Conventional Ferries Built in U.S. Shipyards Since WWII

(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 779 Governor Cherry North Carolina DoT 194 136 150 1957 Now "Capt. Vic"
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 Scrapped
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
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 Washington State Ferries 567 130 350 Jun-98 To be sold
Dakota Creek 36 Snohomish Washington State Ferries 567 130 350 1999 To be sold
Derecktor CT 4100 Fairweather Alaska DoT (AMHS) 870