List of ocean liners

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This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods in transoceanic voyages. Ships primarily designed for pleasure cruises are listed at List of cruise ships. Some ships which have been explicitly designed for both line voyages and cruises, or which have been converted from liners to cruise ships, may be listed in both places. Also included are cargo liners designed to carry both cargo and passengers.

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Legend

Single name

The following ships were not renamed at any time during their career.

Ship nameYear
launched
FateImage
SS Abyssinia 1870Caught fire, and sank on December 18, 1891 SS Abyssinia (1870).jpg
RMS Acadia 1840 Scrapped in 1858 after being deployed as a troopship during the Indian Mutiny
USAHS Acadia 1932Scrapped in 1955 S. S. "Acadia" on Eastern S. S. Lines, Inc., by Tichnor Brothers, c. 1931-1945, from the Digital Commonwealth - 1 commonwealth 8g84mw445.jpg
SS Adolphine 1860Unknown
SS Adriatic 1871Scrapped in 1899 after being sold Steamship Adriatic.jpg
SS Adriatic (1856) 1856Beached and abandoned in 1885 SS Adriatic.jpg
RMS Adriatic 1906Scrapped in 1935 The SS Adriatic (II) in Belfast.jpg
SS Afric 1898Torpedoed and sunk by SM UC-66, February 12, 1917. SS Afric, Hobart.jpg
RMS Africa 1850Sold for refit as a sailing ship in 1868
RMS Alcantara 1913Attacked by German merchant raiders, and sank on February 29, 1916 StateLibQld 1 125487 Alcantara (ship).jpg
SS Algonquin 1926Scrapped in 1957
RMS Amazon 1906Torpedoed and Sunk March 15, 1918
Amazon and Aragon. Amazon is on the bottom. StateLibQld 1 133153 Amazon and Aragon (ships).jpg
Amazon and Aragon. Amazon is on the bottom.
RMS America 1847 Broken up in 1875 RMS America arrives in Halifax, Valentines Day, 1859.png
SS Andrea Doria 1951Collided with MS Stockholm, and sank on July 26, 1956. SS Andrea Doria.jpg
SS Aorangi (1883) 1883Scrapped in 1925 Aorangi Lyttelton NZ SLNSW FL10386937.jpg
MV Aorangi (1924) 1924Scrapped in 1953 StateLibQld 1 133301 Aorangi II (ship).jpg
SS Antilles 1953Caught fire, and abandoned after hitting a reef on January 8, 1971 Carte postale du paquebot Antilles.jpg
RMS Aquitania 1913Scrapped in 1950 SS Aquitania.jpg
SS Arabic 1902Torpedoed and sunk by SM U-24 on August 19, 1915 Arabic (ship) LOC det.4a15792.jpg
HMT Aragon 1905Sunk by torpedo on 30 December 1917 SS Aragon 1908.jpg
SS Arandora Star 1927Torpedoed and sunk on July 2, 1940 Arandora Star 1940.jpg
SS Arcadia 1953Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1979 SS Arcadia in Aden March 1965.jpg
SS Arctic 1850Collided with SS Vesta, and sank in 1854 USM steamship Arctic (1850).jpg
RMS Arlanza 1911Scrapped in 1938 StateLibQld 1 133465 Arlanza (ship).jpg
SS Armadale Castle 1903Scrapped in 1936 RMS Armadale Castle.png
SS Armenian 1895Torpedoed and Sunk by SM U-24 on June 28, 1915 SS Armenian.jpg
RMS Arundel Castle 1919Scrapped in 1959 SS Arundel Castle.jpg
Asama Maru 1928Torpedoed and sunk on November 1, 1944 Asama-maru 1931.jpg
RMS Asia 1850Broken up in 1883 RMS Asia (1850).png
MV Athlone Castle 1936Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1965 StateLibQld 1 133529 Athlone Castle (ship).jpg
SS Atlantic (1849) 1849Scrapped in 1871. USM Steamship Atlantic (1849).jpg
RMS Atlantic 1871Ran aground and wrecked off Nova Scotia, April 1, 1873 Wreck of the Atlantic (cropped).jpg
Awa Maru 1899Taken out of service in 1930, fate unknown
MV Awa Maru 1942Torpedoed and sunk on May 1, 1945
HMT Awatea 1936Bombed and Sunk by German Aircraft, November 11, 1942 TSS Awatea 1936-1942.png
SS Baltic 1850Scrapped in 1880 USM steamship Baltic (1850).jpg
RMS Baltic 1903Scrapped in 1933 – Japan The 3rd Big Four liner Baltic (II).jpg
MS Batory 1935Scrapped in 1971 M.S "Batory". 1937-1939 (81562876) (cropped).jpg
SS Belgravia 1881Ran aground and wrecked May 22, 1896
SS Bothnia 1874Scrapped in 1899 Bothnia.jpg
SS Braemar Castle 1898Scrapped in 1924 HMHS Braemar Castle.jpg
SS Bremen 1928Caught fire, and gutted in 1941. Later scrapped in 1946 TS Bremen.jpg
SS Britannic 1874Scrapped in 1903 after being sold SS Britannic.jpg
HMHS Britannic 1914Struck a mine and sank on November 21, 1916 Britannic under construction.jpg HMHS Britannic.jpg
MV Britannic 1929Scrapped in 1960 MV Britannic On Maiden Voyage.jpg
RMS Caledonia 1840Lost outside Havana in 1851
SS Caledonia 1904Torpedoed by SM U-24 on December 4, 1916 Caledonia 1904 Saint John 1915.jpg
HMS Calgarian 1913Torpedoed and sunk on March 1, 1918 HMS Calgarian.jpg
SS California 1906Torpedoed by SM U-85 on February 7, 1917 "June brides". Arrival from England of 12 brides-to-be whose fiancees are awaiting them here LCCN2005686691.jpg
SS California 1923Crippled by a German air attack on July 11, 1943, and sunk the next day by the Royal Navy SS California (1923).jpg
RMS Cambria 1844Scrapped in March 1875 after being sold
SS Cameronia 1911Torpedoed by the German submarine SM U-33 on April 15, 1917 SS Cameronia 1911.PNG
RMS Campania 1892Collided with HMS Glorious, and sank on November 5, 1918 Campania (ship, 1893) - Cassier's 1893-12.png
RMS Canada 1848Scrapped in 1883
SS Canberra 1960Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1997 P & O Liner Canberra & Sydney ferry LADY EDELINE & Hydrofoil FAIRLIGHT at Circular Quay 4 March 1974.jpg
SS Cap Arcona 1927Caught fire and capsized in the Bay of Lübeck after being bombed by British aircraft on May 3, 1945. Wreck scrapped in 1949. Cap Arcona 1.JPG
MV Capetown Castle 1937Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1967 Postcard RMMV Capetown Castle.jpg
SMS Cap Trafalgar 1913Sank in combat on September 14, 1914 Cap Trafalgar mit SMS Eber.jpg
RMS Carinthia 1925Torpedoed and sunk by U-46 on June 7, 1940 RMS Carinthia (II).jpg
RMS Carmania 1905Scrapped in 1932 RMS Carmania.jpg
MV Carnarvon Castle 1926Scrapped at Mihara, Japan in 1963 Postcard RMMV Carnarvon Castle.jpg
SS Carondelet 1877Unknown
RMS Caronia 1904Scrapped in 1933 RMS Caronia 1905.jpg
RMS Carpathia 1902 Torpedoed southeast of Ireland and west of the Scilly Isles by SM U-55 on July 17, 1918 Carpathia Halifax.jpg
SS Catalonia 1881Scrapped in 1901 SS Catalonia Cunard 1881 (1).jpg
SS Cathay 1924Bombed by German aircraft, sank in 1942 CATHAY in Sydney Harbour 1932-1939.jpg
RMS Cedric 1902Scrapped in 1932 RMS Cedric at Sea.jpg
RMS Celtic 1901Ran aground on 10 December 1928, scrapped on site The Royal Navy 1919-1939 Q70627.jpg
SS Ceramic 1912Torpedoed and sunk on December 6, 1942 Starboard view of White Star Liner SS Ceramic at sea (crop).jpg
SS Champlain 1931Struck an air-laid mine and capsized off of La Pallice, France on June 17, 1940, later torpedoed. Wreck scrapped in 1965.
SS Champlain in dock Paquebot Champlain.jpg
SS Champlain in dock
SS Champollion 1925Wrecked near Beirut, 22 December 1952, scrapped on sight. CHAMPOLLION.jpg
SS Cheribon 1882Wrecked on April 11, 1902, at Remedios Point, Panama SS Cheribon 1887.jpg
MS Chrobry 1939Scuttled in 1940 by British torpedo after being damaged by German aircraft MS ChrobryTrans.jpg
SS Chusan 1949Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1973, work completed in 1974. SS Chusan, Singapore 1969.jpg
SS City of Adelaide 1863Ran aground in 1916 StateLibQld 1 117104 City of Adelaide (ship).jpg
SS City of Benares 1936Torpedoed and sunk on September 17, 1940, while carrying child evacuees
SS City of Boston 1864Vanished and presumed lost January 1870 The Missing Steam-Ship 'City of Boston' - Illustrated Times 1870.jpg
SS City of Brussels 1869Collided with SS Kirby Hall while entering the River Mersey, and sank on January 7, 1883 City of Brussels (1869) Inman Line (8706011302) (cropped).jpg
SS City of Cairo 1915Torpedoed and sunk on November 6, 1942
SS City of Columbus 1878Wrecked off Martha's Vineyard January 18, 1884 City-of-columbus2.jpg
SS City of Glasgow 1850Vanished and presumed lost in 1854 The City Of Glasgow, lithograph by Edward Duncan.jpg
SS City of London 1863Vanished and presumed lost in 1881
SS City of Manchester 1851Wrecked in 1876
SS City of Nagpur 1922Torpedoed and sunk on April 29, 1941
SS City of New York 1888Scrapped in 1923 – Genoa, Italy City of new york.jpg
SS City of Paris 1920Scrapped in 1956
SS City of Peking 1874Scrapped in 1920 City of Peking.jpg
City of Philadelphia 1854Sank on maiden voyage off Cape Race September 9, 1854
SS City of Richmond 1873Scrapped in 1896 – Genoa, Italy
SS City of Rio de Janeiro 1878Struck rocks and sank on February 22, 1901, off of San Francisco CA-boys-on-board-the-city-of-rio-de-janeiro-mail-steamer-1898.jpg
SS City of Rome 1881Scrapped in 1902 – Germany RMS City of Rome.jpg
SS City of Tokio 1874Wrecked off Tokyo Bay, June 1885 City of Toyko, departing Japan.jpg
RMS Columbia (1840)1840Wrecked on Devil's Limb Reef at Seal Island, Nova Scotia, on July 2, 1843
SS Columbus 1924Scuttled by the crew in 1939 to avoid capture by the Royal Navy Columbus (1924).jpg
SS Conte di Savoia 1931Scrapped in 1950 <<Conte Di Savoia>> durante le sue prove in mare.JPG
SS Conte Rosso 1921Torpedoed and sunk, 24 May 1941
SS Conte Verde 1922Scrapped in 1949 Conte Verde in Venice, April 1926.jpg
SS Cristoforo Colombo 1953Scrapped in 1982 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan Cristoforo Colombo - IMO 5082285 - P Venice 1972.jpg
SS Dakota 1904Struck a reef and sank off Yokohama on March 3, 1907
The S.S. Dakota SS Dakota broadside.jpg
The S.S. Dakota
SS Deutschland 1923Bombed by British aircraft, and sank on May 3, 1945
S.S. Deutschland being towed. SS Deutschland (1923).jpg
S.S. Deutschland being towed.
SS Devonian (1900) 1900Torpedoed and sunk, August 21, 1917
The S.S. Devonian in port. SS Devonian.jpg
The S.S. Devonian in port.
RMS Doric 1922Scrapped in 1935
R.M.S. Doric in 1923 RMS Doric 1923.jpg
R.M.S. Doric in 1923
SS Dover Castle 1904Torpedoed and sunk by UC-67 on May 26, 1918
RMS Duchess of Atholl 1928Torpedoed and sunk by U-178 on October 10, 1942.
RMS Duchess of Atholl RMS Duchess of Atholl.jpg
RMS Duchess of Atholl
SS Duchess of York 1928Crippled by a German air attack on July 11, 1943, and sunk the next day by the Royal Navy
A postcard of the S.S. Duchess of York SS Duchess of York.jpg
A postcard of the S.S. Duchess of York
SS Duilio 1923Bombed by Allied aircraft and sank in 1944
S.S. Duilio at sea. SS Duilio Sailing.jpg
S.S. Duilio at sea.
MV Durban Castle 1938Scrapped at Hamburg in 1962
SS Edinburgh Castle 1910Served in both wars sunk as a target near Sierra Leone on September 25, 1945
The Edinburgh Castle at port. StateLibQld 1 149283 Edinburgh Castle (ship).jpg
The Edinburgh Castle at port.
RMS Edinburgh Castle 1947Scrapped 1976
The Edinburgh Castle at sea. StateLibQld 1 147971 Edinburgh Castle III (ship).jpg
The Edinburgh Castle at sea.
