List of Sydney Harbour ferries

Sydney Harbour's first ferries were sail and/or oar powered, but by the mid-19th century, paddle steamers were well established.

Double-ended ferries became common as they did not require turning at terminating wharves in Sydney's busy but narrow bays, including at the main hub at Circular Quay.

Double-ended ferries, however, provided technological challenges for screw (propeller) propulsion and Sydney's shift from paddle steamers to screw ferries in the closing years of the nineteenth century was relatively late.

Hydrofoils were introduced to the Manly run in the 1960s and 1970s halving travel times for those willing to pay a premium fare.

The most recent decades have seen the introduction of the RiverCats, JetCats, SuperCats, Emerald-class, River-class, and Parramatta River-class ferries.