Ferry Name Generator
Names for car ferries, fast cats and island boats
Browse 1,000 ferry names for car ferries, passenger catamarans, harbor shuttles, river crossings and island boats, from Spirit of Kettle Bay and Queen of the Narrows to Tidewater Express and Old Chugger. Made for writers, game and model builders, transport sims and small operators looking for ideas.
About ferry names
Ferry names follow habits you can hear in any timetable. Big car ferries tend to carry one formula across a whole fleet: Spirit of, Pride of, Queen of or Isle of, followed by a place the ship serves. Fast craft advertise speed with Express, Jet, Cat or Clipper. Small harbor and river boats get homely names, and many communities name a boat for a local figure, a saint, a seabird or the water it crosses.
This list of 1,000 names is built from those habits. The places in the formula names are invented (Spirit of Kettle Bay, Pride of Port Ellis, Queen of the Narrows, Isle of Marrow), and so are the namesakes, such as Captain Aldous Reeve and The Lady Margit. You will also find strait and sound names, birds and sea life, cable and chain ferries, coastal plants, tide and weather names, and words from Nordic languages, Scottish Gaelic and Scots, Mediterranean languages and the Pacific. The prefixes MV (motor vessel), MS (motor ship) and HSC (high-speed craft) appear sparingly.
Twenty entries were put in on purpose as the names of real ferries, such as Pride of Kent, Wenatchee and Kaitaki; the FAQ lists them all. A small share goes to fantasy river crossings and orbital shuttles, like Coin for the Crossing and Lagrange Link.
How to choose ferry names
- Start with the route. A ferry is tied to one crossing, so a name that includes the strait, sound, island or town it serves reads as real at once.
- Naming a fleet? Pick one formula and keep it: every ship a Spirit of, or every ship a seabird. Mixed formulas make a fleet look like a collection of second-hand boats, which is fine if that is the story you want to tell.
- Match the name to the size. Queen of the Narrows suits a ship with a car deck; a twelve-seat harbor launch is better off as Little Maud or Penny Crossing.
- Use MV, MS or HSC only where a formal register matters, such as a timetable, a hull drawing or a transport sim. In dialogue people drop the prefix and usually half the name.
- If you run a real boat, look the name up with your flag and port registry and see what other operators on your water use before you paint it on. Nobody has done that for the names here.
Frequently asked questions
How are ferries usually named?
Most operators pick a theme and apply it to the whole fleet: places on the route, a shared opening such as Spirit of or Isle of, local people, birds or regional words. Fast craft often add Express, Jet or Cat. Small crossings are freer, which is where names like Old Chugger and Half Tide Hattie come from.
Are any of these real ferries?
Twenty were included on purpose, past or present: Pride of Kent, Wenatchee, Kaleetan, Tokitae, Chimacum, Suquamish, Puyallup, Samish, Kaitaki, Aratere, Kaiarahi, Caledonian Isles, Finlaggan, Glen Sannox, Clansman, Lord of the Isles, Queenscliff, Narrabeen, Collaroy and Victoria of Wight. They are here as style anchors, and this site has no connection to any ferry operator. The other names are invented or are plain words, and any of them can still match a boat somewhere by chance.
What do MV, MS and HSC mean in front of a ferry name?
MV stands for motor vessel and MS for motor ship; both simply say the ship is driven by diesel or other motor engines, not steam. HSC stands for high-speed craft, the category that covers fast catamarans and hydrofoils. The list uses them sparingly, as in MV Island Venture and HSC Tolvar Swift, and you can add or drop a prefix on any name.
Can I use one of these names for a real boat or a ferry business?
Treat them as a starting point. Nobody has looked these names up in a ship registry or compared them with existing operators, so do that yourself before you commit: search your own flag and port registers and look for boats with the same name on your route.