SS Elbe 1881Collided with SS Crathie, and sank in the North Sea on January 31, 1895
SS Elbe of 1881 SS Elbe 1881.jpg
SS Elbe of 1881
RMS Empress of Asia 1912Bombed by Japanese aircraft and sank off Sultan Shoal on February 5, 1942
R.M.S. Empress of Asia leaving Vancouver in 1917 RMS Empress of Asia leaving Vancouver 1917.jpg
R.M.S. Empress of Asia leaving Vancouver in 1917
RMS Empress of Britain 1930Torpedoed and sunk on October 28, 1940, by a German U-boat
R.M.S. Empress of Britain in 1931. SS Empress of Britain.png
R.M.S. Empress of Britain in 1931.
RMS Empress of Canada 1920Torpedoed and sunk in 1943 by the Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci
R.M.S. Empress of Canada docked at Vancouver in June 1936 RMS Empress of Canada docked at Vancouver June 1936.jpg
R.M.S. Empress of Canada docked at Vancouver in June 1936
RMS Empress of China 1890Scrapped in 1912 – Yokohama, Japan
R.M.S. Empress of China docked at Vancouver in the year 1893 RMS Empress of China docked at Vancouver circa 1893.jpg
R.M.S. Empress of China docked at Vancouver in the year 1893
RMS Empress of Ireland 1906Collided with SS Storstad, and sank on May 29, 1914
R.M.S. Empress of Ireland RMS Empress of Ireland Colored Picture.png
R.M.S. Empress of Ireland
RMS Empress of Japan 1890Scrapped in 1926
R.M.S. Empress of Russia in the year 1894 Empress CVA SGN 917.jpg
R.M.S. Empress of Russia in the year 1894
RMS Empress of Russia 1912Scrapped in 1945 – Barrow-in-Furness
RMS Empress of Russia coaling at Vancouver circa 1930 RMS Empress of Russia coaling at Vancouver circa 1930.jpg
RMS Empress of Russia coaling at Vancouver circa 1930
SS Espagne 1909Scrapped in 1934
S.S. Espagne at the port of Saint-Nazaire Espagne transatlantique.jpg
S.S. Espagne at the port of Saint-Nazaire
RMS Etruria 1884Scrapped in 1910
RMS Etruria in the River Mersey RMS Etruria (cropped).png
RMS Etruria in the River Mersey
RMS Europa 1847Sold in February 1866
R.M.S. Europa in 1848 RMS Europa.jpg
R.M.S. Europa in 1848
SS France 1910Scrapped in 1936
S.S. France in 1912 France 1912.jpg
S.S. France in 1912
SS Finland 1902Scrapped in 1928
S.S. Finland in the city of New York, 1906 Finland in New York Harbour 1906.jpg
S.S. Finland in the city of New York, 1906
USS Finland in the port of Newport News with returning troops, circa 1919. USS Finland at Newport News with soldiers on board.jpg
USS Finland in the port of Newport News with returning troops, circa 1919.
MV Funchal 1961Awaiting conversion as a hotelship in Lisbon, Portugal Cruise vessel MV Funchal in Helsinki June 2009.JPG
SS Gallia 1913Torpedoed and sunk, October 4, 1916
S.S. Gallia in the year 1913 Gallia 1913.png
S.S. Gallia in the year 1913
MS Georges Philippar 1930Caught fire, and sank on May 19, 1932
Georges Philippar in the year 1931. Paquebot Georges Philippar (1931).jpg
Georges Philippar in the year 1931.
SS Geelong 1904Torpedoed and sunk, January 1, 1916
S.S. Geelong SS Geelong FL1649017.jpg
S.S. Geelong
MV Georgic 1931Bombed in July 1941, refloated, Scrapped in 1956
M.V. Georgic. MVGeorgicoldpostcard.jpg
M.V. Georgic.
MV Georgic as a troop ship, in the year 1944. MV Georgic 1944 - cropped.jpg
MV Georgic as a troop ship, in the year 1944.
MV Georgic in Australia, 1949. Note the singular funnel. MV Georgic Australia, February 1949 (crop 2).jpg
MV Georgic in Australia, 1949. Note the singular funnel.
MS Giulio Cesare 1950Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1973
SS Gothic 1947Scrapped in 1969
The Royal Yacht Gothic in the year 1954 Royal Yacht Gothic.jpg
The Royal Yacht Gothic in the year 1954
SS Great Britain 1843Preserved as a museum ship Bristol MMB 43 SS Great Britain.jpg
SS Great Eastern 1858Scrapped in 1889
S.S. Great Eastern in dock. Walker - An Unsinkable Titanic (1912) page 087.jpg
S.S. Great Eastern in dock.
Great Eastern, pictured with 4 funnels. Great Eastern.jpg
Great Eastern, pictured with 4 funnels.
SS Great Western 1837Scrapped in 1856
The Great Western riding a tidal wave, painted 11 December 1844 Joseph Walter - The 'Great Western' riding a tidal wave, 11 December 1844.jpg
The Great Western riding a tidal wave, painted 11 December 1844
Hikawa Maru 1929Preserved as a museum ship Hikawa Maru-1930.jpg
SS Himalaya 1948Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1975
S.S. Himalaya StateLibQld 1 143623 Himalaya (ship).jpg
S.S. Himalaya
SS Iberia 1954Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1973
SS Ivernia 1899Torpedoed and sunk on January 1, 1917
Ivernia in the year 1900. S.S. Ivernia (ca. 1900).jpg
Ivernia in the year 1900.
SS Jan Pieterszoon Coen 1914Scuttled and sunk, May 14, 1940
S.S. Jan Pieterszoon Coen in the year 1935. COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM S.S. 'Jan Pieterszoon Coen' gemeerd aan de handelssteiger te Sabang op het eiland We Noord-Sumatra TMnr 10007920.jpg
S.S. Jan Pieterszoon Coen in the year 1935.
SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897Scuttled on August 26, 1914, as a result of the Battle of Río de Oro
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Kaiser wilhelm der grosse 01.jpg
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
SS Kroonland 1902Scrapped in 1927
SS Kroonland, in the year 1903. SS Kroonland, Antonio Jacobsen, 1903 (adjusted).jpg
SS Kroonland, in the year 1903.
SS L'Atlantique 1930Scrapped in 1936 SS L'Atlantique (image 4).jpg
SS La Bourgogne 1885Collided with Cromartyshire, and sank on July 4, 1898, off Sable Island
La Bourgogne, circa 1895 La Bourgogne, ca. 1895.jpg
La Bourgogne, circa 1895
SS La Touraine 1890Scrapped in 1923
S.S. La Touraine. SS La Touraine.jpg
S.S. La Touraine.
RMS Laconia 1911Torpedoed and sunk on February 15, 1917, by the German U-boat U-50
R.M.S. Laconia at New York in the year 1912. RMS Laconia 1912.jpg
R.M.S. Laconia at New York in the year 1912.
RMS Laconia 1921Torpedoed and sunk on September 12, 1942, by U-156
RMS Laconia in the year 1921 RMS Laconia (cropped).jpg
RMS Laconia in the year 1921
SS Lapland 1908Scrapped in 1934 – Osaka, Japan
SS Lapland arriving in port. SS Lapland.jpg
SS Lapland arriving in port.
SS Laurentic 1908Struck two mines and sank on January 25, 1917
S.S. Laurentic in 1909. Laurentic (I).jpg
S.S. Laurentic in 1909.
SS Leonardo da Vinci 1958Caught fire, and scrapped in 1982
Leonardo da Vinci on February 5th, 1975. Leonardo da Vinci Cruise Ship Feb 1975 05.jpg
Leonardo da Vinci on February 5th, 1975.
RMS Lucania 1893Caught fire, and scrapped in 1909
R.M.S. Lucania RMS Lucania.jpg
R.M.S. Lucania
SS Lusitania 1906Wrecked on Bellows Rock off Cape Point, South Africa, on 18 April 1911
S.S. Lusitania Lusitania 2a.jpg
S.S. Lusitania
RMS Lusitania 1906Torpedoed and sunk on May 7, 1915
RMS Lusitania coming into port. RMS Lusitania coming into port, possibly in New York, 1907-13-crop.jpg
RMS Lusitania coming into port.
RMS Magdalena 1889Scrapped in 1921
RMS Magdalena 1948Wrecked in 1949
SS Maheno 1905Wrecked on Fraser Island, Queensland, July 7, 1935.
Hand colored postcard of the S.S. Maheno StateLibQld 1 256139 Maheno, the steamship whose hull now lies rusting on the beach at Fraser Island, ca. 1905.jpg
Hand colored postcard of the S.S. Maheno
RMS Maloja 1923Scrapped in 1954
S.S. Maloja in 1923. StateLibQld 1 143151 Maloja (ship).jpg
S.S. Maloja in 1923.
SS Maloja 1911Struck a mine and sank off Dover, February 1916
S.S. Maloja. SS Maloja (1911-1916).JPG
S.S. Maloja.
SS Marama 1907Scrapped in 1937
Marama serving as a hospital ship in the year 1915. Hospital Ship Marama off Sinclair Head.jpeg
Marama serving as a hospital ship in the year 1915.
SS Massilia 1920Scuttled in 1944 and scrapped in 1946
S.S. Massilia, circa 1920 Le Massilia a Bordeaux.jpg
S.S. Massilia, circa 1920
RMS Mauretania 1906Scrapped in 1935 EB1911 Ship, Cunard Liner, Mauretania, with Turbinia alongside.jpg Mauretania 1930s.JPG
RMS Mauretania 1938Scrapped in 1965 Mauretania 2 at the breakers yard.jpg
MS Marnix van Sint Aldegonde 1929Bombed and Sunk, November 7, 1943
Marnix van Sint Aldegonde in port. Het passagiersschip m.s. Marnix van St. Aldegonde van de Stoomvaart Maatschapp, Bestanddeelnr 935-3119.jpg
Marnix van Sint Aldegonde in port.
SS Megantic 1908Scrapped in 1933 after being sold
Megantic at Millers Point, Sydney in 1920 Megantic Aberdeen Wharf Millers Point Sydney FG Wilkinson.jpg
Megantic at Millers Point, Sydney in 1920
SS Metagama 1915Scrapped in 1934.
Metagama 1927 Metagama 1927.jpg
Metagama 1927
SS Michelangelo 1962Scrapped in 1991
SS Michelangelo in NYC. SS Michelangelo.jpg
SS Michelangelo in NYC.
MS Mikhail Lermontov 1970Struck rocks and sank on February 16, 1986, near Marlborough Sounds
Mikhail Lermontov in Tilbury Mikhail Lermontov at Tilbury - geograph.org.uk - 1548525.jpg
Mikhail Lermontov in Tilbury
SS Minnewaska 1923Scrapped in 1934
SS Minnewaska departing the city of New York SS Minnewaska.jpg
SS Minnewaska departing the city of New York
SS Minnetonka 1924Scrapped in 1934
SS Minnetonka departing New York City SS Minnetonka.jpg
SS Minnetonka departing New York City
SS Montrose 1897Wrecked on Goodwin Sands on 20 December 1914
SS Montrose SS Montrose.jpg
SS Montrose
RMS Mooltan 1923Scrapped at Faslane, Scotland, in 1954
R.M.S. Mooltan StateLibQld 1 143083 Mooltan (ship).jpg
R.M.S. Mooltan
SS Mulbera 1922Scrapped in 1954 after being sold
HMHS Newfoundland 1925Bombed by German aircraft in September, 1943 then subsequently scuttled
HMHS Newfoundland leaving Algiers harbor, 1943. HMHS Newfoundland.jpg
HMHS Newfoundland leaving Algiers harbor, 1943.
RMS Niagara 1912Sank after striking a mine, June 19, 1940
R.M.S. Niagra Niagra (ship, 1912) launced on 17. of august 1912 (2).jpg
R.M.S. Niagra
RMS Niagara (1847) 1847Wrecked near South Stack, Anglesey on June 6, 1875 [1]
SS Nieuw Amsterdam 1937Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1974
Nieuw Amsterdam at Hook of Holland in 1949. Vertrek Nieuw Amsterdam uit Hoek van Holland, Bestanddeelnr 903-4077.jpg
Nieuw Amsterdam at Hook of Holland in 1949.
SS Northern Star 1961Scrapped in 1975
S.S. Northern Star StateLibQld 1 148279 Northern Star (ship).jpg
S.S. Northern Star
RMS Nova Scotia 1926Torpedoed and sank in 1942
R.M.S. Nova Scotia Nova Scotia (ship).jpg
R.M.S. Nova Scotia
RMS Oceanic 1870Scrapped in 1896
SS Oceanic in 1895 RMS Oceanic 1895.jpg
SS Oceanic in 1895
RMS Oceanic 1899Ran aground off, Foula, Shetland on September 8, 1914, fully scrapped by 1979
R.M.S. Oceanic OCEANIC - Sjohistoriska museet - Fo57172.jpg
R.M.S. Oceanic
Oceanic (unfinished ship) Never launchedPartly built hull was deconstructed, and melted down to make the smaller MV Britannic (1929) and MV Georgic (1931)
R.M.M.V Oceanic Oceanic by Eric Okanume.png
R.M.M.V Oceanic
RMS Olympic 1910Scrapped in 1937 Olympic, Southampton, 1929.jpg Olympic at Mudros.jpg Olympic WWI.jpg
SS Orbita 1914Scrapped in 1950
SS Orcades 1937Torpedoed and sunk on October 10, 1942, by U-172
