Ferry |
Operational Years |
Operating |
Destinations
|
MS Abel Tasman |
1985–1993 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Devonport
|
PS Alert |
1878–1893 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
SS Awaroa |
1915–1918 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
PS Black Eagle |
1854–1872 |
No |
Melbourne <-> St Kilda <-> Brighton <-> Mornington
|
SS Balgowlah |
1912–1951 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Baragoola |
1922–1983 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
SS Charlotte Fenwick |
1903–1913 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Collaroy |
1988–present |
Yes |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
SS Coogee |
1903–1913 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Launceston (and briefly Melbourne <-> Geelong)
|
ACV Courier |
1986-1987 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Rosebud <-> Portarlington
|
SS Courier |
1888–1927 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
MV Curl Curl (1972) |
1973–1991 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
SS Despatch |
1869–1911 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Dee Why (1972) |
1972–1985 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Devil Cat (1st) |
1997–1998 1999–2002 |
No |
Melbourne <-> George Town
|
MV Devil Cat (2nd) |
1998–1999 |
No |
Melbourne <-> George Town
|
SS Edina |
1880–1938 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
SS Excelsior (1883) |
1883–1919 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
SS Express |
1854–1862 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
MS Australian Trader |
1985–1993 |
No |
Sydney <-> Hobart
|
MS Empress of Australia |
1965–1985 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Devonport
|
MV Fairlight (1966) |
1966–1984 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV J.J. Farnsworth (1984) |
1984–2003 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Freshwater |
1984–present |
Yes |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
PS Golden Crown |
1874–1888 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Queenscliff
|
PS Hygeia (1890) |
1890–1931 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Hygeia (1962) |
1962–2004 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
SS Karatta |
1907–1961 |
No |
Port Adelaide <-> Kingscote
|
MV Komuta |
1955–1965 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
SS Koompartoo |
1922–1932 |
No |
Sydney Harbour
|
SS Kuttabul |
1922–1932 |
No |
Sydney Harbour
|
MV Judith Ann |
1953–1955 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Lady Cutler |
1969–1991 |
No |
Sydney Harbour
|
MV Lady Denman |
1912-1979 |
No |
Sydney Harbour
|
MV Lady McKell |
1970–1991 |
No |
Sydney Harbour
|
MV Lady Woodward |
1970–1991 |
No |
Sydney Harbour
|
MV Long Reef (1978) |
1978–1984 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
PS Lonsdale |
1883–1889 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Queenscliff
|
SS Loongana (1903) |
1912–1935 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Launceston
|
MV Manly (1965) |
1965–1980 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Manly (1984) |
1984–1991 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
PS Mystery |
1867–1872 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
SS Nairana |
1920–1948 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Devonport and Melbourne <-> Burnie
|
MV Narrabeen |
1984–present |
Yes |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Nepean |
1965–2004 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
PS Ozone |
1886–1925 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Palm Beach (1975) |
1975–1984 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
SS Perth |
1914–1970 |
No |
Swan River, Perth. Converted to MV Perth in 1970.
|
MV Perth |
1970–1982, 1986 |
No |
Swan River, Perth.
|
MV Peninsula Princess |
1987–1993 |
No |
Queenscliff <-> Sorrento
|
MS Princess of Tasmania |
1959–1972 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Devonport
|
MV Queenscliff (1983) |
1983–present |
Yes |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Queenscliff (1992) |
1993–present |
Yes |
Queenscliff <-> Sorrento
|
SS Reliance |
1916–1943 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
SS Rotomahana |
1879–1921 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Launceston
|
PS Seahorse |
1842–1843 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Launceston
|
Sealion 2000 (Kangaroo Island SeaLink) |
1997–present (New Vessels in 2024) |
Yes |
Cape Jervis <-> Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
|
PS Shamrock |
1843–1851 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Launceston
|
SS Sorrento (1946) |
1946–1949 |
No |
Queenscliff <-> Sorrento
|
MV Sorrento (2001) |
2001–present |
Yes |
Queenscliff <-> Sorrento
|
SS South Steyne |
1938–1974 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Sydney (1985) |
1985–1991 |
No |
Sydney <-> Manly
|
MV Sun (ferry) |
1942–present |
Yes |
Brooklyn, New South Wales <-> Dangar Island
|
MS Spirit of Tasmania |
1993–2002 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Devonport
|
SeaCat Tasmania |
1991–1992 |
No |
Port Welshpool <-> George Town
|
Spirit of Kangaroo Island (Kangaroo Island SeaLink ) |
2001–present (New Vessels 2024) |
Yes |
Cape Jervis <-> Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
|
MS Spirit of Tasmania I |
2002–present |
Yes |
Geelong <-> Devonport
|
MS Spirit of Tasmania II |
2002–present |
Yes |
Geelong <-> Devonport
|
MS Spirit of Tasmania III |
2004–2006 |
No |
Sydney <-> Devonport
|
SS Taroona |
1934–1959 |
No |
Melbourne <–> Beauty Point <–> Devonport and Melbourne <-> Burnie
|
MV Troubridge |
1961–1987 |
No |
Port Adelaide <-> Kingscote and Port Adelaide <-> Port Lincoln
|
MV Valdura
|
1912–1967
|
No
|
Swan river
|
PS Weeroona (1910) |
1910–1942 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
MV Weeroona (1958) |
1958–1972 |
No |
Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff
|
PS Williams |
1872–1894 |
No |
Melbourne <-> Geelong
|
First Fleet (Sydney Ferries) |
1985–present |
Yes |
Sydney Harbour
|
Rivercat (Sydney Ferries) |
1992–present |
Yes |
Sydney <-> Parramatta
|
Supercat (Sydney Ferries) |
2000–2024 |
Yes |
Sydney Harbour
|
Raymond Island ferry |
Various vessels since 1889, current vessel since 1997 |
Yes |
Raymond Island <-> Paynesville
|
North Stradbroke Island Ferries |
1964–present |
Yes |
Moreton Bay Various vessels Roll on Roll off Cleveland to Dunwich North Stradbroke Island
|