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The ocean liners Orcades. SS Orduña: 1913 Scrapped in 1951 – Scotland S.S. Orduña in New York. SS Oregon: 1883 Collided with an unidentified schooner, and sank in 1886 off Long Island, New York S.S. Oregon: SS Oriana: 1959 Scrapped in 2005 S.S. Oriana in Vava'u, Tonga, circa 1985: RMS Orion: 1934 Scrapped in 1963 R.M.S. Orion: SS Oronsay: 1924
As of 2025, RMS Queen Mary 2 is the only ocean liner still in service. An ocean liner is a type of passenger ship primarily used for transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). [1] The Queen Mary 2 is the only ...
Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co. China: 75,077 80 0.3% 26 Emirates Shipping Line United Arab Emirates: 72,188 14 0.3% 27 Swire Shipping Singapore: 71,023 36 0.2% 28 Matson United States: 69,235 29 0.2% 29 SM Line South Korea: 64,109 14 0.2% 30 Arkas Line Turkey: 59,465 36 0.2%
RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a British ocean liner. She has served as the flagship of the Cunard Line since April 2004, [9] and as of 2025, is the only active, purpose-built ocean liner still in service. [10] [11] Queen Mary 2 sails regular transatlantic crossings between Southampton and New York City, in addition to short cruises and an annual ...
The SS United States could travel at a speed of 38.32 knots (44.1 mph), which still holds the record for ocean liners.
But the massive ocean liner, which is bigger than the Titanic, had a massive problem. The SS United States travels down New York's Hudson River as it begins its first voyage to Europe in July 1952 ...
Ocean Tokyu Ferry - FR; Orient Ferry (SHK Line Group) - FR; Seikan Ferry (Kita Nihon Kaiun, and Kyoei Unyu) Shanghai Ferry; Shanghai Shimonoseki Ferry; Shin Nihonkai Ferry (SHK Line Group) -FR; Taiheiyō Ferry - FR; Tokyo-Wan Ferry - FR; Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry - FR; Presently, no service for passengers. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, "K Line"
Cruise ships started to exceed ocean liners in size and capacity in the mid-1990s; [2] before then, few were more than 50,000 GT. [3] In the decades since the size of the largest vessels has more than doubled. [4] There have been nine or more new cruise ships added every year since 2001, most of which are 100,000 GT or greater. [5]