The S.S. Orcades berthed in Wellington Harbour, sometime in the 1940s The ship Orcades berthed in Wellington Harbour, ca 1940s (3377605773)cropped.jpg
The S.S. Orcades berthed in Wellington Harbour, sometime in the 1940s
SS Orcades 1947Scrapped in 1973
The ocean liners Orcades. Orcades.jpg
The ocean liners Orcades.
SS Orduña 1913Scrapped in 1951 – Scotland
S.S. Orduna in New York. Orduna.JPG
S.S. Orduña in New York.
SS Oregon 1883Collided with an unidentified schooner, and sank in 1886 off Long Island, New York
S.S. Oregon Guion Oregon.gif
S.S. Oregon
SS Oriana 1959Scrapped in 2005
S.S. Oriana in Vava'u, Tonga, circa 1985 Oriana Tonga 1985.jpg
S.S. Oriana in Vava'u, Tonga, circa 1985
RMS Orion 1934Scrapped in 1963
R.M.S. Orion StateLibQld 1 121100 Orion (ship).jpg
R.M.S. Orion
SS Oronsay 1924Torpedoed and sunk off Liberia on October 9, 1942
Oronsay in 1940. The Norwegian Campaign 1940 N4.jpg
Oronsay in 1940.
SS Oronsay 1950Scrapped in 1975
S.S. Oronsay in 1950. StateLibQld 1 137220 Borthwick's export meat truck alongside the Oransay at a Brisbane wharf.jpg
S.S. Oronsay in 1950.
SS Orontes 1929Scrapped in 1962 – Valencia, Spain
SS Orontes in Tilbury Docks, circa 1957. SS Orontes.jpg
SS Orontes in Tilbury Docks, circa 1957.
SS Oropesa (1919) 1919Torpedoed and sunk by U-96, January 16, 1941.
SS Oropesa SS Oropesa.jpg
SS Oropesa
SS Orsova 1908Scrapped in 1936
S.S. Orsova being towed. StateLibQld 1 114380 Orsova (ship).jpg
S.S. Orsova being towed.
SS Orsova 1953Scrapped in 1974 – Taiwan
Orsova in the year 1966 Orsova1966.jpg
Orsova in the year 1966
MS Oslofjord 1938Struck a mine and sank in 1941
M/S Oslofjord in the year 1938 Oslofjord1938-01.jpg
M/S Oslofjord in the year 1938
HMS Otranto 1909Collided with HMS Kashmir, and sank on October 6, 1918
S.S. Otranto in 1909. Orient Line passenger liner SS 'Otranto'.jpg
S.S. Otranto in 1909.
SS Otway 1909Torpedoed and sunk off the Hebrides on July 23, 1917
SS Otway between 1909 and 1917 SS otway.jpg
SS Otway between 1909 and 1917
SS Pacific 1849Vanished and presumed lost January 1856
Steamship Pacific in 1849 USM steamship Pacific (1849).jpg
Steamship Pacific in 1849
Pacific 1850Collided with SS Orpheus, and sank on November 4, 1875
SS Pacific, from a drawing commissioned early in its career. SS Pacific (1851).jpg
SS Pacific, from a drawing commissioned early in its career.
RMS Pannonia 1902Scrapped 1922
RMS Pannonia under way. RMS Pannonia.jpg
RMS Pannonia under way.
SS Paris 1916Caught fire, and capsized in Le Havre on April 18, 1939; scrapped on the spot in 1947
S.S Paris circa 1916. S.S Paris(1916) In Port(Modified Original).jpg
S.S Paris circa 1916.
SS Persia (1900) 1900Torpedoed and sunk by SM U-38 on December 30, 1915
S.S. Persia circa 1900. Aden postcard.jpg
S.S. Persia circa 1900.
MS Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft 1925Caught fire, and scrapped in 1932
The Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft in Batavia, Indonesia. COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De haven van Tandjoengpriok op de achtergrond het station Batavia Java TMnr 10008011.jpg
The Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft in Batavia, Indonesia.
MS Piłsudski 1934Sank on November 26, 1939, by either striking a mine or being torpedoed
MS Pilsudski in New York MS Pilsudski, Nowy Jork.jpg
MS Piłsudski in New York
SS President 1840Vanished and presumed lost March 1841
The S.S. President The steam ship President.jpg
The S.S. President
SS President Coolidge 1931Struck two mines and sank on October 26, 1942
S.S. President Coolidge at sea, 1930s S.S. President Coolidge at sea, 1930s.jpg
S.S. President Coolidge at sea, 1930s
USS President Lincoln 1907Torpedoed and sunk by U-90 on May 31, 1918
S.S. President Lincoln sometime before World War One S.S. President Lincoln.jpg
S.S. President Lincoln sometime before World War One
SS Pretoria 1897Scrapped in 1921
S.S. Pretoria in 1898 SS Pretoria LOC det.4a15908.jpg
S.S. Pretoria in 1898
SS Queen Elizabeth 2 1967Preserved as a museum/hotel ship in Dubai Osaka RMS Queen Elizabeth2 06bs.jpg
RMS Queen Mary 1934Preserved as a museum/hotel ship in Long Beach, California RMS Queen Mary Long Beach January 2011 view.jpg
RMS Queen Mary 2 2003In service [2] RMS Queen Mary 2 in Trondheim 2007.jpg
SS Raffaello 1963Partially sank in 1983
S.S. Raffaello somewhere near port. SS Raffaello (33491820471).jpg
S.S. Raffaello somewhere near port.
SS Rajputana 1925Torpedoed and sunk off Iceland in 1941
SS Rajputana on a postcard SS Rajputana, color.jpg
SS Rajputana on a postcard
SS Ranchi 1925Scrapped in 1953
S.S. Ranchi StateLibQld 1 172139 Ranchi (ship).jpg
S.S. Ranchi
MS Rangitane 1929Attacked by German merchant raiders, and sank on November 27, 1940
MS Rangitane on a postcard. MS Rangitane 1929-1940.jpg
MS Rangitane on a postcard.
RMS Rangitata 1929Scrapped in 1962
R.M.S. Rangita StateLibQld 1 168303 Rangitata (ship).jpg
R.M.S. Rangita
RMS Rangitiki 1928Scrapped in 1962
R.M.S. Rangitiki StateLibQld 1 170635 Rangitiki (ship).jpg
R.M.S. Rangitiki
SS Ranpura 1924Scrapped in 1961
SS Reina del Mar 1955Scrapped in 1975
Reina del Mar with the Edinburgh Castle, 1948. Reina del Mar Edinburgh Castle.jpg
Reina del Mar with the Edinburgh Castle, 1948.
MV Reina del Pacifico 1930Scrapped in 1958
American troops climbing into assault landing craft from Reina Del Pacifico, during Operation Torch. American troops climb into assault landing craft from the liner REINA DEL PACIFICO during Operation 'Torch', the Allied landings in North Africa, November 1942. A12647.jpg
American troops climbing into assault landing craft from Reina Del Pacifico, during Operation Torch.
SS Rex 1931Bombed by Allies, and sunk on September 8, 1944
S.S. Rex in 1933, shortly after receiving the Blue Riband Italian liner Rex.jpg
S.S. Rex in 1933, shortly after receiving the Blue Riband
SS Rochambeau 1911Scrapped in 1934 or 1936
Le Rochambeau departing the city of Saint-Nazaire Le Rochambeau, Paquebot a turbine, Compagnie Generale Transatlantique.jpg
Le Rochambeau departing the city of Saint-Nazaire
RMS Saxonia 1899Scrapped in 1925
R.M.S. Saxonia in the year 1900. Saxonia1900.jpg
R.M.S. Saxonia in the year 1900.
RMS Scythia 1920Scrapped in 1958
R.M.S. Scythia The RMS Scythia.jpg
R.M.S. Scythia
SS Servia 1881Scrapped in 1902
S.S. Servia SS Servia.jpg
S.S. Servia
MS St. Louis 1928Scrapped at Hamburg, Germany in 1952
S.S. St. Louis in the port of Hamburg StLouisHavana.jpg
S.S. St. Louis in the port of Hamburg
SS Saint Paul 1895Scrapped in 1923
S.S. Saint Paul near the city of New York, circa 1895. Ocean liner SS St. Paul (1895) under steam.tif
S.S. Saint Paul near the city of New York, circa 1895.
NS Savannah 1959Preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore, Maryland NS Savannah PatriotsPoint Delgado 1990 cropped.jpg
SS Statendam 1924Caught Fire in Rotterdam on May 11, 1940. Scrapped at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht three months later.
Statendam on her sea trials. Statendam 3.png
Statendam on her sea trials.
MV Stirling Castle 1935Scrapped at Mihara, Japan in 1966
R.M.M.V. Stirling Castle Postcard RMMV Stirling Castle.jpg
R.M.M.V. Stirling Castle
MS Stockholm 1938Caught fire, and scrapped in 1938
RMS Strathaird 1931Scrapped at Hong Kong in 1962
RMS Strathaird beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge RMS Strathaird.jpg
RMS Strathaird beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge
RMS Strathnaver 1931Scrapped at Hong Kong in 1962
R.M.S. Strathnaver in Lisbon, circa 1934 P&O passenger liner RMS Strathnaver at Lisbon, 1934.jpg
R.M.S. Strathnaver in Lisbon, circa 1934
SS Tararua 1864Wrecked on Otara Reef in New Zealand, April 29, 1881
Woodcut print of the wreck of the S.S. Tararua Wreck of the Tararua.jpg
Woodcut print of the wreck of the S.S. Tararua
Terukuni Maru 1929Struck a mine and sank in 1939 off the coast of the United Kingdom
Terukuni Maru TerukuniMaru.jpg
Terukuni Maru
RMS Titanic 1911Struck an iceberg and sank, April 15, 1912, on her maiden voyage Titanic-Cobh-Harbour-1912.JPG
SS Transylvania 1914Torpedoed and sunk on May 4, 1917, by German U-boat U-63
R.M.S. Transylvania. RMS Transylvania I.jpg
R.M.S. Transylvania.
RMS Transylvania 1925Torpedoed and sunk on August 10, 1940, by U-56
R.M.S. Transylvania on a postcard TSS Transylvania.jpg
R.M.S. Transylvania on a postcard
SS Tuscania 1914Torpedoed and sunk on February 5, 1918, by UB-77
SS Tuscania, circa 1914 TuscaniaI.jpg
SS Tuscania, circa 1914
SS Ultonia 1898Torpedoed and sunk on June 27, 1917, by SM U-53
Ultonia photographed at sea in 1898 or 1900. Ultonia photographed at sea in 1898 or 1900.gif
Ultonia photographed at sea in 1898 or 1900.
RMS Umbria 1884Scrapped in 1910
The R.M.S. Umbria heading out of River Mersey. RMS Umbria (cropped).png
The R.M.S. Umbria heading out of River Mersey.
SS United States 1951Laid up in Philadelphia, bought to be preserved as of February 2011 A559, SS United States, Pier 82, Columbus Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2017.jpg
SS Vaterland 1940Bombed by Allies in 1943, the wreck was scrapped in 1948
A model of the S.S. Vaterland Hapag Vaterland 1940.JPG
A model of the S.S. Vaterland
RMS Viceroy of India 1928Torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by U-407
R.M.S. Viceroy of India on a postcard, circa 1935. P&O Viceroy of India postcard 1935 2356x1522.jpg
R.M.S. Viceroy of India on a postcard, circa 1935.
TSS Wahine 1912Wrecked on Masela Island Reef in the Arafura Sea, August 15, 1951
T.S.S. Wahine in Wellington Harbour, circa 1936 TSS Wahine in Wellington Harbour.jpg
T.S.S. Wahine in Wellington Harbour, circa 1936
SS Waratah 1908Vanished and presumed lost 1909
Waratah at Port Adelaide sometime before her last voyage. SS 'Waratah' at Port Adelaide, 1909.jpeg
Waratah at Port Adelaide sometime before her last voyage.
SS Warrimoo 1892Collided with the destroyer Catapulte and sank, May 1918
SS Warrimoo, pictured sometime before 1918. SS Warrimoo - New Zealand.jpg
SS Warrimoo, pictured sometime before 1918.
MS Wanganella 1929Scrapped in 1970
Wanganella in her pre-war livery StateLibQld 1 196787 Wanganella (ship).jpg
Wanganella in her pre-war livery
A.H.S. Wanganella as a hospital ship Awm118509.jpg
A.H.S. Wanganella as a hospital ship
M.S. Wanganella after the war, pictured here in a cove of Doubtful Sound. TSMV Wanganella.JPG
M.S. Wanganella after the war, pictured here in a cove of Doubtful Sound.
RMS Windsor Castle 1921Torpedoed and sunk on March 23, 1943, by German aircraft off Algiers, Algeria
S.S. Windsor Castle in Windsor Castle. SS Windsor Castle.jpg
S.S. Windsor Castle in Windsor Castle.
SS Winifredian 1889Scrapped in 1929
S.S. Winifredian, pictured here in Boston. SS Winifredian.jpg
S.S. Winifredian, pictured here in Boston.