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All 1,000 ferry names
A: 16 names
- Aalto
- Aamu
- Admiral Cora Whitlow
- Aihe
- Airlock Annie
- Alderman Giles Spurr
- Alkyoni
- Alon
- An t-Aiseag
- Apogee Express
- Aratere
- Arctic Skua
- Arcturus
- Asteri
- Auntie Dot
- Avra
B: 57 names
- Back and Forth
- Bankside Bobber
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barge of Quiet Bells
- Baroness Halloway
- Barramundi
- Basking Shark
- Bay Connector
- Bayou Belle
- Beacon Point
- Bearing True
- Bell Buoy
- Bell Crank Bess
- Bell Heather
- Bella Riva
- Belle of Bexcombe
- Belle of Cedar Landing
- Belle of the Bluffs
- Belle of the Quay
- Belle of Wexmouth
- Bellman Archie Stott
- Belt Hopper
- Bessie
- Big River Bess
- Billabong Belle
- Bintang Laut
- Birchbark
- Biscuit Tin
B, continued
- Bituin
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Bladderwrack
- Blue Hour
- Bluebell of the Glen
- Boarding Call
- Boatwright Per Landvik
- Bobbin
- Bog Myrtle
- Bogwight's Bargain
- Bølgen
- Bollard
- Bonnie Banks
- Bonnie Morag
- Bonxie
- Bosun Ruth Ainsley
- Bow Door Betty
- Bow Wave
- Brannock Cat
- Brannock Eagle
- Brannock Resolve
- Brannock Strait
- Braw Crossing
- Bread and Butter
- Brewery Wharf Boat
- Brisa del Mar
- Bura
- Busy Lizzie
- Buttercup
C: 54 names
- Cable Maid
- Cala Blanca
- Calanque
- Caledonian Isles
- Calloway Channel
- Calm Passage
- Camar Laut
- Canopus
- Cap au Sud
- Capella
- Capercaillie
- Capstan Kate
- Captain Aldous Reeve
- Captain Ama Mensah
- Captain Freya Halvorsen
- Captain Isidro Vela
- Captain Josiah Marrable
- Captain Mirela Dragan
- Captain Nell Varley
- Captain Rafe Underhill
- Cardinal Mark
- Catfish Kate
- Cedar Passage
- Ceilidh Lass
- Chain Reaction
- Chainway
- Channel Arrow
C, continued
- Chief Engineer Lottie Brand
- Chimacum
- Chinook Wind
- Clansman
- Coastal Lifeline
- Cobble
- Cog and Chain
- Coin for the Crossing
- Collaroy
- Commodore Hale
- Common Good
- Constant Friend
- Coral Tide
- Corncrake
- Corrie Lass
- Cotton Grass
- Councillor Ina Brodie
- Countess of Varrow
- Coxswain Davy Pengelly
- Creek Cable
- Cross Bay Courier
- Cross River Cab
- Cuppa
- Curlew of Brenmoor
- Cushion Rider
- Customs House Shuttle
- Cypress Belle
D: 29 names
- Dagat
- Dalmorrin Cat
- Dame Winifred Marsh
- Daughter of the Sound
- Dawdle
- Day Return
- Deckhand Danny Roe
- Deepwater Pass
- Delfino Bianco
- Delta Vee
- Deniz Yıldızı
- Dependable
- Dock Clock
- Dockring Daisy
- Dockside Dasher
- Dockyard Dolly
- Doctor Marguerite Sol
- Dog Rose
- Dog Watch
- Dolly
- Dr. Elspeth Corrie
- Dragonfly Punt
- Dripping Brolly
- Duchess of Vessery
- Dugong
- Durrin Narrows
- Durrin Ness Light
- Dusk Runner
- Dusky Dolphin
E: 18 names
- Earl of Brannock
- Earthrise Crossing
- East Kyle
- Ebb and Flow
- Eider Duck
- Eight Bells
- Eilean Beag
- Ejdern
- Elderbank
- Elevenses
- Engineer Sam Okoro
- Estrella del Estrecho
- Estuary Avocet
