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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.
Website. www.nantucket-ma.gov. Nantucket ( / ˌnænˈtʌkɪt /) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod. [1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts.
MV Iyanough is a high-speed ferry that operates for the Steamship Authority on a route between Hyannis and Nantucket, Massachusetts . Iyanough was built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding to an Incat Crowther design at a cost of $9.7 million [2] and was delivered to the Authority in January 2007. [3] She was christened and commissioned into service ...
MV Uncatena was a passenger and vehicle ferry that was operated by the Steamship Authority, and later by several Florida-based entrepreneurs that attempted to convert her to a gambling boat. Uncatena was built by Blount Boats in Warren, Rhode Island, and was launched on June 27, 1965. [1] She began service to Nantucket island on July 29. [2]
Hy-Line Cruises (colloquially referred to as Hy-Line, and legally Hyannis Harbor Tours Inc.) is a family owned and operated Massachusetts ferry and cruise company. [1] The company currently operates the second largest passenger ferry service between mainland Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket (after the Steamship ...
339 sq mi (880 km 2) [1] Elevation. 306 ft (93 m) Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months.
The Island Home was a sidewheel steamer operating as a ferry serving the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket during the second half of the nineteenth century. Nantucket ferry service [ edit ] Island Home was built in 1855 in Greenpoint , New York. [1]
SS Martha's Vineyard was a ferry that operated in New England for much of the 20th century. She was constructed by Bath Iron Works for the New England Steamship Company (since consolidated into the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority) as the Islander. [1] She was launched on July 23, 1923, and began service to ...