Multi-name

Note: The ships listed here were renamed, and in some cases multiple times in their careers.

A-D

Ship nameYear launchedOther namesFateImage
MS Achille Lauro 1947MS Willem Ruys(1947–1965)Caught fire and sank off Somalia on December 2, 1994 M.S. Willem Ruys N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd, KITLV 1403728.tiff
As MS Willem Ruys Achille39 b.jpg
As Achille Lauro
SS Admiral Nakhimov 1925SS Berlin(1925–1949)Collided with the Pyotr Vasev, and sank on August 31, 1986 Berlin (III).jpg
As the Berlin SSAdmiralNakhimov-1975-1.jpg
As the Admiral Nakhimov
USS Aeolus (ID-3005) 1899SS Grosser Kurfürst(1899–1917)
USS Grosser Kurfurst(1917–1919)
SS City of Los Angeles(1922–1937)
Scrapped in 1937 – Japan
Grosser Kurfurst, pictured here in January 1903. Grosser Kurfurst (ship) January 1903 (cropped).jpg
Grosser Kurfurst, pictured here in January 1903.
U.S.S. Aeolus in port, 1919 USS Aeolus (ID - 3005).jpg
U.S.S. Aeolus in port, 1919
MS Agamemnon 1946Sincere(1966–1969)Caught fire, and sank in 1969
SS Akaroa (1914) 1914Euripides(1914–1932)Scrapped in 1954
Euripides in the London Docks, sometime about 1920, painted by William Lionel Wyllie Docks RMG PW1179.jpg
Euripides in the London Docks, sometime about 1920, painted by William Lionel Wyllie
S.S. Akaroa at New Plymouth, New Zealand, circa 1934. StateLibQld 1 124975 Akaroa (ship).jpg
S.S. Akaroa at New Plymouth, New Zealand, circa 1934.
SS Alaska (1881) 1881Magallanes(1897–1902)Scrapped in 1902
S.S. Alaska photographed sometime in the 1890s. Guion Line ocean liner SS Alaska (1881) photographed sometime in the 1890's..tif
S.S. Alaska photographed sometime in the 1890s.
SS Albania (1920) 1920California(1930–1941)Torpedoed and sunk off Syracuse on August 11, 1941
S.S. Albania under tow. SS Albania.jpg
S.S. Albania under tow.
SS Albert Ballin 1922Hansa(1935–1945)
Sovetskiy Soyuz(1953–1980)
Scrapped in 1981
S.S. Albert Ballin, circa 1923 SS Albert Ballin.1923.jpg
S.S. Albert Ballin, circa 1923
Cargo ship Sovetskiy Soyuz, pictured in 1957 Passenger ship Sovetskiy Soyuz.jpg
Cargo ship Sovetskiy Soyuz, pictured in 1957
RMS Alcantara (1926) 1926HMS Alcantara(1939–1943)
Kaisho Maru(1958)
Scrapped in 1958
R.M.S. Alcantara outside of Rio de Janeiro Alcantara a Rio by Kenneth Shoesmith.jpg
R.M.S. Alcantara outside of Rio de Janeiro
MS Aleksandr Pushkin 1964Marco Polo(1991–2021)Scrapped in Alang, India in 2021. Work completed in 2022.
MS Aleksandr Pushkin in the summer of 1970. MS Alexandr Pushkin.JPG
MS Aleksandr Pushkin in the summer of 1970.
Marco Polo in the port of Tallinn, circa August 2nd, 2012 Marco Polo Port of Tallinn 2 August 2012.JPG
Marco Polo in the port of Tallinn, circa August 2nd, 2012
USS America (ID-3006) 1905Amerika(1905–1917)
USAT America(1919–1920)
SS America(1920–1931)
USAT Edmund B. Alexander(1940–1957)
Scrapped in 1957
SS Amerika, sometime before 1914 SS Amerika.jpg
SS Amerika, sometime before 1914
America arrives in Boston Harbor, circa April 5th, 1919 USSAmericaApril1919.jpg
America arrives in Boston Harbor, circa April 5th, 1919
USS America sunk at her mooring. USS Amerika Sunk.jpg
USS America sunk at her mooring.
USAT America, circa 1919 Lod SS America.jpg
USAT America, circa 1919
S.S. America circa 1920's The First SS America.jpg
S.S. America circa 1920's
U.S.A.T. Edmund B. Alexander USATEdmundB.Alexander.jpg
U.S.A.T. Edmund B. Alexander
SS America (1939) 1939USS West Point(1941–1946)
SS Australis(1964–1978)
SS Italis(1978–1980)
SS Noga(1980–1984)
SS Alferdoss(1984–1993)
SS American Star(1994–2008)
Wrecked at Playa de Garcey, Fuerteventura in 1994, whilst under tow to become a hotel ship off Phuket, Thailand. 1958 America in Bremerhaven.jpg
America

USS West Point (AP-23) underway in 1942.jpg
USS West Point SS Australis 1967 (36950522642) (cropped).jpg
Australis America (Venture Cruises).jpg
America (Venture Cruises) S.S. Italis.jpg
S.S. Italis "Noga" - Eleusis, 1986.jpg
As Noga/Alferdoss American Star Marz 1995.jpg
The wreck of the American Star

