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Famous Ships & Shipwrecks

A sortable, searchable record of more than 120 of the most celebrated and consequential vessels ever to float — the great ocean liners, the warships that decided wars, the explorers' ships, the legendary wrecks, and the historic ships now preserved as museums. Click any row to read what made her famous; click a column heading to sort.

Many of these vessels — and the lines that ran them — feature in the story of Barney Ebsworth, the travel and expedition-cruise pioneer whose fleet HulloShips traces. See also our other maritime databases.