A waterborne transport mode in which a boat or ship carries passengers, and often vehicles and cargo, across a body of water on a fixed, scheduled route rather than a one-off voyage. The practice is ancient, old enough that Greek mythology cast the boatman Charon as the ferryman of the underworld, and it took modern form in the nineteenth century with the roll-on/roll-off ferry emerging around 1850 and the world's first dedicated automobile ferry crossing the Bosphorus in 1871. Today ferries range from small urban water-taxi services to large ocean-going vessels carrying thousands of passengers and their vehicles, remaining a cost-effective alternative to a bridge or tunnel on many short and long crossings alike.
Facts
Core ConcernCarrying passengers, vehicles or cargo across water on a fixed, scheduled route 1 Cargo or Passenger Connections
Exemplified By
Source Wikipedia: Mersey Ferry
Source MS Express Samina (Wikipedia)
Source MV Maid of Argyll (Wikipedia)
Source MV Maid of Skelmorlie (Wikipedia)
Source MV Vipya (Wikipedia)
Source PS Lincoln Castle (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Star Ferry
Source Wikipedia: Staten Island Ferry
Source Wikipedia: Woolwich Ferry
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1. Wikipedia: Ferry
WikipediaIntroduction
A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water.
Overview
Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels.
- In Category: Modes
- Part Of: Maritime Transport
In Group: Ocean and Passenger Shipping Modes, Lead sentence
A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water.
View the Source 2. Statistics Poland: Ferry (terms used in official statistics)
Definition, first line
Ship designed for the carriage of various means of land transport (cars, wagons and other vehicles),
Definition, second line
goods as well as passengers between the banks of rivers, canals and coasts.
View the SourceMV Maid of Skelmorlie (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: MV Maid of Skelmorlie, LeadQuote, Exemplified By: MV Maid of Skelmorlie, Lead
MV Maid of Skelmorlie was a passenger ferry operated by Caledonian Steam Packet Company from 1953.
MV Vipya (Wikipedia)
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The ferry had a tonnage of 470 tons
MV Maid of Argyll (Wikipedia)
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MV Maid of Argyll was a passenger ferry operated by Caledonian Steam Packet Company
PS Lincoln Castle (Wikipedia)
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ferried passengers across the Humber
MS Express Samina (Wikipedia)
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was a French-built RoPax ferry that struck the charted Portes Islets rocks
Wikipedia: Staten Island Ferry
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The Staten Island Ferry is a fare-free passenger ferry route operated by the New York City Department of Transportation.
Wikipedia: Star Ferry
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The Star Ferry (Chinese: 天星小輪) is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong.
Wikipedia: Woolwich Ferry
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The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry across the River Thames in east London, connecting Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north.
Wikipedia: Mersey Ferry
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The Mersey Ferry is a ferry service operating on the River Mersey in northwest England, between Liverpool to the east and Birkenhead and Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula to the west.
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