MS Ancerville 1962MV Minghua(1973–1983)Preserved as a hotelship Minghua.jpg
Minghua as part of the Sea World Complex
SS Arabic (1920) 1908SS Berlin(1908–1920)Scrapped in 1931 SS Arabic 3.jpg
SS Arabic at sea
MS Aramis 1931Teiyō Maru(1942–1944)Torpedoed and sank on August 18, 1944
M.S. Aramis, circa 1932 Teia maru aramis 1932.jpg
M.S. Aramis, circa 1932
Teiyo Maru as a repatriation ship, circa 1943 Teia maru.jpg
Teiyō Maru as a repatriation ship, circa 1943
SS Argentina (1929) 1929SS Pennsylvania(1929–1938)Scrapped in 1964
One of the 3 sister ships of Argentina, it's unknown which one it is as the name was omitted from the bow. Moore-McCormack-Good-Neighbor-passenger-liner.jpg
One of the 3 sister ships of Argentina, it's unknown which one it is as the name was omitted from the bow.
SS Arundel Castle 1894SS Birma(1905–1913)
SS Mitava(1913–1921)
SS Josef Pilsudski(1921–1923)
SS Franck Hellmers(1923–1924)
SS Wilbo(1924)
Scrapped in 1924
SS Birma on a 1914 postcard. SS Birma, 1914 postcard.jpg
SS Birma on a 1914 postcard.
Arundel Castle and Dunottar Castle in Capetown. Arundel Castle is the ship on the right. R.M.S. Dunottar Castle en Arundal Castle in de haven van Kaapstad, RP-F-F01156-I.jpg
Arundel Castle and Dunottar Castle in Capetown. Arundel Castle is the ship on the right.
H.S. Mitava, circa 1918. HS Mitava.jpg
H.S. Mitava, circa 1918.
SS Arizona 1879Hancock(1898–1926)Scrapped in 1926
S.S. Arizona while she held the Atlantic Record Guion Liner Arizona when she held Atlantic Record.png
S.S. Arizona while she held the Atlantic Record
USS Hancock. USS Hancock AP-3.jpg
USS Hancock.
SS Athenic 1901SS Pelagos(1928–1962)Scrapped in 1962
S.S. Athenic Athenic-100 bg.jpg
S.S. Athenic
Hvalfangerselskapet Pelagos, circa 1931 A-00642 Hvalkokeri PELAGOS.jpg
Hvalfangerselskapet Pelagos, circa 1931
RMS Atrato (1888) 1888The Viking(1912–1914)
HMS Viknor(1914–1915)
Torpedoed and sank on January 13, 1915 Royal Mail Atrato 1883-1912 RMG PU6794.jpg
SS Augusta Victoria (1888) 1888Kuban(1904–1907)Scrapped in 1907
Augusta Victoria under steam 4a15881u.tif
Augusta Victoria under steam
MS Augustus (1926) 1926Falco(1939–1940)
Sparviero(1940–1946)
Scuttled in Genoa in 1944, raised and scrapped in 1946
MS Augustus (1950) 1950Great Sea(1976–1980)
Ocean King(1980–1983)
Philippines(1983–1985)
President(1985–1987)
Asian Princess(1987–1999)
M/S Philippines(1999–2011)
Philippine(2011–2012)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2012
MV Aureol 1951Marianna IV(1974–2001)
Mariann IV(2001)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2001
SS Ausonia (1956) 1956The Ausonia(2006)
Ivory(2006–2007)
Aegean Two(2007–2008)
Ivory(2008–2010)
Winner 5(2010)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2010
SS Baltic (1871) 1871SS Veendam(1889–1898)Collided with a derelict ship, and sank on February 6, 1898
SS Belgenland (1914) 1914Belgic(1916–1923)
Columbia(1935–1936)
Scrapped in 1936 – Scotland
SS Bergensfjord 1913Argentina(1946–1953)
Jerusalem(1953–1957)
Aliya(1957–1959)
Scrapped in 1959
MS Bergensfjord (1955) 1955De Grasse(1971–1973)
Rasa Sayang(1973–1978)
Golden Moon(1978–1980)
Rasa Sayang(1980)
Caught fire, and capsized in Perama, Greece on August 27, 1980
MV Bloemfontein Castle 1949Patris(1959–1979)
Mediterranean Island(1979–1981)
Mediterranean Star(1981–1988)
Terra(1988–1989)
Scrapped at Gadani Beach, Pakistan in 1987
MV Brazil Maru 1954Toba Brazil Maru(1974–1997)
Zhanjiang(1997–1998)
Hai Shang Cheng Shi(1998–)
Beached as a restaurant in Zhanjiang, China, currently closed Brazil Maru 1954 (02) Scan10061.JPG MV Brazil Maru (Restaurant.).jpg
SS Bremen (1896) 1896SS Constantinople(1919–1921)
SS King Alexander(1922–1929)
Scrapped in 1929
SS Bretagne (1951) 1951SS Brittany(1962–1963)Caught fire, and gutted on April 8, 1963; scrapped
RMS Britannia 1840SMS Barbarossa (1849 – to German Confederation)

SMS Barbarossa (1852 – to Prussian Navy)

Cunard's first ocean liner – sunk as target ship by Prussian Navy July 1880
SS Calgaric 1918Orca(1918–1927)Scrapped in 1934
SS California (1928) 1928SS Uruguay(1938–1964)Scrapped in 1964
SS Cambodge 1952Stella V(1970)
Stella Solaris(1970–2003)
S. Solar(2003)
Scrapped in Alang, India in 2003
RMS Cameronia (1919) 1919HMT Cameronia(1941–1945)
SS Empire Clyde(1953–1957)
Scrapped in 1957
RMS Carinthia (1955) 1955SS Fairland(1968–1971)
SS Fairsea(1971–1988)
SS Fair Princess(1988–2000)
SS China Sea Discovery(2000–2005)
Sea Discovery(2005)
Scrapped in 2005 in Alang, India
RMS Caronia (1947) 1947Columbia(1968)
Caribia(1968–1974)
Wrecked in 1974 at Apra Harbour, Guam; subsequently scrapped
USS Charles (ID-1298) 1907USS Harvard(1918; 1920–1931)Wrecked in 1931
Chichibu Maru 1930Titibu Maru(1938–1939)
Kamakura Maru(1939–1943)
Torpedoed and sunk by USS Gudgeon on April 28, 1943
SS City of Berlin 1874SS Berlin(1893–1898)
SS Meade(1898–1921)
Scrapped in 1921
SS City of Paris (1865) 1865Tonquin(1884–1885)Collided with another French vessel, and sank in March 1885
SS City of Paris (1888) 1888Yale(1898–1901)
Harrisburg(1918–1919)
Philadelphia(1901–1918, 1919–1923)
Scrapped in 1923 at Genoa, Italy
MS City of York 1953Mediterranean Sky(1971–2003)Capsized at Perama, Greece in January 2003
SS Cleveland 1908USS Mobile(1919–1920)
SS King Alexander(1920–1923)
SS Cleveland(1923–1933)
Scrapped in 1933
SS Colombie 1931USAHS Aleda E. Lutz(1945–1946)
SS Colombie(1946–1964)
SS Atlantica(1964–1974)
Scrapped in 1974
SS Constitution 1950Oceanic Constitution(1974–1982)
Constitution(1982–1997)
Sank off of the Hawaiian Islands on November 17, 1997, whilst under tow to Alang, India for scrap
SS Consuelo 1900SS Cairnrona(1909–1911)
RMS Albania(1911–1912)
SS Poleric(1912–1929)
Scrapped in 1930
SS Conte Biancamano 1925USS Hermitage(1942–1946)Dismantled at La Spezia, Italy, and partly reassembled as a museum in Milan, Italy 1964
USS Covington (ID-1409) 1908SS Cincinnati(1908–1917)Torpedoed and sank on July 1, 1918, by a U-86
SS Czar 1912SS Estonia(1921–1930)
SS Pułaski(1930–1946)
SS Empire Penryn(1946–1949)
Scrapped in 1949 at Blyth, Northumberland
SS De Grasse 1924RMS Empress of Australia(1953–1956)
Venezuela(1956–1962)
Scrapped in 1962
SS Deutschland (1900) 1900SS Viktoria Luise(1910–1921)
SS Hansa(1921–1925)
Scrapped in 1925
QSMV Dominion Monarch 1938Dominion Monarch Maru(1962)Scrapped in 1962 at Osaka
MV Doulos Phos 1914SS Medina(1914–1948)
SS Roma(1948–1953)
MS Franca C(1953–1977)
MV Doulos(1977–2010)
Preserved as a hotelship SS "Medina" at New-York.jpg
SS Medina in New York on her maiden voyage.

Postcard of the FRANCA C..jpg
Postcard featuring the SS Franca C. MV Doulos 2004 at Southampton.jpg
The Doulos at Southampton, England in 2004
MV Doulos Phos in Bintan.jpg
MV Doulos Phos in Bintan. Picture taken in 2022.

SS Drottningholm 1904RMS Virginian(1904–1920)
Brasil(1948–1951)
Homeland(1951–1955)
Scrapped at Trieste, Italy in 1955
MS Dunnottar Castle 1936Victoria(1958–1975)
The Victoria(1976–1993)
Princesa Victoria(1993–2004)
Victoria I(2004)
Scrapped at 2004 at Alang, India
RMS Dunottar Castle 1890SS Caribbean(1913–1914)
HMS Caribbean(1914–1915)
Sank in a storm on September 27, 1915

E-H

Ship nameYear launchedOther namesFateImage
SS Elisabethville (1921) 1921Empire Bure(1947–1950)
Charlton Star(1950–1958)
Maristrella(1958–1960)
Scrapped in 1960
SS Empire Bittern 1902SS Iowa(1902–1913)
SS Bohemia(1913–1917)
Artemis(1917–1941)
SS Empire Bittern(1941–1944)
Largely livestock or troop transport. Briefly commissioned USS Artemis April–October 1919. Scuttled in 1944 as an additional blockship for Operation Overlord.
HMT Empire Windrush 1930MV Monte Rosa(1930–1947)Caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of four crew, March 30, 1954
RMS Empress of Australia (1919) 1913Admiral von Tirpitz(1913–1921)
Empress of China(1921)
Scrapped at Inverkeithing, Scotland in 1952
RMS Empress of Britain (1905) 1905SS Montroyal(1924–1930)Scrapped in 1930
RMS Empress of Britain (1955) 1955Queen Anna Maria(1964–1975)
Carnivale(1975–1993)
Fiestamarina(1993–1994)
Olympic(1995–1997)
The Topaz(1997–2008)
Topaz(2008)
Scrapped in 2008
RMS Empress of Canada (1928) 1928SS Duchess of Richmond(1928–1947)Caught fire, and capsized on January 25, 1953; scrapped in 1954 at La Spezia
RMS Empress of Canada (1960) 1960Mardi Gras(1972–1993)
Olympic(1993)
Star of Texas(1994)
Lucky Star(1994–1995)
Apollon(1995–2003)
Scrapped in 2003
RMS Empress of France (1913) 1913SS Alsatian(1912–1919)Scrapped in 1934 at Dalmuir
RMS Empress of France (1928) 1928SS Duchess of Bedford(1928–1947)Scrapped in 1960
RMS Empress of India (1890) 1890SS Loyalty(1915–1923)Scrapped in 1923
RMS Empress of Japan (1929) 1930RMS Empress of Scotland(1942–1957)
TS Hanseatic(1957–1966)
Caught fire, and gutted in 1966; subsequently scrapped
RMS Empress of Scotland (1906) 1905SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria(1906–1919)Scrapped in 1930
SS Eugenio C 1964Eugenio Costa(1987–1999)
Edinburgh Castle(1999–2000)
The Big Red Boat II(2000–2004)
Red Boat(2004–2005)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2005
SS Europa (1928) 1928USS Europa(1945–1946)
SS Liberté(1950–1963)
Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1963
Fairsky 1942SS Steel Artisan(1941)
USS Barnes(1942)
HMS Attacker(1942–1945)
Castel Forte(1950–1958)
Scrapped in 1980
TSS Fairstar 1955Oxfordshire(1955–1964)Scrapped at Alang, India in 1997
SS Finland (1902) 1902USS Finland (ID-4543)(1918–1919)
USAT Finland(1919)
Scrapped in 1928
SS Flandre (1952) 1951Carla C(1968–1986)
Carla Costa(1986–1992)
Pallas Athena(1992–1994)
Scrapped in 1994
SS France (1961) 1960SS Norway(1979–2008)Scrapped at Alang, India in 2007, work completed in 2008.
SS Fürst Bismarck (1890) 1890Don(1905)
Moskva(1906–1917)
San Guisto(1917–1924)
Scrapped in 1924 – Italy
SS Fürst Bismarck (1905) 1905Amboise(1922–1935)Scrapped in 1935 – Italy
SS Galileo Galilei 1961Galileo(1984–1990)
Meridian(1990–1997)
Sun Vista(1997–1999)
Caught fire, and sank on May 21, 1999
SS Galician 1900Glenart Castle(1914–1918)Torpedoed and sunk on February 26, 1918
SS George Washington 1908USS George Washington(1917–1919)
SS George Washington(1921–1931)
USS Catlin (AP-19)(1941)
USAT George Washington(1943–1951)
Scrapped in 1951
SS Gothic (1893) 1893Gothland(1907–1911) – (1913–1925)Scrapped in 1925
MS Gripsholm (1924) 1924MS Berlin(1954–1966)Scrapped in 1966
MS Gripsholm (1957) 1957MS Navarino(1975–1984)
MS Regent Sea(1984–1997)
Sea(1997–2001)
Sank on July 12, 2001, whilst under tow to Alang, India for scrap
SS Guglielmo Marconi 1961Costa Riviera(1983–1993)
American Adventure(1993–1994)
Costa Riviera(1994–2001)
Scrapped in 2001 Galileo Galilei - Gugliemo Marconi.jpg
As the Guglielmo Marconi

