PUBLIC voting has opened to name Sydney's new fleet of ferries, the first of which will be on the harbour from this summer.
Transport Minister Andrew Constance said this was a chance for everyone to be a part of our maritime history.
The Name Your Ferry competition was launched in July, with 15,000 suggestions submitted.
"We've had some truly great ideas put forward including names like Jorn Utzon, Catherine Hamlin and Victor Chang," Mr Constance said.
"Our four-person panel has had the unenviable task of whittling it down to the final list for public voting."
Names selected have been judged on their local and cultural significance as well as their connection to Sydney and the harbour. The panel also considered how the names fit together as a fleet.
Twelve possible names have been listed inside three categories: Arts and Culture; Connections to Sydney Harbour; and Science, Environment and Innovation.
From today until midnight September 19, you can vote for your favourite names that fall inside one naming category. You can vote for just one name, or up to a maximum of six.
The six most voted-for names in one category will become the names for the new ferry fleet.
People who vote and register their details online have a chance to win one of 50 family passes to take a ride on one of the new ferries.
