Letete to Deer Island Ferry
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Ferry
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in the Canadian
Canada
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province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
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. The ferry crosses Passamaquoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay
Passamaquoddy Bay is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its western shore bounded by Washington County, Maine. The southernmost point is formed by...
, linking Letete on the east side of the bay to Deer Island
Deer Island, New Brunswick
Deer Island is a Canadian island located in the Bay of Fundy at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay.Elizabeth Rolfe died here in 1635. She was born in 1620 to English colonist John Rolfe and his third wife Jane Pierce. Her husband was John Milner of Nansemond, Virginia. At 45 km², the island is the...
towards the west side of the bay. It is currently served by the ferries Deer Island Princess II and John E. Rigby.
The crossing is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in length, takes 20 minutes, and is free of tolls. The two ferries provide service on the route, carrying up to 24 cars at a time. Service is provided year round, with ferries operating at least hourly between 0600 and 2200, and half-hourly for most of the day. The service is operated by the New Brunswick Department of Transportation
Department of Transportation (New Brunswick)
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, and during the winter months provides the only road access to Deer Island.
The two ferries are both a propeller
Propeller
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driven. The Deer Island Princess II has a car capacity of 24, a passenger capacity of 99, a gross tonnage
Gross tonnage
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of 335 and a net tonnage
Net tonnage
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of 95. First registered in 2001, she is 39.9 metres (130.9 ft) in length, 12.5 metres (41 ft) in breadth and 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) in depth. The John E. Rigby has a car capacity of 17, a passenger capacity of 30, a gross tonnage
Gross tonnage
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of 231 and a net tonnage
Net tonnage
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of 227. First registered in 1976, she is 30.97 metres (101.6 ft) in length, 11.91 metres (39.1 ft) in breadth and 2.16 metres (7.1 ft) in depth.
During the summer, privately operated ferries provide alternative access to Deer Island, linking it to the New Brunswick island of Campobello, and to the city of Eastport
Eastport, Maine
Eastport is a small city in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,640 at the 2000 census. The principal island is Moose Island, which is connected to the mainland by causeway...
in the US state of Maine
Maine
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