American Adventure Key West (15190852715).jpg
As the American Adventure MN Costa Riviera.jpg
As the Costa Riviera

SS Hamburg (1925) 1925Yuri Dolgoruki(1950–1977)Scrapped in 1977
USS Harris (APA-2) 1921Pine Tree State(1921–1922)
President Grant(1922–1930)
Scrapped in 1948
SS Heliopolis (1907) 1907SS Royal George(1910–1922)Scrapped in 1922
RMS Hibernia 1842Habanois (1850–1868)Lost in 1868
RMS Homeric (1913) 1913Columbus(1913–1919)Scrapped in 1935
USS Huron (ID-1408) 1896SS Friedrich der Grosse(1896–1917)
USS Fredrick Der Grosse(1917–1919)
SS City of Honolulu(1922)
Caught fire, and sank on October 17, 1922, by gunfire after a failed towing attempt

I-L

Ship nameYear launchedOther namesFateImage
SS Île de France 1926S.S. Furansu Maru(1958–1959, 1959)
R.M.S. Claridon(1959)
Scrapped at Osaka, Japan in 1959 Ile de France at sea.jpg
SS Imperator 1912USS Imperator(1919–1920)
RMS Berengaria(1920–1939)
Scrapped in 1946 (fully) Imperator LOC ggbain 13359u.jpg
As Imperator

USS Imperator and USS Leviathan.jpg
USS Imperator with USS Leviathan. Imperator is on the left. RMS Berengaria US Navy.jpg
As Berengaria

SS Independence 1950Oceanic Independence(1974)
Sea Luck I(1974–1975)
Oceanic Independence(1975–1982)
Independence(1982–2006)
Oceanic(2006–2009)
Platinum II(2009–2011)
Wrecked in 2010 off of Alang, India; scrapped on the spot
SS Infante Dom Henrique 1960Vasco de Gama(1986–1997)
SeaWind Crown(1991–2003)
Barcelona(2003–2004)
Scrapped near Guangzhou, China in 2004
SS Justicia 1914Statendam(1914–1916)Torpedoed and sunk in July, 1918
SS Kaiser Wilhelm II 1902USS Kaiser Wilhelm II(1917)
USS Agamemnon(1917–1927)
USAT Monticello(1927–1940)
Scrapped in 1940
SS Kenya 1950USS Kaiser Wilhelm II(1917)
USS Agamemnon(1917–1927)
USAT Monticello(1927–1940)
Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1969
RMS Kenya Castle 1952SS Amerikanis(1967–2001)Scrapped at Alang, India in 2001
SS Khedive Ismail 1922Aconcagua(1922–1935)Torpedoed and sunk on February 12, 1944
SS König Albert 1899Fernandino Palasciano(1915–1923)
Italia(1923–1926)
Scrapped in 1926 – Italy
SS Königin Luise (1896) 1896Omar(1921–1924)
Edison(1924–1935)
Scrapped in 1935 – Italy
SS Kościuszko 1915SS Czaritza(1915–1921)
SS Lituania(1921–1930)
SS ORP Gdynia(1939)
SS Empire Helford(1946–1950)
Scrapped in 1950
SS Kronprinz Wilhelm 1901USS Von Steuben(1917–1923)Scrapped in 1923
SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie (1905) 1905HMS Princess(1915–)Unknown
SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie (1906) 1906Mount Vernon(1917–1940)Scrapped in 1940
MS Kungsholm (1928) 1928John Ericsson(1942–1947)
Italia(1948–1964)
Imperial Bahama(1964–1965)
Scrapped in Bilbao, Spain in 1965
MS Kungsholm (1952) 1952Europa(1965–1981)
Columbus C.(1981–1985)
Sank after striking a breakwater near Cadiz, Spain on July 29, 1984. Scrapped in Barcelona, Spain in 1985.
MV Kungsholm (1965) 1965Sea Princess(1979–1995)
Victoria(1995–2002)
Mona Lisa(2002–2007)
Oceanic II(2007–2008)
Mona Lisa(2008–2010)
Veronica(2010–2016)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2016 Kungsholm IMO 6512354 P Hamburg 06-1973 (1).jpg
As Kungsholm

Sea Princess Venice 1986.jpg
As the Sea Princess MonaLisa Helsinki.jpg
As Mona Lisa ScholarShipSydney.JPG
As the Oceanic II/The Scholar Ship

SS La Bretagne 1885Alesia(1923)Wrecked in 1923
TSMS Lakonia 1929Johan van Oldenbarnevelt(1929–1963)Caught fire and sank on December 29, 1963, while under tow to Gibraltar for salvaging.
RMS Lancastria 1920RMS Tyrrhenia(1920–1924)
HMT Lancastria(1940)
Bombed by German aircraft, and sank on June 17, 1940
SS Laos 1952Empress Abeto(1970–1971)
Malaysia Raya(1971–1976)
Caught fire at Port Klang, Malaysia on August 23, 1976. Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1977.
SS Lavia 1946Media(1946–1961)
Flavia(1961–1982)
Flavian(1983–1986)
Caught fire, and sank in Hong Kong on January 7, 1989; scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 5 months later
SS Letitia 1924HMS Letitia(1939–1944)
HMHS Letitia(1944–1946)
Empire Brent(1946–1952)
Captain Cook(1952–1960)
Scrapped in 1960
SS Leviathan 1913Vaterland(1913–1917)Scrapped in 1938 Lot-2217-1 (28115078651).jpg
As Vaterland

USS Leviathan SP-1326.jpg
As USS Leviathan, in her dazzle scheme SS Leviathan 1913.jpg
As Leviathan

SS Lurline (1932) 1932RHMS Ellinis(1963–1987)Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1987 LURLINE at East Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour (8434092300).jpg
As Lurline

"Ellinis" - Newcastle, 1963.jpg
As Ellinis

M-P

Ship nameYear launchedOther namesFateImage
RFA Maine (1924) 1924SS Leonardo da Vinci(1925–1943)
SS Empire Clyde(1943–1947)
RFA Empire Clyde(1947–1948)
Scrapped in 1954
RMS Majestic (1914) 1914SS Bismarck(1914–1920)
HMS Caledonia(1937–1943)
Caught fire, and sank on September 29, 1939; scrapped in 1943
Bismarck being launched Launching of German ocean liner Bismarck, June 20, 1914 (28115074481).jpg
Bismarck being launched
As R.M.S. Majestic in 1934 White Star line, Majestic, 1934 (Our Generation, 1938).jpg
As R.M.S. Majestic in 1934
HMS Caledonia being scrapped in 1943 HMS Caledonia Scrapping.jpg
HMS Caledonia being scrapped in 1943
SS Malolo 1926Matsonia(1937–1948)
Atlantic(1948–1955)
Queen Frederica(1955–1977)
Scrapped in 1977 at Eleusis, Greece, work completed in the 1980s.
SS Manchuria (1903) 1903SS President Johnson(1928–1948)
SS Santa Cruz(1948–1952)
Scrapped in 1952 at Savona, Italy
SS Manhattan (1931) 1931USS Wakefield(1941–1964)Scrapped in 1964
SS Mariposa 1931SS Homeric(1953–1974)Scrapped in 1974
TS Maxim Gorkiy 1968Hamburg(1968–1973)
Hanseatic(1973–1974)
Maksim Gorkiy(1974–1992)
Scrapped in 2009
USS Mercury (ID-3012) 1896SS Barbarossa(1896–1917)Scrapped in 1924
SS Minnedosa 1917Piemonte(1935–1949)Scuttled in 1943 by Axis forces, wreck raised and scrapped in 1949
SS Miowera 1892Maitai(1908–1910)Ran Aground in Avarua, Rarotonga, on December 25, 1916.
SS Mongolia (1903) 1903President Fillmore(1929–1940)
Panamanian(1940–1946)
Scrapped in Shanghai, China in 1946
SS Mongolia (1922) 1922SS Rimutaka(1938–1950)
SS Europa(1950–1951)
SS Nassau(1951–1961)
SS Acapulco(1961–1963)
Scrapped in 1964
SS Monterey 1931Matsonia(1956–1963)
Lurline(1963–1970)
Britanis(1970–1998)
Belofin-1(1998–2000)
Sank in the Indian Ocean on October 21, 2000, while being towed to Alang, India for scrap
MV Moonta 1931Lydia(1955–1966)
Le Lydia(1966–)
Beached as a tourist attraction in Le Barcarès, France
Le Lydia as a tourist attraction 190604 Le-Lydia 03.jpg
Le Lydia as a tourist attraction
SS Nitta Maru 1939Chūyō(1942–1943)Torpedoed and sunk on December 4, 1943, by the USS Sailfish
SS Noordam (1902) 1901Kungsholm(1923–1926)Scrapped in 1927
SS Normandie 1932USS Lafayette(1941–1946)Caught fire and capsized in 1942; scrapped in 1946
Postcard of the Normandie Le Havre, Normandia, Franca, Arquivo de Villa Maria, ilha Terceira, Acores.jpg
Postcard of the Normandie
USS Lafayette, capsized in Pier 88, winter of 1942 USS Lafayette 1942.jpg
USS Lafayette, capsized in Pier 88, winter of 1942
SS Oceanic (1965) 1963StarShip Oceanic(1985–2000)
Big Red Boat I(2000)
Oceanic(2000–2012)
Scrapped at Zhoushan, China in 2012
As StarShip Oceanic SS Oceanic.jpg
As StarShip Oceanic
As the Big Red Boat Oceanic in December 1987.jpg
As the Big Red Boat
As Oceanic CRUISE SHIP OCEANIC IN DOCK AT NEW YORK HARBOR - NARA - 548403 (cropped).jpg
As Oceanic
MS Oranje 1938Angelina Lauro(1965–1979)Caught fire, and sank on September 24, 1979
As Oranje MS Oranje in Colombo Ceylon 1960.jpg
As Oranje
As the Angelina Lauro "Angelina Lauro" - Tilbury, 1976 (recropped).jpg
As the Angelina Lauro
MS Oslofjord (1949) 1949MS Fulvia(1969–1970)Caught fire, and sank in 1970 while being towed
SS Panama (1939) 1939USAT Panama (1941)
USAT James Parker (1941–1946)
James Parker (AP-46) (1941)
SS Panama (1946–1957)
President Hoover (1957–1965)
SS Regina (1965–1973)
SS Regina Prima(1973–1985)
Scrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 1985
SS Parthia (1870) 1870Victoria(1892–1954)
Straits No. 27(1954–1956)
Straits Maru(1956)
Scrapped at Osaka, Japan, in 1956
RMS Parthia (1947) 1947Remuera(1961–1965)
Aramac(1965–1969)
Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1969
SS Pasteur (1938) 1938Bremen(1957–1972)
Regina Magna(1972–1977)
Saudiphil I(1977–1980)
Filipinas Saudi I(1980)
Sank in the Indian Ocean in 1980 while being towed to Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrap
TS Patriot State 1964Santa Mercedes(1964–1984)Scrapped in 2011
RMS Pendennis Castle 1957Ocean Queen(1976–1978)
Sinbad I(1978–1980)
Scrapped at 1980 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
SS Pennsylvania (1896) 1896USS Nansemond(1919–1924)Scrapped in 1924
USS Pocahontas (ID-3044) 1900SS Prinzess Irene(1900–1917)
Bremen(1922–1928)
SS Karlsruhe(1928–1932)
Scrapped in 1932
SS Potsdam (1900) 1900Stockholm(1915–1929)
Solglimt(1929–1940)
Sonderburg(1940–1944)
Scuttled in 1944 by German troops, fully scrapped by 1947
USS Powhatan (ID-3013) 1899SS Hamburg(1899–1917)
New Rochelle(1920–1921)
Hudson(1921–1922)
President Fillmore(1922–1928)
Scrapped in 1928
SS President Cleveland (1920) 1920Golden State(1920–1921)
Tasker H. Bliss(1941–1942)
Torpedoed and sunk on November 12, 1942
SS President Roosevelt (1921) 1921Peninsula State(1921–1922)
President Pierce(1922)
Joseph T. Dickman(1940–1948)
Scrapped in 1948
TS Pretoria 1936TS Empire Doon(1945–1949)
TS Gunung Djati(1949–1973)
MV Gunung Djati(1973–1980)
KRI Tanjung(1980–1984)
Scrapped in 1987
HMS Pretoria Castle (F61) 1938RMMV Warwick Castle(1946–1962)Scrapped in 1962
RMS Pretoria Castle (1947) 1947SS S.A. Oranje(1966–1975)Scrapped at 1975 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
USS Princess Matoika 1900SS Kiautschou(1900–1904)
SS Princess Alice(1904–1917)
USS Princess Matoika(1918–1919)
USAT Princess Matoika(1919)
SS Princess Matoika(1921–1922)
SS President Arthur(1922–1926)
SS City of Honolulu(1926–1930)
Caught fire, and scrapped in 1934
SS Príncipe Perfeito 1960Al Hasa(1976–1980)
Fairsky(1980–1981)
Vera(1981–1982)
Marianna IX(1982–1984)
Marianna 9(1984–2001)
Mariann 9(2001)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2001
SS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm 1907USS Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm(1919)
SS Empress of China(1921)
RMS Empress of India(1921–1923)
SS Montlaurier(1923–1925)
SS Monteith(1925)
SS Montnairn(1925–1929)
Scrapped in 1929 at Genoa

