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* '''SuperFerry 1''' - Former SuperFerry fleet; was acquired and renamed ''M/V St. Rita de Casia'' by 2GO Travel and eventually sold to an Indonesian shipping company and was renamed ''KM Mutiara Persada 1''. In 2021, she was sold to local shipbreakers in Indonesia.▼

* '''SuperFerry 2''' - Former SuperFerry fleet; was acquired and renamed ''[[MV St. Thomas Aquinas|M/V St. Thomas Aquinas]]'' by 2GO Travel; collided with ''M/V Sulpicio Express Siete'' of the former [[Sulpicio Lines]], August 16, 2013, and sank near [[Talisay, Cebu|Talisay]] in [[Cebu Province]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/16/world/asia/philippines-ships-collision/index.html?hpt=hp_t2|title = 38 dead, 82 unaccounted for after Philippines boat collision|website = [[CNN]]|date = 16 August 2013|access-date = 17 August 2013|archive-date = 17 August 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130817120730/http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/16/world/asia/philippines-ships-collision/index.html?hpt=hp_t2|url-status = live}}</ref>▼

* '''SuperFerry 3''' - Lost due to fire incident; in 2000, while the vessel was undergoing ship repairs in Keppel Cebu Shipyard, hot works on certain parts of the ship started a fire and caused evasive damages,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/16/10/keppel-shipyard-liable-fire-gutted-aboitiz-ship|date=2010|title=Keppel shipyard liable for fire that gutted Aboitiz ship|access-date=2018-08-13|archive-date=2018-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813210445/http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/16/10/keppel-shipyard-liable-fire-gutted-aboitiz-ship|url-status=live}}</ref> effectively gutting the whole vessel. WG&A later held the shipyard owners liable for the incident.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.atsc.com.ph/IR/AnnualReports/ATS_AnnualReport_2000.pdf |title=WG&A Annual report, 2000 |access-date=2009-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904160211/http://www.atsc.com.ph/IR/AnnualReports/ATS_AnnualReport_2000.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼

* '''[http://www.wakanatsu.com/philippine/photo/sf5.html SuperFerry 5]''' - Acquired by 2GO Travel and renamed ''M/V St. Joan of Arc''; was retired from service and sold to breakers in Alang, India.▼

* '''[https://psssonline.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/the-mabuhay-2-superferry-7/ SuperFerry 7]''' - Former ''Naminoue Maru'' of A" Line shipping in Japan, and built in 1980, she was sold to William Lines in 1994 and renamed the ''Mabuhay 2''; later becoming a part of the WG&A fleet as part of the William, [[Gothong Lines|Gothong]], and Aboitiz Shipping lines merger and was renamed ''SuperFerry 7''. She was eventually lost to an extensive fire incident in 1997, wherein the whole vessel was gutted due to a presumed electrical fire while docked at Pier 4; same incident that would happen to its sister ship ''SuperFerry 3'' later in 2000, but this time, was caused by hot works around the ship. She only spent 3 years sailing under the Philippine flag after the acquisition from Japan.<ref name=UPIB2008-09-11 />▼

* '''SuperFerry 8''' - Built in 1977 as ''M/V Akebono Maru'' of A” Line shipping by Usuki Iron Works Ltd. in their Saiki, Japan shipyard. Sold in 1989 to William Lines and was renamed into ''M/V Sugbu''. She was renamed into ''Mabuhay 3'' and eventually was refurbished in Singapore. Renamed into ''SuperFerry 19'' in 2004; leased in 2006 by Peninsula, a shipping company in Papua New Guinea; temporarily renamed into ''Milne Bay'' and was eventually sold to Jiangmen Xinhui Shipbreaking Co. Ltd; a shipbreaking company in China after it returned from Papua New Guinea.<ref>[http://www.pse.org.ph/html/ListedCompanies/pdf/2005/ATS_17A_Dec2004f.pdf ATSC Annual report, 2004]{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission</ref>▼

* '''[[SuperFerry 9]]''' - Built in 1986 by Usuki Iron Works Ltd. at Saiki, Japan, and launched as the ''Ariake'', it was then converted in 1995 for William Lines Incorporated and renamed ''Mabuhay 5''. In 1996, the ship was renamed ''SuperFerry 9'' and has been operated by Aboitiz Transport System Corp (ATSC) since that time. It was known to be a problematic ship, with several engine problems causing delays and stranding of passengers. In 2009, due to a presumed rough sea conditions and shifting of cargo containers below decks, it capsized off the southwest coast of [[Zamboanga Peninsula]] while en route from [[General Santos]] to [[Iloilo]] and sank almost 5 hours after the first distress call sent by the captain. All 968 passengers and crew were accounted for. There were 10 fatalities.<ref>[http://www.upibalonbicol.com/search/label/Super%20Ferry%209 Three sinking boats in a row: Super Ferry 9, MV Hera & MB Minham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170805/http://www.upibalonbicol.com/search/label/Super%20Ferry%209 |date=2011-07-17 }}, UP Ibalon Bicol, August 9, 2009</ref>▼

