With triple expansion engines and 2,500 horsepower, this steamship helped transport passengers and goods across the Northumberland Strait from 1891 to 1919 before more modern service was established.
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Our Fleet
Subcategory of "Our History" that focuses on the Marine Atlantic fleet.
The last of the paddlewheelers used between Saint John and Digby, this vessel’s impressive speed helped consolidate the Fundy service by forcing its competition out of business in the late 1800s.
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Named after a prominent 19th century Newfoundland politician, this vessel was an important part of the Gulf service between 1967 and 1989.
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This vessel provided essential services for coastal residents of Newfoundland and Labrador in need of food, clothing, fuel, letters, and parcels. It served for almost a half century from 1900 to 1948.
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This self-propelled barge carried freight and passengers across the Strait of Canso and Northumberland Strait from 1901 until the opening of the Canso Causeway in 1955.
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Named for the Mi’kmaq word for Prince Edward Island, this vessel was larger and more modern than its predecessor and namesake. It serviced the PEI–New Brunswick crossing from 1982 to 1997.
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Considered a lifeline for the remote communities it served, this workhorse vessel performed honourable service for coastal residents of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1948 to 1973.
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Named after the capital of Prince Edward Island, this vessel was the most powerful ice-breaker ferry of its time. The ocean-going steamship served the PEI-New Brunswick crossing from 1931 to 1941.
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