Q-Z

Ship nameYear launchedOther namesFateImage
RMS Queen Elizabeth 1938Elizabeth(1968–1970)
Seawise University(1970–1972)
Caught fire and sank in Hong Kong on January 9, 1972. Scrapped on site between 1974 and 1975.
RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1967 RMS Queen Elizabeth at Southampton 1967 (3).jpg
RMS Queen Elizabeth in 1967
Queen Elizabeth in 1942 British troops arrive in the Middle East having been transported by the liner QUEEN ELIZABETH, 22 July 1942. E14706.jpg
Queen Elizabeth in 1942
The wreck of Seawise University Seawise University (Queen Elizabeth)-jan1972-gc01.jpg
The wreck of Seawise University
MS Regal Empress 1953SS Olympia(1953–1981)
SS Caribe(1981–1983)
MS Caribe I(1983–1993)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2009. The Olympia (Regal Empress) (2698463822) (cropped).jpg
The Regal Empress
SS Reliance 1914SS Johann Heinrich Burchard(1914–1920)
SS Limburgia(1920–1926)
Burned 1938, scrapped 1941 Reliance Hapag.jpg
SS Reliance
RMS Republic (1903) 1903SS Columbus(1903)Collided with the SS Florida, and sank on January 24, 1909 RMS Republic.jpg
RMS Republic
SS Ryndam (1950) 1950Atlas(1972–1988)
Pride of Mississippi(1988–1991)
Pride of Galveston(1991–2003)
Sank in 2003 off of the Dominican Republic, whilst on the way to the scrapyard at Alang, India. SS Ryndam.jpg
SS Ryndam in 1951

"Atlas" - Miami, 1974.jpg
Atlas arriving in Miami, 1974

SS Rhynland 1879SS Rhyna(1906)Scrapped in 1906 SS-Rhynland.JPG
SS Rhynland in 1890
SS Roma (1926) 1926SS Aquila(1939–1945)Scuttled in Genoa on April 19, 1945, refloated and scrapped in La Spezia by 1952 CV Aquila LaSpezia Jun51 NAN5-63.jpg
CV Aquila in La Spezia, 1951
SS Rotterdam 1958Rembrandt(1997–2003)
Rotterdam(2003–)
Preserved as a hotelship in Rotterdam SS Rotterdam pic2.JPG
Rotterdam as she looks now "The Big Red Boat III" & "Rembrandt" - Freeport, 2001.jpg
The Big Red Boat III with Rembrandt. Rembrandt is on the right
MS Ruahine 1950Oriental Rio(1968–1974)Scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in 1974 StateLibQld 1 169867 Ruahine (ship).jpg
MV Ruahine
MS Sagafjord 1965Gripsholm(1996–1997)
Saga Rose(1997–2009)
Scrapped at Jiangyin, China in 2010 Sagafjord IMO 6416043 P Hamburg 1969 (3).JPG
Sagafjord in Hamburg, 1969

"Gripsholm" - Southampton, 1996.jpg
Gripsholm in Southampton, 1996 Sagarose.JPG
Saga Rose in Warnemünde, 2009

SS Santa Paula (1958) 1958Stella Polaris(1972–1978)
Kuwait Marriott Hotel(1978–1989)
Ramada al Salam Hotel(1989–1991)
Bombed in 1990 during the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. Scrapped on site in 2002.
SS Santa Rosa (1916) 1916USAT Santa Rosa(1917–1919)
USS Santa Rosa(1919)
SS Oregonian(1925–1942)
Torpedoed in 1942 USS Santa Rosa 1919.jpg
USS Santa Rosa in 1919
SS Santa Rosa (1932) 1932SS Athinai(1961–1989)Scrapped in 1989 at Aliaga, Turkey S.S. Santa Rosa, 1932.jpg
S.S. Santa Rosa, 1932

"Athinai" - Eleusis, 1986.jpg
Athinai laid up in Eleusis, 1986

RMS Saxonia (1954) 1954RMS Carmania(1962–1973)
SS Leonid Sobinov(1973–1999)
Scrapped at 1999 at Alang, India Franconia and Carmania, New Docks, Southampton (geograph 2308109).jpg
Franconia and Carmania Laid up in Southampton. Carmania is on the right.

"Leonid Sobinov" - Istanbul, 1992.jpg
Leonid Sobinov in Istanbul, 1992

SS Scharnhorst (1904) 1904La Bourdonnais(1920–1934)Scrapped in 1934
SS Scharnhorst (1934) 1934Shin'yō(1942–1944)Sank in the Yellow Sea on November 17, 1944, by the United States Navy submarine Spadefish Werftprobefahrt Scharnhorst.jpg
Scharnhorst in 1935

Aircraft carrier Shinyo.JPG
Scharnhorst after her conversion to Shin'yō

SS Shalom 1962Hanseatic(1967–1973)
Doric(1973–1981)
Royal Odyssey(1981–1988)
Regent Sun(1988–1996)
Sun Venture(1996–1998)
Sun(1998)
Sun 11(1998–2001)
Sank outside Cape St. Francis on July 26, 2001, while on the way to the scrapyard at Alang, India. Brillant SHALOM7.jpg
Shalom in 1967

Hanseatic IMO 5321679 P Hamburg 06-1973.jpg
Hanseatic in Hamburg, 1973 Kreuzfahrtschiff DORIC (griech.) (Kiel 57.375).jpg
Doric in Kiel

MS Sobieski 1938Gruziya(1950–1975)Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1975 HMS Sobieski FL8900.jpg
HMS Sobieski in the River Clyde

Gruzja ship 1962.jpg
Gruziya in Helsinki

SS Southern Cross (1955) 1954Calypso(1973–1980)
Calypso I(1980–1981)
Azure Seas(1981–1992)
OceanBreeze(1992–2003)
Scrapped at Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2003 "Southern Cross" - River Fal.jpg
Southern Cross in the River Fal

"Azure Seas" - Port Everglades, 1991.jpg
Azure Seas in Port Everglades, Florida 1991 Imperial Majesty Oceanbreeze.jpg
OceanBreeze docked in Nassau, Bahamas, 2000

SS Statendam (1956) 1956Rhapsody(1982–1986)
Regent Star(1986–1996)
Sea Harmony(1996–2004)
Harmony I(2004)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2004 Haven Stockholm 1972.jpg
As Haven in 1972
TSS Stefan Batory 1952Maasdam(1951–1968)
Stefan(1990–2000)
Scrapped at Aliağa, Turkey in 2000 Stefan Batory.jpg
Stefan Batory
SS St. Louis (1894) 1894USS Louisville(1918–1919)Scrapped in 1924 at Genoa SS St. Louis.jpg
SS St. Louis in 1900
MS Stockholm (1941) 1940MS Sabaudia(1941–1944)Bombed by British aircraft, and sank on July 6, 1944. Scrapped in 1949 STOCKHOLM III.jpg
Stockholm after her launch in 1940
SS Stockholm (1946) 1946Völkerfreundschaft(1960–1985)
Volker(1985–1986)
Fridtjof Nansen(1986–1993)
Italia I(1993–1994)
Italia Prima(1994–1998)
Valtur Prima(1998–2002)
Caribe(2002–2005)
Athena(2005–2013)
Azores(2013–2016)
Astoria(2016–)
Laid up in Rotterdam
As Stockholm MN Stockholm.jpg
As Stockholm
As the Volkerfreundschaft Bundesarchiv Bild 183-71706-0047, MS "Volkerfreundschaft", erste Fahrt.jpg
As the Völkerfreundschaft
As Italia Prima in Genoa, 1994 "Italia Prima" - Genoa, 1994.jpg
As Italia Prima in Genoa, 1994
As Athena in 2011 Athena (ship, 1948) IMO 5383304; in Split, 2011-10-22 (3).jpg
As Athena in 2011
As Azores in 2014 Azores at Pier 25 in Tallinn 19 May 2014.JPG
As Azores in 2014
As Astoria Astoria (IMO 5383304).jpg
As Astoria
SS Stratheden 1937Henrietta Latsi (1963–1966)
Marianna Latsi (1966–1969)
Scrapped in La Spezia, Italy in 1969 StateLibQld 1 251116 Passenger ship Stratheden being turned in the Brisbane River by the tugboat Carlock.jpg
Stratheden in the Brisbane River
RMS Strathmore 1935Marianna Latsi (1963–1966)
Henrietta Latsi (1966–1969)
Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy in 1969 StateLibQld 1 173519 Strathmore (ship).jpg
Strathmore in 1955
RMS Sylvania 1956Fairwind(1968–1988)
Sitmar Fairwind(1988)
Dawn Princess(1988–1993)
Albatros(1993–2003)
Genoa(2003–2004)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2004 "Fairwind" - Southampton, 1969.jpg
Fairwind in Southampton, 1969

