Meet the Miller Ferries to Put-in-Bay & Middle Bass Island
M/V Mary Ann Market
- Passenger / Vehicle drive on – drive off ferry.
- Capable of carrying up to 600 passengers.
- Length 140 foot, 38.5 foot wide, draft 7 feet.
- Passenger cabin enhancements include ADA guided facilities and main (lower) deck cabin for passengers unable to climb stairs, air conditioning/heat.
- Upper deck passenger cabins with forward facing windows for premium vistas of Ohio and Ontario, Canada islands and mainland.
- Suited for rough weather, night running.
- Faster and more maneuverable.
- Highest quality safety features, machinery redundancy/reliability.
- Route from Fraser Shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin (where she is being built) to her home port of Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island), Ohio is approximately 679 nautical miles (780 statute miles) and about 68 hours running time at a speed of 10 knots.
- Delivery by Fraser Shipyard to home port Put-in-Bay, Ohio in 2021.
M/V Put-in-Bay
- Passenger / Vehicle drive on – drive off ferry.
- Capable of carrying up to 500 passengers.
- Original Length 96 feet, breadth 38 feet, draft 7 feet.
- Built in 1997, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
- Propulsion: Twin 3412 DITA Caterpillars
- Horsepower: 1,300
M/V Put-in-Bay Extension
During the fall/winter of 2009 and 2010, the 96 foot long vessel Put-in-Bay was serviced at Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, where a 40 foot steel midsection was fabricated and added to the ferry. Her vehicle capacity grew from about 18 vehicles to approximately 26 vehicles. Current passenger capacity is 600.
M/V William Market
- Passenger / Vehicle drive on – drive off ferry.
- Capable of carrying up to 500 passengers.
- Length 96 feet, breadth 38 feet, draft 7 feet.
- Built in 1993, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
- Propulsion: Twin 3412 DITA Caterpillars
- Horsepower: 1,300
M/V South Bass
- Passenger / Vehicle drive on – drive off ferry.
- Capable of carrying up to 500 passengers.
- Length 96 feet, breadth 38 feet, draft 7 feet.
- Built in 1989, Cleveland, Ohio
- Propulsion: Twin 3412 DITA Caterpillars
- Horsepower: 1,240
M/V Islander
- Passenger / Vehicle drive on – drive off ferry.
- Capable of carrying up to 450 passengers.
- Length 90 feet, breadth 38 feet, draft 7 feet.
- Built in 1983, Cleveland, Ohio
- Propulsion: Twin Detroit Diesels
- Horsepower: 700