Privately Owned US-Flag Ferries

 (as of July 9, 2008)

This table is incomplete, but small ferries are very hard to track.  Please send any corrections or additions to timcolton@aol.com.

State Owner Service Ferry Name Shipbuilder Hull # GT LOA Psgrs. Built Disposition
CA Angel Island Tiburon Ferry Co. Angel Island-Tiburon Angel Island     98 65 396 1975 Active
CA Angel Island Tiburon Ferry Co. Angel Island-Tiburon Bonita San Diego Marine 133 32 53 114 1961 Active
CA Angel Island Tiburon Ferry Co. Angel Island-Tiburon Tamalpais Gulf Craft 203 90 65 120 1976 Active
CA Balboa Island Ferry Newport Beach-Balboa Island Admiral Jones, Evan D.   13 64 75 1954 Active
CA Balboa Island Ferry Newport Beach-Balboa Island Captain Jones, Evan D.   13 64 75 1955 Active
CA Balboa Island Ferry Newport Beach-Balboa Island Commodore Jones, Evan D.   13 64 75 1957 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Bay Monarch Colberg SY 76-1 97 130 693 1976 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Encinal Nichols Bros. 77 96 94 400 1985 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Golden Bear Nichols Bros. 45 88 87 396 1979 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Harbor Emperor Colberg SY   94 83 500 1974 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Old Blue Nichols Bros. 44 88 87 396 1979 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Oski Nichols Bros. 43 88 87 396 1979 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Peralta Nichols Bros.   114 107 300 2001 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Royal Star Blount Marine 152 98 132 650 1969 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Vallejo Gladding-Hearn 273 84 94 300 1991 Active
CA Blue & Gold Fleet San Francisco-Various Zelinsky Nichols Bros. 83 96 94 400 1985 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Avalon Express Westport SY 7515 86 95 149 1990 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Cat Express Nichols Bros. 84 97 97 350 1986 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Catalina Express Westport SY 8501 99 100 149 1994 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Catalina Jet Nichols Bros. 133 87 145 440 1999 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Islander Express Westport SY 8502 99 100 149 1994 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Jet Cat Express Nichols Bros. 500 98 145 381 2001 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Starship Express Pequot River SW 4 98 135 300 1999 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Super Express Westport SY 7508 86 95 149 1989 Active
CA Catalina Channel Express Long Beach-Dana Point/Catalina Two Harbors Express Westport SY 9002 88 81 149 1985 Active
CA Catalina Classic Cruises, Inc. San Pedro-Catalina Catalina King Colberg SY 73-2 98 130 700 1973 Active
CA Catalina Explorer Co., Inc. Long Beach-Catalina Catalina Explorer Allen Marine 2 77 77 149 1987 Active
CA Catalina Passenger Service Newport Beach-Catalina Catalina Flyer Nichols Bros. 88 93 118 600 1988 Active
CA Catalina Passenger Service Newport Beach-Catalina Pavilion Paddy Hueneme BW 4 17 40 85 1988 Active