SS Albatros.jpg
SS Albatros leaving Amsterdam, 2003

RMS Tahiti 1904Port Kingston (1904–1911)Sank from Propeller Shaft failure, August 17, 1930 RMS Port Kingston 1904.jpg
RMS Port Kingston in 1904

Photograph depicting the sinking of SS TAHITI (7771119458).jpg
The Tahiti sinking, 17 August 1930

SS The Emerald 1957Santa Rosa(1958–1990)
Diamond Island(1990–1992)
Regent Rainbow(1992–1996)
The Emerald(1996–2012)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2012 The Emerald in Santo Domingo on March 29, 1999.jpg
The Emerald in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1999
SS Uganda (1952) 1952Triton(1986)Wrecked in Kaohsiung, Taiwan during Typhoon Wayne on August 22, 1986. Scrapped on site in 1992. SS Uganda Helsinki Harbour 1980s.jpg
Uganda in Helsinki, early 1980s

"Uganda" - River Fal, 1985.jpg
Uganda laid up in River Fal, 1985

SS Vaderland (1900) 1900Southland(1915–1917)Torpedoed and sunk on June 4, 1917, by U-70 HMT Southland after torpedo hit September 1915.jpg
HMT Southland after being hit by a torpedo, 1915
SS Viet Nam 1951Pacifique(1967–1970)
Princess Abeto(1970–1971)
Malaysia Baru(1971–1972)
Malaysia Kita(1972–1976)
Caught fire and sank in Singapore on May 12, 1974. Scrapped in 1976 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan
MS Vistafjord 1972Caronia(1999–2004)
Saga Ruby(2004–2014)
Oasia(2014–2017)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2017
Vistafjord in Hamburg, 1973 Vistafjord IMO 7214715 P Hamburg 07-1973 (2).jpg
Vistafjord in Hamburg, 1973
Vistafjord docked in Piraeus, 1984 "Vistafjord" - Piraeus, 1984.jpg
Vistafjord docked in Piraeus, 1984
Vistafjord in Hamburg, 1984 Vistafjord IMO 7214715 P Hamburg 1984 (1).jpg
Vistafjord in Hamburg, 1984
Caronia in 2003 Caronia Funchal 1.jpg
Caronia in 2003
Saga Ruby in 2013 Saga Ruby 2013.JPG
Saga Ruby in 2013
MS Vulcania 1926Caribia(1965–1973)Sank on March 15, 1973, whilst under tow to Kaohsiung, Taiwan for scrap Italy-motonave-Vulcania-1948.jpg
Vulcania in 1948
SS Washington 1932USS Mount Vernon(1941–1946)Scrapped in 1965 SS Washington crop.png
SS Washington in New York

USS Mount Vernon (AP-22) (2).jpg
USS Mount Vernon at sea

RMS Windsor Castle (1959) 1959Margarita L(1977–2004)
Rita(2004–2005)
Scrapped at Alang, India in 2005 Windsor castle ship.jpg
Windsor Castle in 1960
MV Yaohua 1967Orient Princess(1987–)Floating tourist attraction in Binhai, Tianjin, China Dong Fang Gong Zhu Hao .jpg
Orient Princess in Tianjin
SS Yamuna 1902RMS Slavonia(1903–1909)Wrecked June 10, 1909 RMS Slavonia, 10 June 1909 (Instituto de Historia Contemporanea).png
The wrecked RMS Slavonia, June 10, 1909
SS Zeeland (1900) 1900SS Northland(1915–1919)
SS Minnesota(1927–1930)
Scrapped at 1930 at Inverkeithing, Scotland SS Zeeland.jpg
SS Zeeland

S.S. Northland (NBY 8145).jpg
Postcard featuring the S.S. Northland

SS Zealandic 1911HMT Zealandic(1914–1918)
SS Zealandic(1918–1926)
SS Mamillius(1926–1936)
SS Mamari III(1936–1939)
HMS Fleet Tender C(1939–1941)
Struck a sunken wreck off Cromer on 3 June 1941 and then torpedoed by E-boat. SS Zealandic - SLV H91.250-940.jpg
SS Zealandic in 1923

DecoyHermes.jpg
Mamari III, disguised as Hermes with a false flight deck and island

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The Turbine Steamship Fairsky was a one-class Italian-styled passenger ship operated by the Sitmar Line, best known for service on the migrant passenger route from Britain to Australia from May 1958 until February 1972. After a 20-month lay-up at Southampton, Fairsky completed two further voyages to Australia, before returning to be based at Sydney as a popular full-time cruise ship, until striking an unmarked wreck in 1977 which rendered the vessel uneconomic to permanently repair. The ship was finally sold to a Philippines based consortium, intended for static use as a casino and floating hotel. In 1979 during refurbishment at Manila Bay for her new role, a fire broke out onboard which destroyed the accommodation. The wreck was towed to Hong Kong for demolition in 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shipping line</span> Business that transports cargo aboard ships

A shipping line or shipping company is a company whose line of business is ownership and operation of ships.

SS <i>Groote Beer</i> Victory ship of the United States

Groote Beer, originally the Victory ship Costa Rica Victory, was laid down on 22 March 1944, at the Permanente No. 1 yard at Richmond, California, and launched on 17 June 1944.

RMS <i>Sylvania</i> Ocean liner/cruise ship (1956–2004)

RMS Sylvania was an ocean liner built in 1957 by John Brown & Company, in Glasgow, Scotland for Cunard. She was the last Cunard vessel built specifically for transatlantic crossings. The ship was later heavily rebuilt as a cruise ship, and sailed under the names SS Fairwind, SS Sitmar Fairwind, SS Dawn Princess and SS Albatros before being scrapped in 2004. She was renamed SS Genoa for her last voyage.

RMS <i>Empress of Canada</i> (1960) US Cruise Ship built in 1960

RMS Empress of Canada was an ocean liner launched in 1960 and completed the following year by Vickers-Armstrongs of Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. This ship, the third CP vessel to be named Empress of Canada, regularly traversed the transatlantic route between Liverpool and Canada for the next decade. Although Canadian Pacific Railways was incorporated in Canada, the Atlantic liners were owned and operated by the British registered subsidiary Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. and were always British flagged and manned and therefore Empress of Canada was not the flagship of the Canadian Merchant Marine.

MV <i>Kungsholm</i> (1965) Ship

MV Kungsholm was built in 1964/5 by the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland as a combined ocean liner / cruise ship for the Swedish American Line. She was later rebuilt as a full-time cruise ship sailing under the names Sea Princess, Victoria, Oceanic II and Mona Lisa. In September 2010 she was retired from service as she did not fulfill requirements to SOLAS 2010, becoming the floating hotel Veronica, before being scrapped in 2016.

RMS <i>Carinthia</i> (1955) Ocean liner

RMS Carinthia was an ocean liner built in 1956 as one of the four Saxonia-class ships. She sailed for Cunard Line from her completion until 1968 when she was sold to Sitmar Line, rebuilt into a full-time cruise ship and renamed SS Fairsea. She sailed with Sitmar until 1988, when Sitmar was sold to P&O. She was renamed SS Fair Princess and sailed for Princess Cruises and P&O Cruises until 2000. She was then sold to China Sea Cruises and renamed SS China Sea Discovery. In 2005 or 2006 she was scrapped at Alang, India.

MS <i>Astor</i> Cruise ship (1986–2021)

MS Astor was a cruise ship that most recently sailed for Cruise & Maritime Voyages' Transocean Cruises subsidiary, under which she operated voyages to Europe, South Africa, and Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sitmar Cruises</span>

Sitmar Cruises and its predecessor Sitmar Line were company names derived from the acronym for the Società Italiana Trasporti Marittimi. SITMAR originally was an Italian shipping line founded by Russian émigré Alexandre Vlasov, however the company's headquarters were later transferred to Monaco. Vlasov initially operated cargo services from 1937, gradually replacing these with passenger services from 1947 until 1988, when SITMAR was sold to the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). After the sale, most of the former SITMAR ships were transferred to the fleet of P&O subsidiary Princess Cruises, while one, TSS Fairstar, became the sole vessel of the newly created P&O-Sitmar Cruises. The only ship originally ordered by SITMAR still sailing, is the MS Ambience for Ambassador Cruise Line.

SS <i>Santa Rosa</i> (1932) Passenger and cargo ocean liner

SS Santa Rosa was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line for operation by its subsidiary Panama Mail Steamship Company of San Francisco. She was the first to be launched and operating of four sister ships, the others in order of launch being Santa Paula, Santa Lucia and Santa Elena. All four ships, dubbed "The Four Sisters" and "The Big Four" were noted as the finest serving the West Coast and were of advanced technology. In 1932, the Santa Rosa was considered most economical steamer ship in use, in terms of its specific fuel consumption. All served in World War II as War Shipping Administration (WSA) troop ships. Both Santa Lucia and Santa Elena were lost in air and torpedo attacks off North Africa.

SS <i>Santa Paula</i> (1932)

SS Santa Paula was a passenger and cargo ocean liner built for the Grace Line. She was the second of four sister ships ordered in 1930 from the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, NJ. Her regular service route included inter-coastal service between the east coast and the west coast of the US via the Caribbean and the Panama Canal. She later sailed on cruises from New York to the Caribbean and South America. She was the second of three vessels to bear the name Santa Paula for Grace Line service.

SS <i>Brazil</i> (1928) US turbo-electric ocean liner

SS Brazil was a US turbo-electric ocean liner. She was completed in 1928 as Virginia, and refitted and renamed Brazil in 1938. From 1942 to 1946 she was the War Shipping Administration operated troopship Brazil. She was laid up in 1958 and scrapped in 1964.

SS <i>Parthia</i> (1870)

SS Parthia (1870–1956) was an iron-hulled transatlantic ocean liner built for the Cunard Line by William Denny and Brothers in Dumbarton, Scotland. Her sister ships were the Abyssinia and Algeria. Unlike her two sisters, Parthia was smaller, built in a different shipyard and had a slightly different funnel arrangement. The Parthia was retired by Cunard in 1883 and sold to John Elder & Co., who subsequently transferred her to the Guion Line. After serving with the Guion Line and operating on trans-Pacific routes with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, she was refitted and renamed Victoria.

References

  1. "Cunard Steamship Fleet, 1849". nshdpi.ca. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  2. "Queen Mary 2 Curtails Cruise Due to COVID-19 Disruption". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

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