- Estuary Crossing
- Estuary Flyer
- Étoile du Large
- Evening Crossing
- Exact Change
F: 29 names
- Fairway Buoy
- Faoileag
- Far Foreland Lass
- Fare's Fair
- Faro del Sur
- Fast Tide
- Father Lorcan
- Fenwater Reach
- Ferry of the Nine Reeds
- Ferryman Jock Tulloch
- Fey Crossing
- Finlaggan
- Firth Hopper
- Fish Market Hopper
- Fish Quay Flyer
- Fjordbris
- Fjordlys
- Flat Bottom Flo
- Flood Tide
- Flower of the Firth
- Fog Horn Annie
- Fog Signal
- Foilborne
- Following Sea
- Foot Passenger
- Founder Abel Garrick
- Free Return
- Fresh Breeze
- Friend of the Isles
G: 29 names
- Gabbiano
- Gangway
- Garbí
- Gaviota
- Gem of the Estuary
- Geoduck
- Geostationary Jen
- Glaros
- Glasswort
- Glen Darrach Lass
- Glen Fenna
- Glen Marrach
- Glen Sannox
- Glen Tarran
- Goéland
- Golden Gorse
- Golfo Azzurro
- Good Intent
- Good Neighbor Bay
- Granary Wharf
- Granny Morag
- Granny's Kettle
- Great Bear
- Great Northern Diver
- Green Turtle
- Grey Seal
- Grey Whale
- Greywether Clipper
- Greywether Gap
H: 50 names
- Ha'penny Polly
- Half Ebb
- Half Past Whenever
- Half Tide Hattie
- Halo Orbit Shuttle
- Hand Over Hand
- Harbor Bar
- Harbor Bug
- Harbor Cat
- Harbor Cormorant
- Harbor Link
- Harbor Porpoise
- Harbor Seal
- Harbormaster Pell
- Harbour Haze
- Harbour Lark
- Harebell
- Harlen Sound Express
- Hartsmere Clipper
- Havblikk
- Havbris
- Havfruen
- Havsörnen
- Headland Link
- Hero of Hesper Island
H, continued
- Heron King's Barge
- Hesper Strait
- High Road Ferry
- High Water
- Hoiho
- Hollowreed
- Holokai
- Home by Tea
- Honu
- Hop Across
- Hourly Service
- HSC Arrow of the Isles
- HSC Bexcombe Arrow
- HSC Lantern Rock Express
- HSC Morning Dart
- HSC Northern Dart
- HSC Outer Stacks Express
- HSC Sallow Dart
- HSC Silverwake
- HSC Tarn Head Swift
- HSC Tolvar Swift
- Humble Bee
- Humpback
- Hydrofoil Hettie
- Hylje
I: 49 names
- Ilios
- Inner Sound
- Iron Links
- Ironbark
- Island Lifeline
- Island Osprey
- Isle of Aldermere
- Isle of Beacon Light
- Isle of Brackle
- Isle of Brannock
- Isle of Cardle
- Isle of Corriebeg
- Isle of Dunmorrow
- Isle of Erriskerry
- Isle of Fennock
- Isle of Fethray
- Isle of Gannet Stack
- Isle of Hesper
- Isle of Hollinsay
- Isle of Inchgarrow
- Isle of Kettle
- Isle of Lantern
- Isle of Lingarra Beg
- Isle of Lorrimer
I, continued
- Isle of Low Heather
- Isle of Lummock
- Isle of Marram Sands
- Isle of Marrow
- Isle of Melverry
- Isle of Nine Stones
- Isle of Old Harrier
- Isle of Ossick
- Isle of Ostrand
- Isle of Pellin
- Isle of Pennick
- Isle of Pentarrow
- Isle of Rushy Holm
- Isle of Sallow Head
- Isle of Skarra Wick
- Isle of Sorrel
- Isle of Stannock
- Isle of Starrick
- Isle of Thrift
- Isle of Tolvar
- Isle of Trewarne
- Isle of Varra
- Isle of Whin
- Isle of Winnock
- Isola Verde
J: 6 names
- Jacaranda
- Jarrick Sound Jet
- Jenny Wren of the Quay
- Jetty Jumper
- Jewel of the Sound
- Just Missed It
K: 24 names