CA Delta Ferry Authority Bethel Island-Bradford Island Victory II Colberg SY   91 58 49 1947 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. New London-Orient Point Cape Henlopen     1,492 308 900 1944 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. New London-Orient Point John H. Shipbuilding Marine 2 96 240 1,000 1989 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. New London-Orient Point Mary Ellen Offshore SB 30 841 261 800 1983 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. New London-Orient Point New London     94 261 295 1979 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. New London-Orient Point North Star     238 158 303 1968 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Service, Inc. New London-Orient Point Susan Anne Ferguson Ind.   354 238 820 1964 Active
CT/NY Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc. New London-Orient Point Sea Jet I Nichols Bros.   99 127 400 1989 Active
CT/NY Fishers Island Ferry District New London-Fishers Island Eagle Atlantic Marine 192 99 114   1981 Active
CT/NY Fishers Island Ferry District New London-Fishers Island Flamingo Atlantic Marine 208 99 114   1987 Active
CT/NY Fishers Island Ferry District New London-Fishers Island Heron Eastern Shipbuilding 783 87 113   2002 Active
CT/NY Fishers Island Ferry District New London-Fishers Island Munnatawket Blount Marine 214 95 116 216 1978 Active
CT/NY Fishers Island Ferry District New London-Fishers Island Pelican Atlantic Marine 191 99 114   1981 Active
CT/NY Fishers Island Ferry District New London-Fishers Island Race Point     87 140 250 1985 Active
FL Caladesi Island Connection, Inc. Honeymoon Island-Caladesi Island Caladesi Connection I Corinthian Yachts 40001 6 40 66 1986 Active
FL Caladesi Island Connection, Inc. Honeymoon Island-Caladesi Island Caladesi Connection II Corinthian Yachts 40002 6 40 66 1986 Active
HI Hawaii Superferry Inter-Island Service Alakai Austal USA 615 3,617 321   2007 Active
HI Hawaii Superferry Inter-Island Service Unnamed Austal USA 616 3,617 321   2009 Building
IL Calhoun Ferry Co., Inc. Batchtown-Lincoln County Alton Missouri Valley 496 30 41   1948 Active
IL Calhoun Ferry Co., Inc. Batchtown-Lincoln County Calhoun Baalman, Vincent   12 33   1992 Active
IL Calhoun Ferry Co., Inc. Batchtown-Golden Eagle Golden Eagle (Towboat)     27 42   1969 Active
IL Calhoun Ferry Co., Inc. Batchtown-Golden Eagle Golden Eagle Ferry (Barge)     74     1934 Active
IL Calhoun Ferry Co., Inc. Winfield-Batchtown Jean Marie II (Towboat) Serodino 33 18 30   1977 Active
IL Calhoun Ferry Co., Inc. Winfield-Batchtown Winfield Ferry No. 2 (Barge)     85 90   1996 Active
IL Rides Mass Transit District Golconda-Cave-in-Rock Shawnee Queen SeaArk Marine 1220 24 46 48 2001 Active
KY/OH Anderson Ferry, Inc. Constance-Cincinnati Boone No. 7 (Barge) Stanwood Corp.   58 90 40 1937 Active
KY/OH Anderson Ferry, Inc. Constance-Cincinnati Boone No. 8 (Barge) Walker Boatyard   57 78   1952 Active
KY/OH Anderson Ferry, Inc. Constance-Cincinnati Boone No. 9 (Barge) Maxon Marine 1391 77 80   1977 Active
KY/OH Anderson Ferry, Inc. Constance-Cincinnati Deborah A. (Towboat) Humboldt Boats   18 38 na 1956 Active
KY/OH Anderson Ferry, Inc. Constance-Cincinnati Little Boone (Towboat) Walker Boatyard   13 39 na 1952 Active
MA Cape Island Express Lines, Inc. New Bedford-Marta's Vineyard Schamonchi Gamage, Edward T.   91 130   1978 Active
MA Edgartown Ferry, Inc. Edgartown-Chappaquiddick On Time II Grant, Jared N. 1 28 55 49 1967 Active
MA Edgartown Ferry, Inc. Edgartown-Chappaquiddick On Time III Grant, Jared N.   25 65 49 1975 Active
MA Falmouth-Edgartown Ferry Falmouth-Edgartown Pied Piper Atlantic & Gulf 108 74 73   1981 Active
MA Harbor Express Boston-Georges Island Island Discovery Island Boats 10073 37 66 200 2005 Active
MA Harbor Express Boston-Georges Island Island Expedition Island Boats 10072 37 66 200 2005 Active
MA Island Commuter Corp. Falmouth-Martha's Vineyard Island Queen     99 121 600 1974 Active
