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Hyannis – Nantucket ferry service
Conventional passenger, car and truck ferry service between Hyannis and Nantucket, operated with vessels such as the M/V Eagle and M/V Woods Hole.
Description
The Steamship Authority's conventional ferries carry passengers, automobiles and trucks between Hyannis on Cape Cod and Nantucket. Advance reservations are required for vehicles.
Key features
- M/V Eagle: the route's workhorse since 1987, carrying up to 768 persons and 52 vehicles; designed by John Gilbert and built by McDermott Shipyard, with a bulbous bow, sponsons and an aft bustle for a comfortable ride in Nantucket Sound
- M/V Woods Hole: also serves the route, with a crossing time of two hours and fifteen minutes
- M/V Nantucket: 230 ft, 768 persons, 50 vehicles, 14 knots; normally on the summer schedule to Nantucket
Specifications
| Crossing time | two hours and fifteen minutes (M/V Woods Hole) |
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