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This is a timeline list of the world's largest passenger ship, ranked by gross tonnage.
Contents
Timeline[edit]
Ancient[edit]
- 240 BC – Syracusia (Greek city-state of Syracuse)
- 200 BC – Thalamegos (Ptolemaic Kingdom)
Early modern[edit]
- 15th century – Zheng He's treasure ships (China)
- 16th century – Portuguese caravels that transferred people to the New World
19th century[edit]
- 1831 – SS Royal William (Canada)
- 1837 – SS Great Western (United Kingdom) – 76.8 m (251.97 ft) long
- 1839 – SS British Queen (United Kingdom)
- 1840 – SS President (United Kingdom)
- 1845 – SS Great Britain (United Kingdom)
- 1854 – SS Himalaya (United Kingdom) – became HMS Himalaya within a year – 100 m (340 ft)
- 1854 – SS Atrato (United Kingdom)
- 1858 – SS Great Eastern (United Kingdom) – 211 m (682 ft), broken up 1889
- 1871 – SS Adriatic (United Kingdom) – 138 m (452 ft)
- 1873 – RMS City of Chester (United Kingdom)
- 1875 – SS Britannic (United Kingdom)
- 1875 – SS City of Berlin (United Kingdom)
- 1881 – SS Servia (United Kingdom)
- 1881 – SS City of Rome (United Kingdom)
- 1888 – SS City of New York (United Kingdom, United States) – 170 m (560 ft)
- 1893 – RMS Campania (United Kingdom) – 189.6 m (622 ft)
- 1893 – RMS Lucania (United Kingdom) – 189.6 m (622 ft)
- 1897 – SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse (Germany) – 200 m (655 ft)
- 1899 – RMS Oceanic (United Kingdom) – 215 m (704 ft)
20th century[edit]
- 1901 – RMS Celtic (United Kingdom)
- 1902 - RMS Cedric (United Kingdom)
- 1903 – RMS Baltic (United Kingdom)
- 1906 – SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria (Germany)
- 1907- RMS Adriatic (1906) (United Kingdom)
- 1907 – RMS Lusitania (United Kingdom)
- 1907 – RMS Mauretania (United Kingdom)
- 1911 – RMS Olympic (United Kingdom)
- 1912 – RMS Titanic (United Kingdom)[1]
- 1913 – SS Imperator (Germany)
- 1913 – SS Vaterland (Germany)
- 1913 – SS Bismarck (Germany), after 1922 named RMS Majestic (United Kingdom)
- 1935 – SS Normandie (France)
- 1936 – RMS Queen Mary (United Kingdom)
- 1940 – RMS Queen Elizabeth (United Kingdom)
- 1952 – SS United States (United States)
- 1962 – SS France (1961)
- 1988 – MS Sovereign of the Seas (Norway, Bahamas)
- 1995 – Sun Princess (Bermuda)
- 1996 – Carnival Destiny (Bahamas)
- 1997 – Grand Princess (Bermuda)
- 1999 – MS Voyager of the Seas (Bahamas)
- 2000 – MS Explorer of the Seas (Bahamas)
Table for 20th century[edit]
21st century[edit]
- 2002 – MS Navigator of the Seas (Bahamas)
- 2004 – RMS Queen Mary 2 (United Kingdom)
- 2006 – MS Freedom of the Seas (Bahamas)
- 2007 – MS Liberty of the Seas (Bahamas)
- 2008 – MS Independence of the Seas (Bahamas)
- 2009 – MS Oasis of the Seas (Bahamas)[2]
- 2010 – MS Allure of the Seas (Bahamas)[3]
- 2016 – MS Harmony of the Seas (Bahamas)
- 2018 - MS Symphony of the Seas (Bahamas)
Table for 21st century[edit]
| Year | Ship | Tonnage | Length | Country | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MS Navigator of the Seas | 139,570 | 1,021 ft (311 m) | Bahamas | ||
| 2004 | RMS Queen Mary 2 | 148,528 | 1,132 ft (345 m) | United Kingdom | ||
| 2006 | MS Freedom of the Seas | 154,407 | 1,112 ft (339 m) | Bahamas | Two more ships in class of the same size | |
| 2009 | MS Oasis of the Seas | 225,282 | 1,186 ft (361 m) | Bahamas | One more ship in class of the same size | |
| 2016 | MS Harmony of the Seas | 227,700 | 1,188 ft (362 m) | Bahamas | ||
| 2018 | MS MS Symphony of the Seas | 228,081 | 1,188 ft (362 m) | Bahamas | Currently the largest passenger ship in the world. |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Titanic – Timeline". History on the Net Group. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Oasis Of The Seas / Allure of the Seas". Royal Caribbean International. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Is a Small Difference a Big Deal?". Royal Caribbean International. 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2014.