- Kaiarahi
- Kaimana
- Kaitaki
- Kaleetan
- Kamome
- Kármán Line
- Karoro
- Keeper Solveig Dahl
- Kekeno
- Kelp Forest
- Kelp Garden
- Kettle Bay Express
- Kettle Bay Kittiwake
- Kettle Bay Reliance
- Kettle Sound
- Kettle's On
- Kingfish
- Koholā
- Kororā
- Kōtare
- Kveldsol
- Kyle of Arrin
- Kyle Rover
- Kyma
L: 60 names
- La Navette
- Lady Ailsa Dunmore
- Lady Beatrix Hallam
- Lady Clemency
- Lady Corisande
- Lady Emmeline Roskerry
- Lady Isaura
- Lady Oonagh
- Lady Sunniva
- Lady Tamsin of Pellin
- Lady Verity Kessin
- Lagrange Link
- Laird of Dunvarrick
- Lake Breeze
- Lamplighter
- Lanakila
- Land Breeze
- Lantern Passage
- Lantern Rock Light
- Lass of Lorrimer
- Last Light
- Last Orders
- Lastavica
- Le Petit Bac
- Leatherback
- Leeward
- Levee Lark
- Libeccio
- Lickety Split
- Lifeboatman Hugh Tregear
L, continued
- Lightkeeper Jonas Wray
- Lightning Bug
- Link by Link
- Linkspan
- Little Auk
- Little Egret
- Little Hoot
- Little Maud
- Loch Arrin
- Loch Dunaig
- Loch Morlaig
- Loch Ornaig
- Loch Sennaig
- Loch Tarsa
- Loch Vennach
- Lodos
- Lokki
- Long Shadows
- Loon Call
- Lord Greywether
- Lord of the Isles
- Lorrimer Cat
- Low Orbit Lark
- Low Road Ferry
- Low Sun
- Low Water Lou
- Lumba-Lumba
- Lunar Gate Ferry
- Lunden
- Lundi
M: 70 names
- Machair
- Mackerel Sky
- Madrona
- Maestrale
- Mahina
- Maid of Faldane
- Maid of Glenorra
- Maid of Lantern Rock
- Maid of Marsh Creek
- Maid of Morlaig
- Maid of Otter Slough
- Maid of Ottermouth
- Maid of Pellin Cove
- Maid of the Islands
- Maid of the Tideway
- Mainland Connection
- Majakka
- Makani
- Mallory Narrows
- Mangrove Jack
- Many Hands
- Market Day
- Marram Grass
- Marrow Firth
- Marrow Sprinter
- Marsh Bittern
- Marsh Harrier
- Marsh Marigold
- Marshlight
- Martı
- Måsen
- Mate Bill Skerritt
- Mayor Odette Fane
- Meltemi
- Merikotka
M, continued
- Merrin Lighthouse
- Midge
- Midwife Bridie Cahill
- Mind the Gap
- Minke
- Miss Cottonwood
- Miss Lakeshore
- Miss Sawmill Landing
- Mistwater Barge
- Moon Jelly
- Moonpole
- Moonside Link
- Morgengry
- Morning Tide
- Mother Hen
- MS Holmen
- MS Kystvind
- MS Nordholmen
- MS Saaristo
- MS Skärgården
- MS Storfjord
- MS Vestavind
- Muckle Crossing
- Mud Hen
- Muddy Water Mae
- MV Brannock Pioneer
- MV Clear Horizon
- MV Fair Passage
- MV Firth Crossing
- MV Island Venture
- MV Kettle Bay Venture
- MV Port Ellis Endeavour
- MV Sound Voyager
- MV Sunrise Run
- MV Tideway Stalwart
N: 22 names
- Nagisa
- Nai'a
- Nalu
- Nan's Shortcut
- Narrabeen
- Narrows Express
- Narrows Gull
- Narrows Shuttle
- Neap Tide
- Never Drifts
- Night Owl Crossing
- Nine to Five
- Nipper
- Nixie's Favor
- No Hurry
- Noon Gun
- Nordavind
- Norðurljós
- North Channel Runner
- North Shore Runner
- Northern Gannet
- Nurse Agnes Dunmore
O: 26 names
- Old Ben Carrack
- Old Chugger
- Old Clanker
- Old Faithful Nell
- Old Man Gudgeon's Raft
- Old Town Shuttle
- Old Wheezy
- Ombak
- Onda Blu
