Ranking the Last Ocean Liners

All ships sorted by normal speed in knots

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. 32  United States  United States Lines
2. 30  France  French Line
3. 28.5  Queen Elizabeth  Cunard Line
 28.5  Queen Mary  Cunard Line
4. 27.5  Oriana  P&O-Orient Lines
5. 27  Eugenio C  Costa Line
 27  Canberra  P&O-Orient Lines
6. 26.5  Michelangelo  Italian Line
 26.5  Raffaello  Italian Line
7. 24  Galileo Galilei  Lloyd Triestino
 24  Guglielmo Marconi  Lloyd Triestino
8. 23  Constitution  American Export Lines
 23  Independence  American Export Lines
 23  Cristoforo Colombo  Italian Line
 23  Leonardo da Vinci  Italian Line
 23  Bremen  North German Lloyd
9. 22.5  Pendennis Castle  Union-Castle Line
 22.5  S.A. Vaal  Union-Castle Line
 22.5  Windsor Castle  Union-Castle Line
10. 22  Australis  Chandris Lines
 22  Caronia  Cunard Line
 22  Antilles  French Line
 22  Flandre  French Line
 22  Achille Lauro  Lauro Lines
 22  Arcadia  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Chusan  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Himalaya  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Iberia  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Orcades  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Oronsay  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Orsova  P&O-Orient Lines
 22  Edinburgh Castle  Union-Castle Line
 22  S.A. Oranje  Union-Castle Line
11. 21  Infante Dom Henrique  Companhia Colonial
 21  Federico C  Costa Line
 21  Olympia  Greek Line
 21  Nieuw Amsterdam  Holland America Line
 21  Hanseatic  Hamburg-Atlantic Line
 21  Augustus  Italian Line
 21  Giulio Cesare  Italian Line
 21  Angelina Lauro  Lauro Lines
 21  Cambodge  Messageries Maritimes
 21  Laos  Messageries Maritimes
 21  Viet-Nam  Messageries Maritimes
 21  Argentina  Moore-McCormack Lines
 21  Brasil  Moore-McCormack Lines
 21  Queen Frederica  National Hellenic American Line
 21  Kungsholm  Swedish American Line
12. 20.5  Ellinis  Chandris Lines
 
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 20.5  Rotterdam  Holland America Line
 20.5  Lurline  Matson Lines
13. 20  Atlantic  American Export Lines
 20  President Cleveland  American President Lines
 20  President Roosevelt  American President Lines
 20  President Wilson  American President Lines
 20  Alexandr Pushkin  Baltic Shipping Company
 20  Santa Maria  Companhia Colonial
 20  Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 20  Empress of England  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 20  Carinthia  Cunard Line
 20  Carmania  Cunard Line
 20  Franconia  Cunard Line
 20  Sylvania  Cunard Line
 20  Santa Magdalena  Grace Line
 20  Santa Maria  Grace Line
 20  Santa Mariana  Grace Line
 20  Santa Mercedes  Grace Line
 20  Santa Paula  Grace Line
 20  Santa Rosa  Grace Line
 20  Queen Anna Maria  Greek Line
 20  Mariposa  Matson Lines
 20  Monterey  Matson Lines
 20  Bergensfjord  Norwegian America Line
 20  Oslofjord  Norwegian America Line
 20  Sagafjord  Norwegian America Line
 20  Northern Star  Shaw Savill Line
 20  Southern Cross  Shaw Savill Line
 20  Capetown Castle  Union-Castle Line
 20  Cabo San Roque  Ybarra Line
 20  Cabo San Vicente  Ybarra Line
 20  Shalom  Zim Lines
14. 19.5  Arkadia  Greek Line
 19.5  Africa  Lloyd Triestino
 19.5  Asia  Lloyd Triestino
 19.5  Europa  Lloyd Triestino
 19.5  Victoria  Lloyd Triestino
15. 19  Irpinia  Grimaldi Siosa Lines
 19  Statendam  Holland America Line
 19  Europa  North German Lloyd
 19  Gripsholm  Swedish American Line
16. 18.5  Patris  Chandris Lines
17. 18  Enrico C  Costa Line
 18  Batory  Gdynia America Line
 18  Donizetti  Italian Line
 18  Rossini  Italian Line
 18  Verdi  Italian Line
 18  Fairstar  Sitmar Line
18. 17.5  Sakura Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 17.5  Amazon  Royal Mail Lines
 
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 17.5  Aragon  Royal Mail Lines
 17.5  Arlanza  Royal Mail Lines
 17.5  Fairsky  Sitmar Line
 17.5  Kenya Castle  Union-Castle Line
 17.5  Rhodesia Castle  Union-Castle Line
19. 17  Imperio  Companhia Colonial
 17  Patria  Companhia Colonial
 17  Del Mar  Delta Line
 17  Del Norte  Delta Line
 17  Del Sud  Delta Line
 17  Aramac  Eastern & Australian Line
 17  Caledonien  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Charles Tellier  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Jean Laborde  Messageries Maritimes
 17  La Bourdonnais  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Laennec  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Louis Lumiere  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Pierre Loti  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Tahitien  Messageries Maritimes
 17  Rangitane  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 17  Rangitoto  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 17  Ruahine  New Zealand Shipping Co.
 17  Ceramic  Shaw Savill Line
 17  Gothic  Shaw Savill Line
20. 16.5  Maasdam  Holland America Line
 16.5  Ryndam  Holland America Line
 16.5  Argentina Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 16.5  Brazil Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 16.5  Cathay  P&O-Orient Lines
 16.5  Chitral  P&O-Orient Lines
21. 16  Kampala  British India Line
 16  Karanja  British India Line
 16  Kenya  British India Line
 16  Uganda  British India Line
 16  Uige  Companhia Colonial
 16  Berlin  North German Lloyd
 16  Boissevain  Royal Interocean Lines
 16  Ruys  Royal Interocean Lines
 16  Straat Banka  Royal Interocean Lines
 16  Tegelberg  Royal Interocean Lines
 16  Tjiluwah  Royal Interocean Lines
 16  Tjiwangi  Royal Interocean Lines
 16  Castel Felice  Sitmar Line
 16  Fairsea  Sitmar Line
22. 15  Tjitjalengka  Royal Interocean Lines