 Walla Walla Washington State Ferries 3,300 430 2,000 Apr-73 Active
Todd Seattle 91 Tacoma Washington State Ferries 4,998 460 2,500 Aug-97 Active
Todd Seattle 92 Wenatchee Washington State Ferries 4,998 460 2,500 May-98 Active
Todd Seattle 93 Puyallup Washington State Ferries 4,998 460 2,500 Dec-98 Active
VT Halter Marine 1966 Island Home Steamship Authority 1,567 235 1,200 Mar-07 Active
Wall SY 39 Ascension Louisiana DoT 535 155 131 1977 Active
Washburn & Doughty 41 Captain Henry Lee Maine DoT 288 127 221 1992 Active
Washburn & Doughty 42 Captain Charles Philbrook Maine DoT 288 127 221 1993 Active
Washburn & Doughty 43 Captain Neal Burgess Maine DoT 288 127 221 1993 Active
Wiley Mfg.   North Haven Maine DoT 143 85 125 1959 Active
Wiley Mfg. 12 Surry Virginia DoT 825 199 360 1979 Active
Zigler SY 165 Cameron No 11 Louisiana DoT 655 204 262 1964 Active