* '''[https://psssonline.wordpress.com/2017/06/18/the-mabuhay-1/ SuperFerry 10]''' - Built in 1973 as the ''{{ill|Sun Flower 5|ja|さんふらわあ5}}'', one of the legendary Sun Flower ships of Japan's Blue Highway Line, she was acquired and became the flagship of William Lines as the ''Mabuhay 1'', part of their luxury liners to compete with former rival Sulpicio Lines. After the merge, she became WG&A's flagship and was renamed ''SuperFerry 10''. She was eventually sold to breakers in China in 2002, still in perfectly good working condition, as a casualty of WG&A's liquidation of ships after the merger break-up. She only managed to sail for 9 years in Philippine waters after the William Lines acquisition.<ref>[http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/show/357095Single Ship Report for "7302108"], miramarshipindex.org.nz</ref>▼

* '''[https://www.flickr.com/photos/42227933@N07/3894074815 SuperFerry 14]''' - Built in 1981, she entered service under WG&A in October 2000 and was advertised as a "Festival" ship for her many on-board amenities. On February 27, 2004, at around 12:50 midnight, while the ferry was sailing from [[Manila]] bound for [[Cagayan de Oro]], an [[MV SuperFerry 14|explosion]] tore through the vessel, starting a fire that engulfed the ship and caused most of the fatalities. The ferry later [http://crimescenedb.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/manilaferry02-full.jpg sank half-submerged], further hampering rescue and retrieval operation of survivors and missing persons. Upon investigation, a [[Rajah Sulaiman Movement]] member confessed to planting a bomb which was triggered by a timing device on board for the [[Abu Sayyaf]] group, confirming a terrorist attack. The disaster was featured in various international news and media due to its magnitude and terrorism nature. All in all, of the 899 recorded passengers and crew on board, there were 116 fatalities, 53 remained missing and presumed dead. The ship was deemed a total loss by the company.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071111084619/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,686107,00.html The Return of Abu Sayyaf], Time Magazine, August 23, 2004</ref><ref>[https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/10/12/265927/superferry-sinking-terrorist-attack SuperFerry sinking a terrorist attack] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320151138/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2004/10/12/265927/superferry-sinking-terrorist-attack |date=2022-03-20 }}, Philstar.com, February 27, 2018</ref>▼

* '''SuperFerry 16''' - Sold in 2007 to a Chinese company, renamed ''New Blue Ocean'' under Stena Daea Line and eventually was sold in 2016 to 2GO Travel. The vessel was renamed into ''M/V St. Therese of the Child Jesus'' and is [https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:463664/mmsi:548638300/imo:8800755/vessel:ST_THERESE_OF_CHILD_JESUS currently active] under 2GO Travel▼

* '''[http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=358228 SuperFerry 17]''' (Sold, Became Isabel Del Mar, now sold to breakers)▼

* '''[https://www.flickr.com/photos/46633447@N04/4779589396/sizes/m/in/pool-922345@N25/ SuperFerry 20]''' - Formerly ''M/V Sunflower Kogane'' acquired from Diamond Ferry and was renamed ''M/V St. Gregory the Great'' under Negros Navigation, and later under 2GO Travel; ran aground in Iloilo and sold to breakers▼

* '''M/V Doña Virginia''' (Former WG&A fleet; retired and sold to breakers)▼

* '''M/V Our Lady of Naju''' (Former WG&A fleet, was eventually sold to breakers in China in 2002)▼

* '''M/V Our Lady of Lipa''' (Former WG&A fleet, retired and sold to breakers in [[Alang|Alang, India]])▼

* '''M/V Our Lady of Medjugorje''' (Former SuperFerry fleet, sold to a shipping company in Indonesia)▼

*'''M/V Maynilad''' (Former WG&A fleet, retired and sold to breakers in 2003)▼

*'''M/V Masbate Uno''' (Transferred to Cebu Ferries and renamed to M/V Our Lady Of Manoag, broken up in 2005)▼