Ranking the Last Ocean Liners

All ships sorted by engine horsepower

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. 240000 shp  United States  United States Lines
2. 200000 shp  Queen Elizabeth  Cunard Line
 200000 shp  Queen Mary  Cunard Line
3. 160000 shp  France  French Line
4. 88000 shp  Canberra  P&O-Orient Lines
5. 87000 shp  Michelangelo  Italian Line
 87000 shp  Raffaello  Italian Line
6. 80000 shp  Oriana  P&O-Orient Lines
7. 60500 shp  Eugenio C  Costa Line
8. 60000 shp  Bremen  North German Lloyd
9. 55000 shp  Constitution  American Export Lines
 55000 shp  Independence  American Export Lines
10. 52000 shp  Leonardo da Vinci  Italian Line
11. 50000 shp  Cristoforo Colombo  Italian Line
12. 49000 shp  Windsor Castle  Union-Castle Line
13. 46000 shp  Pendennis Castle  Union-Castle Line
14. 44000 shp  Antilles  French Line
 44000 shp  Flandre  French Line
 44000 shp  Galileo Galilei  Lloyd Triestino
 44000 shp  Guglielmo Marconi  Lloyd Triestino
 44000 shp  S.A. Vaal  Union-Castle Line
15. 42500 shp  Arcadia  P&O-Orient Lines
 42500 shp  Chusan  P&O-Orient Lines
 42500 shp  Himalaya  P&O-Orient Lines
 42500 shp  Iberia  P&O-Orient Lines
 42500 shp  Orcades  P&O-Orient Lines
 42500 shp  Oronsay  P&O-Orient Lines
 42500 shp  Orsova  P&O-Orient Lines
16. 38500 shp  Rotterdam  Holland America Line
17. 38000 bhp  Achille Lauro  Lauro Lines
18. 37500 bhp  Angelina Lauro  Lauro Lines
19. 37400 shp  Australis  Chandris Lines
20. 37000 bhp  Augustus  Italian Line
 37000 bhp  Giulio Cesare  Italian Line
21. 35100 shp  Nieuw Amsterdam  Holland America Line
22. 35000 shp  Caronia  Cunard Line
 35000 shp  Argentina  Moore-McCormack Lines
 35000 shp  Brasil  Moore-McCormack Lines
 35000 shp  Edinburgh Castle  Union-Castle Line
 35000 shp  S.A. Oranje  Union-Castle Line
23. 34000 shp  Hanseatic  Hamburg-Atlantic Line
24. 30000 shp  Federico C  Costa Line
 30000 shp  Empress of Canada  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 30000 shp  Empress of England  Canadian Pacific Steamships
 30000 shp  Queen Anna Maria  Greek Line
25. 28800 shp  Lurline  Matson Lines
26. 28500 shp  Ellinis  Chandris Lines
27. 28000 bhp  Capetown Castle  Union-Castle Line
28. 27700 bhp  Kungsholm  Swedish American Line
 
