Ranking the Last Ocean Liners

All ships sorted by size in gross tons

Compare 147 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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 83673  Queen Elizabeth  Cunard Line
 81237  Queen Mary  Cunard Line
 66348  France  French Line
 53329  United States  United States Lines
 45933  Raffaello  Italian Line
 45911  Michelangelo  Italian Line
 45733  Canberra  P&O-Orient Lines
 41915  Oriana  P&O-Orient Lines
 38645  Rotterdam  Holland America Line
 37640  Windsor Castle  Union-Castle Line
 36982  Nieuw Amsterdam  Holland America Line
 34449  Australis  Chandris Lines
 34274  Caronia  Cunard Line
 33340  Leonardo da Vinci  Italian Line
 32697  S.A. Vaal  Union-Castle Line
 32336  Bremen  North German Lloyd
 30567  Eugenio C  Costa Line
 30293  Constitution  American Export Lines
 30293  Independence  American Export Lines
 30029  Hanseatic  Hamburg-Atlantic Line
 29664  Arcadia  P&O-Orient Lines
 29614  Iberia  P&O-Orient Lines
 29191  Cristoforo Colombo  Italian Line
 28790  Orsova  P&O-Orient Lines
 28705  Edinburgh Castle  Union-Castle Line
 28705  S.A. Oranje  Union-Castle Line
 28582  Pendennis Castle  Union-Castle Line
 28399  Orcades  P&O-Orient Lines
 27989  Himalaya  P&O-Orient Lines
 27907  Galileo Galilei  Lloyd Triestino
 27905  Guglielmo Marconi  Lloyd Triestino
 27632  Oronsay  P&O-Orient Lines
 27284  Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 27090  Augustus  Italian Line
 27078  Giulio Cesare  Italian Line
 27002  Capetown Castle  Union-Castle Line
 26678  Kungsholm  Swedish American Line
 25585  Empress of England  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 25338  Shalom  Zim Lines
 24731  Northern Star  Shaw Savill Line
 24377  Angelina Lauro  Lauro Lines
 24351  Ellinis  Chandris Lines
 24294  Statendam  Holland America Line
 24062  Chusan  P&O-Orient Lines
 24002  Sagafjord  Norwegian America Line
 23629  Achille Lauro  Lauro Lines
 23306  Infante Dom Henrique  Companhia Colonial
 23216  Gripsholm  Swedish American Line
 22637  Franconia  Cunard Line
 
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 22592  Carmania  Cunard Line
 21989  Sylvania  Cunard Line
 21947  Carinthia  Cunard Line
 21867  Rangitane  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 21809  Rangitoto  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 21716  Queen Anna Maria  Greek Line
 21619  Fairstar  Sitmar Line
 21514  Europa  North German Lloyd
 21329  Queen Frederica  National Hellenic American Line
 20906  Santa Maria  Companhia Colonial
 20648  Arkadia  Greek Line
 20469  Flandre  French Line
 20416  Federico C  Costa Line
 20368  Amazon  Royal Mail Lines
 20362  Aragon  Royal Mail Lines
 20350  Arlanza  Royal Mail Lines
 20204  Southern Cross  Shaw Savill Line
 19860  Alexandr Pushkin  Baltic Shipping Company
 19828  Antilles  French Line
 18962  President Cleveland  American President Lines
 18962  President Wilson  American President Lines
 18920  President Roosevelt  American President Lines
 18739  Bergensfjord  Norwegian America Line
 18655  Lurline  Matson Lines
 18600  Berlin  North German Lloyd
 17851  Ruahine  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 17362  Olympia  Greek Line
 17041  Kenya Castle  Union-Castle Line
 17041  Rhodesia Castle  Union-Castle Line
 16844  Oslofjord  Norwegian America Line
 16259  Patris  Chandris Lines
 15902  Gothic  Shaw Savill Line
 15896  Ceramic  Shaw Savill Line
 15371  Santa Rosa  Grace Line
 15366  Santa Paula  Grace Line
 15257  Argentina  Moore-McCormack Lines
 15257  Brasil  Moore-McCormack Lines
 15024  Maasdam  Holland America Line
 15015  Ryndam  Holland America Line
 14812  Mariposa  Matson Lines
 14799  Monterey  Matson Lines
 14569  Cabo San Vicente  Ybarra Line
 14491  Cabo San Roque  Ybarra Line
 14464  Kenya  British India Line
 14443  Santa Magdalena  Grace Line
 14442  Santa Maria  Grace Line
 14442  Santa Mariana  Grace Line
 14442  Santa Mercedes  Grace Line
 14430  Uganda  British India Line
 14287  Batory  Gdynia America Line
 
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 14285  Boissevain  Royal Interocean Lines
 14285  Ruys  Royal Interocean Lines
 14285  Tegelberg  Royal Interocean Lines
 14138  Atlantic  American Export Lines
 13821  Chitral  P&O-Orient Lines
 13809  Cathay  P&O-Orient Lines
 13619  Aramac  Eastern & Australian Line
 13607  Enrico C  Costa Line
 13432  Fairsea  Sitmar Line
 13226  Verdi  Italian Line
 13225  Rossini  Italian Line
 13217  Cambodge  Messageries Maritimes
 13212  Laos  Messageries Maritimes
 13204  Irpinia  Grimaldi Siosa Lines
 13196  Patria  Companhia Colonial
 13186  Imperio  Companhia Colonial
 13162  Viet-Nam  Messageries Maritimes
 13140  Donizetti  Italian Line
 12712  Caledonien  Messageries Maritimes
 12628  Sakura Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 12614  Tahitien  Messageries Maritimes
 12478  Castel Felice  Sitmar Line
 12464  Fairsky  Sitmar Line
 12358  Louis Lumiere  Messageries Maritimes
 12007  Charles Tellier  Messageries Maritimes
 12007  Laennec  Messageries Maritimes
 11695  Victoria  Lloyd Triestino
 11693  Asia  Lloyd Triestino
 11440  Europa  Lloyd Triestino
 11434  Africa  Lloyd Triestino
 10972  Tjitjalengka  Royal Interocean Lines
 10945  Pierre Loti  Messageries Maritimes
 10944  La Bourdonnais  Messageries Maritimes
 10909  Jean Laborde  Messageries Maritimes
 10881  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Messageries Maritimes
 10770  Argentina Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 10304  Kampala  British India Line
 10294  Karanja  British India Line
 10226  Covadonga  Spanish Line
 10226  Guadalupe  Spanish Line
 10216  Brazil Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 10073  Del Mar  Delta Line
 10073  Del Norte  Delta Line
 10073  Del Sud  Delta Line
 10001  Uige  Companhia Colonial
 9033  Straat Banka  Royal Interocean Lines
 8756  Tjiluwah  Royal Interocean Lines
 8756  Tjiwangi  Royal Interocean Lines