MD Oxford Bellevue Ferry Oxford-St. Michaels Talbot Blount Marine 231 43 65 80 1980 Active
MD/VA White's Ferry Montgomery County-Loudoun County General Jubal A. Early Marine Metals 84 68 84 60 1988 Active
MD/VA White's Ferry Montgomery County-Loudoun County General Jubal Early     47 52   1995 Active
ME Chebeague Tptn. Co. Chebeague Island-Cousins Island Dovekie St. Paul Navigation 250 14 25 5 1998 Active
ME Chebeague Tptn. Co. Chebeague Island-Cousins Island Islander Washburn & Doughty   46 52 119 1985 Active
ME Chebeague Tptn. Co. Chebeague Island-Cousins Island Pied Piper Arro Yachts 1 31 56 106 1991 Active
ME Monhegan Thomaston Boat Line Monhegan-Thomaston Elizabeth Ann Arro Yachts 2 48 64 149 1995 Active
ME Monhegan Thomaston Boat Line Monhegan-Thomaston Laura B. Davis & Sons, M.M.   46 59 93 1943 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Algomah Paasch Marine 139 81 95 600 1961 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company St. Ignace-Mackinac Island Beaver Lock City Machine   83 61   1952 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Chippewa Paasch Marine 141 81 91 600 1962 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Corsair Blount Marine 98 98 92   1955 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Huron Paasch Marine   99 92 400 1955 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Island Express Gladding-Hearn 267 90 83 380 1988 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Mackinac Express Gladding-Hearn 263 90 83 350 1987 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Mackinac Islander Sturgeon Bay SB   99 79   1947 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Ottawa Paasch Marine   81 95 600 1959 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Straits Express Marinette Marine 401 99 92 400 1995 Active
MI Arnold Transit Company Mackinaw City-Mackinac Island Straits of Mackinac II Blount Marine 150 89 90 446 1969 Active
MI Beaver Island Boat Co. Charlevoix-Beaver Island Beaver Islander Sturgeon Bay SB   95 95 203 1962 Active
MI Beaver Island Boat Co. Charlevoix-Beaver Island Emerald Isle Washburn & Doughty 56 65 130 293 1997 Active
MI Champion Auto Ferry, Inc. Algonac-Harsens Island Champion Champion Marine   69 73 80 1941 Active
MI Champion Auto Ferry, Inc. Algonac-Harsens Island Middle Channel Vinette, T.D. 196 81 79 100 1996 Active
MI Champion Auto Ferry, Inc. Algonac-Harsens Island North Channel Blount Marine 132 94 75 102 1967 Active
MI Champion Auto Ferry, Inc. Algonac-Harsens Island South Channel Blount Marine 174 94 79 100 1973 Active
MI Isle Royale Ferry Service, Inc. Cooper Harbor MI Isle Royale Queen III Vinette, T.D.   88 81 100 1959 Active
MI Isle Royale Ferry Service, Inc. Cooper Harbor MI Isle Royale Queen IV Neuville BW 100-3 63 99 144 1980 Active
MI Manitou Island Transit, Inc. Leland--North Manitou Island Manitou Isle Andersen, M.G.   34 52 66 1946 Active
MI Manitou Island Transit, Inc. Leland--South Manitou Island Mishe Mokwa Nolan & Sons, J.W.   49 65 133 1963 Active
MI Rides Mass Transit District Algonac  MI Islander Chris-Craft   38 41 49 1967 Active
MI Star Line Mackinac Isl Passenger Mackinaw City-St. Ignace La Salle Gulf Craft 266 55 62   1983 Active
MI Star Line Mackinac Isl Passenger Mackinaw City-St. Ignace Marquette Gulf Craft 224 55 62   1979 Active
MI/WI Lake Michigan Car Ferry Ludington-Manitowoc Badger Bay Shipbuilding 370 4,244 411 620 1953 Active
MN Grand Portage - Isle Royale Tptn. Line, Inc. Grand Portage-Isle Royale Voyageur II