Ranking the Last Ocean Liners

All ships sorted by year built

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. 1966  Eugenio C  Costa Line
 1966  Kungsholm  Swedish American Line
2. 1965  Alexandr Pushkin  Baltic Shipping Company
 1965  Michelangelo  Italian Line
 1965  Raffaello  Italian Line
 1965  Sagafjord  Norwegian America Line
3. 1964  Santa Mercedes  Grace Line
 1964  Shalom  Zim Lines
4. 1963  Santa Magdalena  Grace Line
 1963  Santa Maria  Grace Line
 1963  Santa Mariana  Grace Line
 1963  Galileo Galilei  Lloyd Triestino
 1963  Guglielmo Marconi  Lloyd Triestino
5. 1962  France  French Line
 1962  Sakura Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 1962  Northern Star  Shaw Savill Line
6. 1961  Infante Dom Henrique  Companhia Colonial
 1961  Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 1961  Canberra  P&O-Orient Lines
 1961  S.A. Vaal  Union-Castle Line
7. 1960  Leonardo da Vinci  Italian Line
 1960  Oriana  P&O-Orient Lines
 1960  Amazon  Royal Mail Lines
 1960  Aragon  Royal Mail Lines
 1960  Arlanza  Royal Mail Lines
 1960  Windsor Castle  Union-Castle Line
8. 1959  Rotterdam  Holland America Line
 1959  Cabo San Vicente  Ybarra Line
9. 1958  Federico C  Costa Line
 1958  Santa Paula  Grace Line
 1958  Santa Rosa  Grace Line
 1958  Argentina  Moore-McCormack Lines
 1958  Brasil  Moore-McCormack Lines
 1958  Argentina Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 1958  Pendennis Castle  Union-Castle Line
10. 1957  Empress of England  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 1957  Sylvania  Cunard Line
 1957  Statendam  Holland America Line
 1957  Cathay  P&O-Orient Lines
 1957  Gripsholm  Swedish American Line
 1957  Fairstar  Sitmar Line
 1957  Cabo San Roque  Ybarra Line
11. 1956  Carinthia  Cunard Line
 1956  Queen Anna Maria  Greek Line
 1956  Bergensfjord  Norwegian America Line
 1956  Chitral  P&O-Orient Lines
12. 1955  Franconia  Cunard Line
 1955  Southern Cross  Shaw Savill Line
13. 1954  Uige  Companhia Colonial
 
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 1954  Carmania  Cunard Line
 1954  Cristoforo Colombo  Italian Line
 1954  Laos  Messageries Maritimes
 1954  Brazil Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 1954  Arcadia  P&O-Orient Lines
 1954  Iberia  P&O-Orient Lines
 1954  Orsova  P&O-Orient Lines
14. 1953  Atlantic  American Export Lines
 1953  Santa Maria  Companhia Colonial
 1953  Antilles  French Line
 1953  Olympia  Greek Line
 1953  Asia  Lloyd Triestino
 1953  Victoria  Lloyd Triestino
 1953  Cambodge  Messageries Maritimes
 1953  Jean Laborde  Messageries Maritimes
 1953  La Bourdonnais  Messageries Maritimes
 1953  Pierre Loti  Messageries Maritimes
 1953  Tahitien  Messageries Maritimes
 1953  Europa  North German Lloyd
15. 1952  Uganda  British India Line
 1952  Flandre  French Line
 1952  Maasdam  Holland America Line
 1952  Augustus  Italian Line
 1952  Africa  Lloyd Triestino
 1952  Europa  Lloyd Triestino
 1952  Mariposa  Matson Lines
 1952  Monterey  Matson Lines
 1952  Caledonien  Messageries Maritimes
 1952  Charles Tellier  Messageries Maritimes
 1952  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Messageries Maritimes
 1952  Laennec  Messageries Maritimes
 1952  Louis Lumiere  Messageries Maritimes
 1952  Viet-Nam  Messageries Maritimes
 1952  Straat Banka  Royal Interocean Lines
 1952  Kenya Castle  Union-Castle Line
 1952  United States  United States Lines
16. 1951  Constitution  American Export Lines
 1951  Independence  American Export Lines
 1951  Kenya  British India Line
 1951  Enrico C  Costa Line
 1951  Ryndam  Holland America Line
 1951  Donizetti  Italian Line
 1951  Giulio Cesare  Italian Line
 1951  Rossini  Italian Line
 1951  Verdi  Italian Line
 1951  Ruahine  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 1951  Oronsay  P&O-Orient Lines
 1951  Tjiluwah  Royal Interocean Lines
 1951  Tjiwangi  Royal Interocean Lines
 1951  Rhodesia Castle  Union-Castle Line
 
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17. 1950  Patris  Chandris Lines
 1950  Rangitane  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 1950  Chusan  P&O-Orient Lines
18. 1949  Oslofjord  Norwegian America Line
 1949  Rangitoto  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 1949  Himalaya  P&O-Orient Lines
19. 1948  President Wilson  American President Lines
 1948  Karanja  British India Line
 1948  Imperio  Companhia Colonial
 1948  Patria  Companhia Colonial
 1948  Caronia  Cunard Line
 1948  Aramac  Eastern & Australian Line
 1948  Orcades  P&O-Orient Lines
 1948  Ceramic  Shaw Savill Line
 1948  Gothic  Shaw Savill Line
 1948  Edinburgh Castle  Union-Castle Line
 1948  S.A. Oranje  Union-Castle Line
20. 1947  President Cleveland  American President Lines
 1947  Kampala  British India Line
 1947  Del Mar  Delta Line
 1947  Del Sud  Delta Line
 1947  Achille Lauro  Lauro Lines
21. 1946  Del Norte  Delta Line
22. 1944  President Roosevelt  American President Lines
23. 1941  Fairsea  Sitmar Line
 1941  Fairsky  Sitmar Line
24. 1940  Australis  Chandris Lines
 1940  Queen Elizabeth  Cunard Line
25. 1939  Angelina Lauro  Lauro Lines
 1939  Bremen  North German Lloyd
 1939  Tjitjalengka  Royal Interocean Lines
26. 1938  Nieuw Amsterdam  Holland America Line
 1938  Ruys  Royal Interocean Lines
 1938  Tegelberg  Royal Interocean Lines
 1938  Capetown Castle  Union-Castle Line
27. 1937  Boissevain  Royal Interocean Lines
28. 1936  Queen Mary  Cunard Line
 1936  Batory  Gdynia America Line
29. 1933  Ellinis  Chandris Lines
30. 1932  Lurline  Matson Lines
31. 1931  Arkadia  Greek Line
32. 1930  Hanseatic  Hamburg-Atlantic Line
 1930  Castel Felice  Sitmar Line
33. 1929  Irpinia  Grimaldi Siosa Lines
34. 1927  Queen Frederica  National Hellenic American Line
35. 1925  Berlin  North German Lloyd