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29. 27000 bhp  Sagafjord  Norwegian America Line
30. 25000 shp  Olympia  Greek Line
 25000 shp  Queen Frederica  National Hellenic American Line
 25000 shp  Shalom  Zim Lines
31. 24500 shp  Carinthia  Cunard Line
 24500 shp  Carmania  Cunard Line
 24500 shp  Franconia  Cunard Line
 24500 shp  Sylvania  Cunard Line
32. 24000 shp  Cambodge  Messageries Maritimes
 24000 shp  Laos  Messageries Maritimes
 24000 shp  Viet-Nam  Messageries Maritimes
33. 22500 shp  Santa Maria  Companhia Colonial
34. 22000 shp  Infante Dom Henrique  Companhia Colonial
 22000 shp  Santa Paula  Grace Line
 22000 shp  Santa Rosa  Grace Line
 22000 shp  Statendam  Holland America Line
 22000 shp  Northern Star  Shaw Savill Line
35. 21000 bhp  Alexandr Pushkin  Baltic Shipping Company
36. 20000 shp  Atlantic  American Export Lines
 20000 shp  President Cleveland  American President Lines
 20000 shp  President Wilson  American President Lines
 20000 bhp  Patris  Chandris Lines
 20000 shp  Arkadia  Greek Line
 20000 bhp  Amazon  Royal Mail Lines
 20000 bhp  Aragon  Royal Mail Lines
 20000 bhp  Arlanza  Royal Mail Lines
 20000 shp  Southern Cross  Shaw Savill Line
37. 19800 shp  Santa Magdalena  Grace Line
 19800 shp  Santa Maria  Grace Line
 19800 shp  Santa Mariana  Grace Line
 19800 shp  Santa Mercedes  Grace Line
38. 19250 shp  Mariposa  Matson Lines
 19250 shp  Monterey  Matson Lines
39. 18800 bhp  Gripsholm  Swedish American Line
40. 18700 shp  President Roosevelt  American President Lines
41. 18600 bhp  Bergensfjord  Norwegian America Line
 18600 bhp  Europa  North German Lloyd
42. 18000 shp  Fairstar  Sitmar Line
43. 16350 bhp  Oslofjord  Norwegian America Line
44. 16100 bhp  Africa  Lloyd Triestino
 16100 bhp  Asia  Lloyd Triestino
 16100 bhp  Europa  Lloyd Triestino
 16100 bhp  Victoria  Lloyd Triestino
45. 16000 bhp  Irpinia  Grimaldi Siosa Lines
 16000 bhp  Rangitoto  New Zealand Shipping Co.
46. 15500 bhp  Rangitane  New Zealand Shipping Co.
47. 15000 shp  Imperio  Companhia Colonial
 15000 shp  Patria  Companhia Colonial
 15000 shp  Enrico C  Costa Line
 15000shp  Aramac  Eastern & Australian Line
 
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48. 14600 bhp  Cabo San Roque  Ybarra Line
 14600 bhp  Cabo San Vicente  Ybarra Line
49. 14400 shp  Kenya Castle  Union-Castle Line
 14400 shp  Rhodesia Castle  Union-Castle Line
50. 14200 bhp  Ruahine  New Zealand Shipping Co.
51. 14000 bhp  Donizetti  Italian Line
 14000 bhp  Rossini  Italian Line
 14000 bhp  Verdi  Italian Line
 14000 shp  Ceramic  Shaw Savill Line
 14000 shp  Gothic  Shaw Savill Line
52. 13500 bhp  Berlin  North German Lloyd
53. 12500 bhp  Batory  Gdynia America Line
 12500 bhp  Ferdinand de Lesseps  Messageries Maritimes
 12500 bhp  Jean Laborde  Messageries Maritimes
 12500 bhp  La Bourdonnais  Messageries Maritimes
 12500 bhp  Pierre Loti  Messageries Maritimes
 12500 shp  Cathay  P&O-Orient Lines
 12500 shp  Chitral  P&O-Orient Lines
54. 12300 shp  Kenya  British India Line
 12300 shp  Uganda  British India Line
55. 12000 bhp  Caledonien  Messageries Maritimes
 12000 bhp  Charles Tellier  Messageries Maritimes
 12000 bhp  Laennec  Messageries Maritimes
 12000 bhp  Louis Lumiere  Messageries Maritimes
 12000 bhp  Tahitien  Messageries Maritimes
56. 11000 bhp  Boissevain  Royal Interocean Lines
 11000 bhp  Ruys  Royal Interocean Lines
 11000 bhp  Tegelberg  Royal Interocean Lines
57. 9800 bhp  Sakura Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
58. 9700 shp  Kampala  British India Line
 9700 shp  Karanja  British India Line
59. 9600 shp  Castel Felice  Sitmar Line
60. 9000 shp  Argentina Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 9000 bhp  Brazil Maru  Mitsui-OSK Lines
 9000 bhp  Fairsea  Sitmar Line
61. 8750 shp  Del Mar  Delta Line
 8750 shp  Del Norte  Delta Line
 8750 shp  Del Sud  Delta Line
62. 8500 shp  Maasdam  Holland America Line
 8500 shp  Ryndam  Holland America Line
 8500 shp  Fairsky  Sitmar Line
63. 6850 bhp  Uige  Companhia Colonial
64. 6700 bhp  Tjiluwah  Royal Interocean Lines
 6700 bhp  Tjiwangi  Royal Interocean Lines
65. 6000 bhp  Straat Banka  Royal Interocean Lines
 6000 bhp  Tjitjalengka  Royal Interocean Lines