- Orbital Maid
- Orlow Head
- Orrin Clipper
- Orrin Narrows
- Ossick Cat
- Østavind
- Ostrand Sound
- Ottermouth Express
- Our Betty
- Outer Harbor Shuttle
- Outer Isles Express
- Outer Mole
- Outer Skerry
- Overwater Omnibus
- Oxbow
- Øyglimt
- Oystercatcher
P: 84 names
- Paddlewheel Pearl
- Park and Glide
- Parking Orbit
- Pasty Run
- Patch
- Pearl of Penmarrin
- Peerie Maid
- Peggy Lou
- Pellin Cove Cat
- Pellin Jet
- Pellin Passage
- Penny Crossing
- Perigee Runner
- Pibroch
- Pied Wagtail
- Pier Nine
- Pierhead
- Pilgrim's Pole
- Pilot Annie Truscott
- Pilot Kenji Arakawa
- Pilot Whale
- Pīwakawaka
- Plain Jane
- Pleiades
- Plimsoll Line
- Plodder
- Ponent
- Pontoon Pat
P, continued
- Port Ellis Jet
- Port Ellis Perseverance
- Portage
- Postmistress Edie Crane
- Poyraz
- Pride of Arlen Cove
- Pride of Ballymorrow
- Pride of Bexcombe
- Pride of Cardle Bay
- Pride of Crannick
- Pride of Culver Reach
- Pride of Dunnavar
- Pride of Eastholm Roads
- Pride of Farrowdale
- Pride of Garrison Haven
- Pride of Gullen Rock
- Pride of Halloway
- Pride of Harlen Sound
- Pride of Hawse Landing
- Pride of Jarrick Sound
- Pride of Kent
- Pride of Linnet Bay
- Pride of Lorrimer Point
- Pride of Maren Island
- Pride of Mirrow Bay
- Pride of Morvath Bay
- Pride of North Dunnock
- Pride of Old Pilot Town
P, continued
- Pride of Ottermouth
- Pride of Penmarrin
- Pride of Port Ellis
- Pride of Roskerry
- Pride of Saint Orlan
- Pride of Sandrick Deep
- Pride of Shellard Quay
- Pride of Strannick
- Pride of Tannery Quay
- Pride of the Estuary
- Pride of the Islands Run
- Pride of the Lower Firth
- Pride of the Tidal Road
- Pride of the West Shore
- Pride of Trewarne
- Pride of Ullaby
- Pride of Wexmouth
- Pride of Yarrowby
- Primrose Bank
- Provost Hamish Rannoch
- Ptarmigan
- Puddle Jumper
- Pulau Biru
- Pull Across
- Pulley Polly
- Punctual
- Purser Wilf Tanner
- Puyallup
Q: 42 names
- Quartermaster Jude
- Quayside Hopper
- Queen of Aldane
- Queen of Bascombe Light
- Queen of Brindle Bay
- Queen of Cardew Hollow
- Queen of Cawdry
- Queen of Dalmorrin
- Queen of Esker Bay
- Queen of Fallowfirth
- Queen of Gantry Island
- Queen of Hadrow
- Queen of Hartsmere
- Queen of Kellan Strait
- Queen of Lower Ashlar
- Queen of Lyle Harbor
- Queen of Marlinspike Sound
- Queen of Nettle Cove
- Queen of Oxter Point
- Queen of Pilot's Bight
- Queen of Port Averill
Q, continued
- Queen of Rennet Sound
- Queen of Selmer Roads
- Queen of Sorrel Island
- Queen of Tavish Sound
- Queen of Tessick Bay
- Queen of the Far Shore
- Queen of the Inner Isles
- Queen of the Morning Run
- Queen of the Narrows
- Queen of the Outer Stacks
- Queen of the Salt Road
- Queen of the Short Crossing
- Queen of the Three Capes
- Queen of the Tideway
- Queen of the Western Reach
- Queen of Thistle Reach
- Queen of Tolley Ness
- Queen of Wendlemouth
- Queen of Winnock Head
- Queenscliff
- Quill Strait
R: 30 names
