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The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority, doing business as The Steamship Authority (SSA), is the statutory regulatory body for all ferry operations between mainland Massachusetts and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well an operator of ferry services between the mainland and the islands.
Martha's Vineyard constitutes the bulk of Dukes County, Massachusetts, which also includes the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land. The island's year-round population has considerably increased since the 1960s. In the 2023 Martha's Vineyard Commission report, the year-round population was 20,530, an increase from 16,460 in 2010. [3]
The MV Katama is a freight ferry boat operated by the Steamship Authority.The ship is named after the Katama region of Martha's Vineyard.The ship was built by Scully Bros Boat Builders at their Morgan City, Louisiana yard, completed in 1982, and initially named Pro Navigator [3] before being acquired by the Steamship Authority in 1986.
MV Vineyard Lady: 2015 Hyannis–Martha's Vineyard High speed catamaran, built in 2007 by Yank Marine [9] MV Grey Lady IV: 2016 Hyannis–Nantucket High speed catamaran, built by Gladding-Heam Shipbuilding [9] MV Monhegan 2023 Cape Cod Canal Cruises Built in 1959 for the Maine State Ferry Co. as a car ferry.
MV Island Home is a ferry built by VT Halter Marine in 2005 for the Steamship Authority. She replaced the MV Islander on the Authority's route between Woods Hole and Vineyard Haven. [1] She has been serving the Woods Hole–Martha's Vineyard route since her maiden voyage on March 5, 2007. [4] [2]
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Both islands are also famous summer tourist destinations, commonly accessed by ferry from several locations on the cape. The phrases Cape Cod and the Islands and the Cape and Islands are often used to describe the whole region of Barnstable County, Dukes County (including Martha's Vineyard and the smaller Elizabeth Islands), and Nantucket County.
MV Nantucket is a 230-foot-long (70 m) ferry owned and operated by the Steamship Authority. It was built in 1974 by Belinger Shipyards in Jacksonville, Florida. She serves the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. [1] [2] She was named after a 19th-century paddlewheel steamer serving this route, the sidewheeler Nantucket.