List of ferries of Australia

Ferry | Operational Years | Operating | Destinations

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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

## See also

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* Transport portal
* Australia portal

* List of Sydney Harbour ferries
* Transdev Sydney Ferries
* Sydney Ferries
* Murray River crossings
* List of Hobart ferries

## External links

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* Historical & contemporary Sydney ferries
* "Ferries of Tasmania". Ferries of Tasmania.

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Ferries of Sydney Harbour

Individual ferries|

* Balgowlah
* Baragoola
* Barrenjoey
* Bellubera
* Binngarra
* Brightside
* Brighton
* Brothers
* Burra Bra
* Collaroy
* Curl Curl
* Dee Why
* Emu (II)
* Experiment
* Fairlight (1878)
* Freshwater
* Herald
* Kaikai
* Kalang
* Kaludah
* Kameruka
* Kamiri
* Kanangra
* Kanimbla
* Kara Kara
* Kareela
* Karingal
* Karrabee
* Kiandra
* Kirawa
* Kirrule
* Kookooburra
* Kooleen
* Koompartoo
* Kooroongaba
* Koree
* Kosciusko
* Kirribilli
* Kubu
* Kulgoa
* Kummulla
* Kuramia
* Kuranda
* Kurraba
* Kurrab-Ba
* Kuring-gai
* Kuttabul
* Lady Chelmsford
* Lady Cutler
* Lady Denman
* Lady Edeline
* Lady Ferguson
* Lady Scott
* Manly (II)
* Manly (III)
* Narrabeen (I)
* Narrabeen (III)
* North Head
* Phantom
* Queenscliff
* Rodney
* Rose Hill Packet
* Sophia Jane
* South Steyne
* Sydney 2000
* Surprise
* Vaucluse
* Wallaby

Ferry classes|

* K class
* Dee Why class
* Hydrofoil
* Lady
* Freshwater class
* First Fleet
* JetCat
* RiverCat
* SuperCat
* Emerald
* River
* Parramatta River

Ferry operators|

* Kelsian Group
* Captain Cook Cruises
* Matilda Cruises
* Manly Fast Ferry
* Rosman Ferries
* Transdev Sydney Ferries

Former ferry operators|

* Australian National Line
* Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
* Public Transport Commission
* State Transit Authority
* Sydney Ferries Corporation
* Sydney Ferries Limited
* Sydney Harbour Transport Board
* Transit Systems
* Urban Transit Authority

Miscellaneous|

* List of Sydney Harbour ferries
* Timeline of Sydney Harbour ferries
* Greycliffe disaster
* Rodney disaster

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