- Rain Coast
- Rain or Shine
- Ramp to Ramp
- Ratchet
- Rattle and Clank
- Razorbill
- Reed Mace
- Reedwhisper
- Reul na Mara
- Reverend Amos Quill
- Rhumb Line
- Riddle Fare
- Ring Station Shuttle
- Ringed Plover
- Risso's Dolphin
- River Mouth Runner
- River Rose
- Riverbend Belle
- Riverside Commuter
- Rock Pipit
- Rock Rose
- Roll On Roll Off Rosie
- Ròn Mòr
- Rooster Tail
- Rope Walker
- Rose of Dalmorrin
- Rose of Hartsmere
- Rose of Tarn Head
- Roseate Tern
- Rush Hour Rita
S: 148 names
- Safe Arrival
- Saint Ardan
- Saint Averic of the Isles
- Saint Brenna
- Saint Colwen of the Sound
- Saint Corwenna's Light
- Saint Cuthwin
- Saint Elowen
- Saint Fenna
- Saint Kenna
- Saint Mallec
- Saint Osmer
- Saint Rowena of the Reach
- Saint Talan's Messenger
- Saint Tegwen
- Saint Ysolde
- Sallow Channel
- Saltire
- Samish
- Samphire
- Sandbar Sal
- Sanderling
- Schoolmaster Ewan Lisle
- Scirocco
- Scow on a String
- Sea Aster
- Sea Campion
- Sea Fret
- Sea Holly
- Sea Horse
- Sea Kale
- Sea Lavender
- Sea Mist
- Sea Thrift
- Season Ticket
- Sedge Warbler
- Selkie
S, continued
- Sextant
- Sgarbh
- Shallow Draft Sadie
- Shelduck
- Shiokaze
- Shipwright Teodor Vance
- Shortcut Sally
- Signalman Ossie Platt
- Silver Salmon
- Silverford Scow
- Single Fare
- Sir Cedric Ashlar
- Sir Lachlan Orrin
- Sir Peregrine Tolvar
- Sir Ranald Voss
- Sister Benedetta
- Skarven
- Skelder Sound
- Skerry Arrow
- Skerry Puffin
- Skimmer
- Skipper Tom Hallas
- Skirl o' the Pipes
- Skyhook Hopper
- Slack and Taut
- Slow but Sure
- Smoky Joe
- Sockeye
- Solan Goose
- Solglimt
- Solnedgang
- Soloppgang
- Sommarvind
- Sønnavind
- Sooty Tern
- Sou'wester
- Sound Clipper
S, continued
- South Pier Shuttle
- Southerly Buster
- Southern Approaches
- Spindle Crossing
- Spinner Dolphin
- Spirit of Aldermouth
- Spirit of Bracken Harbor
- Spirit of Brannock Sound
- Spirit of Calloway Bight
- Spirit of Cape Orlow
- Spirit of Carrow Island
- Spirit of Dallowmere
- Spirit of Dunmorrow
- Spirit of Durrin Ness
- Spirit of Eastwater
- Spirit of Fenwater
- Spirit of Greywether
- Spirit of Harrowmere
- Spirit of Hesper Island
- Spirit of Hollin Strand
- Spirit of Inchmarrow
- Spirit of Kettle Bay
- Spirit of Lantern Rock
- Spirit of Low Tarrant
- Spirit of Mallory Reach
- Spirit of Marrowgate
- Spirit of Merrin Head
- Spirit of Orrin Point
- Spirit of Ostrand
- Spirit of Pellin Cove
- Spirit of Pennick
- Spirit of Port Tamsey
- Spirit of Port Venn
- Spirit of Quillhaven
- Spirit of Sallow Reach
- Spirit of Saltmarsh Landing
- Spirit of Skelder
S, continued
- Spirit of Tarn Head
- Spirit of the Long Sound
- Spirit of the Outer Skerries
- Spirit of the Two Shores
- Spirit of Thornley Sound
- Spirit of Tolvar
- Spirit of Varrow
- Spirit of Whinny Bay
- Sprat
- Spray Runner
- Sprocket
- Stag of the Isles
- Standby Lane
- Stannock Clipper
- Star of Cranmouth
- Star of Sallow Reach
- Star of the Lake
- Star of the Stacks
