Ranking the Last Ocean Liners

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Compare 145 great ocean liners in service in 1966 by year built, size in gross tons, length in feet (meters), beam-width in feet (meters), draft-depth in feet (meters), normal speed in knots, engine horsepower and passenger capacity.

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1. 2258  Australis  Chandris Lines
2. 2243  Queen Elizabeth  Cunard Line
3. 2198  Canberra  P&O-Orient Lines
4. 2134  Oriana  P&O-Orient Lines
5. 1995  Queen Mary  Cunard Line
6. 1944  France  French Line
7. 1928  United States  United States Lines
8. 1868  Fairstar  Sitmar Line
9. 1775  Michelangelo  Italian Line
 1775  Raffaello  Italian Line
10. 1750  Galileo Galilei  Lloyd Triestino
 1750  Guglielmo Marconi  Lloyd Triestino
11. 1642  Ellinis  Chandris Lines
12. 1636  Eugenio C  Costa Line
13. 1635  Orcades  P&O-Orient Lines
14. 1616  Angelina Lauro  Lauro Lines
15. 1503  Orsova  P&O-Orient Lines
16. 1461  Fairsky  Sitmar Line
17. 1437  Northern Star  Shaw Savill Line
18. 1418  Oronsay  P&O-Orient Lines
19. 1416  Himalaya  P&O-Orient Lines
20. 1410  Arcadia  P&O-Orient Lines
21. 1406  Iberia  P&O-Orient Lines
22. 1405  Castel Felice  Sitmar Line
23. 1387  Arkadia  Greek Line
24. 1356  Rotterdam  Holland America Line
25. 1326  Leonardo da Vinci  Italian Line
26. 1313  Queen Anna Maria  Greek Line
27. 1307  Olympia  Greek Line
 1307  Achille Lauro  Lauro Lines
28. 1279  Federico C  Costa Line
29. 1252  Hanseatic  Hamburg-Atlantic Line
30. 1212  Fairsea  Sitmar Line
31. 1198  Enrico C  Costa Line
32. 1181  Irpinia  Grimaldi Siosa Lines
33. 1180  Augustus  Italian Line
 1180  Giulio Cesare  Italian Line
34. 1179  Queen Frederica  National Hellenic American Line
35. 1157  Nieuw Amsterdam  Holland America Line
36. 1122  Bremen  North German Lloyd
37. 1100  Southern Cross  Shaw Savill Line
38. 1088  Constitution  American Export Lines
 1088  Independence  American Export Lines
39. 1076  Patris  Chandris Lines
40. 1065  Kampala  British India Line
 1065  Karanja  British India Line
41. 1058  Empress of England  Canadian Pacific Steamships
42. 1055  Cristoforo Colombo  Italian Line
43. 1048  Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 
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44. 1036  Santa Maria  Companhia Colonial
45. 1018  Infante Dom Henrique  Companhia Colonial
46. 1012  Shalom  Zim Lines
47. 1005  Chusan  P&O-Orient Lines
48. 976  Berlin  North German Lloyd
49. 952  Statendam  Holland America Line
50. 881  Carmania  Cunard Line
51. 878  Sylvania  Cunard Line
 878  Bergensfjord  Norwegian America Line
52. 868  Carinthia  Cunard Line
53. 861  Maasdam  Holland America Line
 861  Ryndam  Holland America Line
54. 847  Franconia  Cunard Line
55. 843  Europa  North German Lloyd
56. 842  Gripsholm  Swedish American Line
57. 841  Cabo San Roque  Ybarra Line
 841  Cabo San Vicente  Ybarra Line
58. 840  Atlantic  American Export Lines
59. 830  Caronia  Cunard Line
60. 822  Windsor Castle  Union-Castle Line
61. 816  Batory  Gdynia America Line
62. 789  Sagafjord  Norwegian America Line
63. 784  Flandre  French Line
64. 778  President Cleveland  American President Lines
 778  President Wilson  American President Lines
 778  Antilles  French Line
65. 776  Capetown Castle  Union-Castle Line
66. 761  Lurline  Matson Lines
67. 755  Edinburgh Castle  Union-Castle Line
 755  S.A. Oranje  Union-Castle Line
68. 736  Pendennis Castle  Union-Castle Line
 736  S.A. Vaal  Union-Castle Line
69. 713  Kungsholm  Swedish American Line
70. 672  Donizetti  Italian Line
 672  Rossini  Italian Line
 672  Verdi  Italian Line
71. 666  Alexandr Pushkin  Baltic Shipping Company
72. 646  Oslofjord  Norwegian America Line
73. 590  Imperio  Companhia Colonial
 590  Patria  Companhia Colonial
74. 571  Uige  Companhia Colonial
75. 557  Argentina  Moore-McCormack Lines
 557  Brasil  Moore-McCormack Lines
76. 541  Cambodge  Messageries Maritimes
77. 539  Laos  Messageries Maritimes
 539  Viet-Nam  Messageries Maritimes
78. 526  Kenya Castle  Union-Castle Line
 526  Rhodesia Castle  Union-Castle Line
79. 500  Jean Laborde  Messageries Maritimes
 500  Pierre Loti  Messageries Maritimes
 
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80. 499  La Bourdonnais  Messageries Maritimes
81. 496  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Messageries Maritimes
82. 467  Asia  Lloyd Triestino
 467  Victoria  Lloyd Triestino
83. 464  Amazon  Royal Mail Lines
 464  Aragon  Royal Mail Lines
 464  Arlanza  Royal Mail Lines
84. 456  President Roosevelt  American President Lines
85. 446  Africa  Lloyd Triestino
 446  Europa  Lloyd Triestino
86. 444  Sakura Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
87. 436  Charles Tellier  Messageries Maritimes
 436  Laennec  Messageries Maritimes
88. 416  Rangitane  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 416  Rangitoto  New Zealand Shipping Co.
89. 411  Louis Lumiere  Messageries Maritimes
90. 394  Boissevain  Royal Interocean Lines
 394  Ruys  Royal Interocean Lines
 394  Tegelberg  Royal Interocean Lines
91. 375  Argentina Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
92. 366  Tahitien  Messageries Maritimes
93. 365  Mariposa  Matson Lines
 365  Monterey  Matson Lines
94. 363  Caledonien  Messageries Maritimes
95. 360  Brazil Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
96. 350  Aramac  Eastern & Australian Line
97. 300  Uganda  British India Line
 300  Santa Paula  Grace Line
 300  Santa Rosa  Grace Line
98. 297  Kenya  British India Line
99. 267  Ruahine  New Zealand Shipping Co.
100. 240  Cathay  P&O-Orient Lines
 240  Chitral  P&O-Orient Lines
101. 222  Tjiluwah  Royal Interocean Lines
 222  Tjiwangi  Royal Interocean Lines
102. 219  Tjitjalengka  Royal Interocean Lines
103. 127  Santa Magdalena  Grace Line
 127  Santa Maria  Grace Line
 127  Santa Mariana  Grace Line
 127  Santa Mercedes  Grace Line
104. 120  Del Mar  Delta Line
 120  Del Norte  Delta Line
 120  Del Sud  Delta Line
105. 85  Ceramic  Shaw Savill Line
 85  Gothic  Shaw Savill Line
106. 40  Straat Banka  Royal Interocean Lines