- Star of the Upper River
- Star of Wickery Harbor
- Star of Yellick Sound
- Starboard Light
- Station Keeper
- Steadfast of the Sound
- Steady As She Goes
- Steelhead
- Stella del Golfo
- Steps to Steps
- Sternwheeler Sue
- Stjerna
- Storm Petrel of the Sound
- Strathspey
- Strømmen
- Sùlaire
- Sunday Best
- Sundet
- Suquamish
T: 116 names
- Tai Timu
- Tākapu
- Tala
- Tamarisk
- Tammie Norie
- Tarn Head Light
- Tarn Head Race
- Tärnan
- Tartan Lass
- Tatty Bye
- Taut Wire
- Teacher Mabel Thorne
- Teapot
- Tether Transit
- Tethered Swan
- The 7:42
- The Bay Flyer
- The Bottlenose
- The Car Deck Queen
- The Commuter
- The Cuttlefish
- The Dabchick
- The Daily Crossing
- The Dawn Run
- The Dunlin
- The Faithful Crossing
- The Ferryman's Due
- The Floating Bridge
- The Friendly Wake
- The Gloaming
- The Guide Wire
- The Guillemot
- The Halfpenny Boat
- The Hauling Bridge
- The Hawser
- The Hohmann Transfer
- The Kelpie
- The Lady Constance
T, continued
- The Lady Henrietta
- The Lady Ingrith
- The Lady Margit
- The Lady Ottoline
- The Lady Philippa
- The Lady Rosalind
- The Lady Wilhelmina
- The Lantern Pole
- The Last Boat Home
- The Late Shift
- The Leading Light
- The Long Reach
- The Lunch Boat
- The Middle Ground
- The Milk Float
- The Morning Flyer
- The Morning Papers
- The Oathbound Oar
- The Other Side
- The Paper Round
- The Passage Chain
- The Quay Mouse
- The Quick Crossing
- The Reaction Boat
- The Redshank
- The Regular
- The School Boat
- The Sea Trout
- The Shopping Trip
- The Short Sea Runner
- The Stepping Stone
- The Straight Line
- The Sturgeon
- The Swatchway
- The Ten Past Eight
- The Tide Tether
- The Tideway Tram
- The Tin Bath
- The Water Bus
T, continued
- The Wee Hopper
- The Workaday
- The Wyrmwater Crossing
- There and Back
- Thermos Flask
- Thirty Knot Thea
- Thistle of the Kyle
- Thornford Raft
- Three Capes Express
- Three Coppers Across
- Tide Racer
- Tidevann
- Tidewater Express
- Tiira
- Tilly
- Tohorā
- Tokitae
- Tolvar Roads
- Toroa
- Trade Wind
- Tramontana
- Transfer Window
- Trimaran Trudy
- Trolltoll Crossing
- Tūī
- Tumlaren
- Tuppence Each Way
- Turn of the Tide
- Turnaround
- Turnstile
- Turnstone
- Tuuli
- Twin Hull Tess
- Twin Jets Tilda
- Twin Pines
- Two Chains Tam
- Two Minutes Late
- Two Towns Link
- Tystie
U: 1 name
- Upper Landing Shuttle
V: 9 names
- Vacuum Packet
- Vapur
- Varrow Gut
- Varrow Jet
- Vela Latina
- Vento di Levante
- Vestøy
- Victoria of Wight
- Viento del Sur
W: 24 names
- Wake Maker
- Water Taxi Tess
- Wavepiercer
- Weather Shore
- Welcome Home
- Wellington Boots
- Wenatchee
- West Passage
- Westering Sun
- Wet Wellies
- Wexmouth Flyer
- Wharf Rat
- Whimbrel
- Whinny Head
- Whinny Strait
- Whitecap Jet
- Wild Thyme
- Willow Bend
- Willow Wisp Ferry
- Willowherb
- Winch Hand Will
- Windlass
- Winter Sailing
- Witchwater Wherry
X: 1 name
- Xaloc
Y: 3 names
- Yellow Hopper
- Yellow Iris
- Yunus