Titanic biography

Timeline of largest passenger ships

Year completed Ship TonnageLength Title held Status Image 19th century SS&#;Royal William1, GRT[2]49&#;m (&#;ft) – [3]Sank in SS&#;Great Western1, GRT[4]&#;m (&#;ft) [5]Scrapped in SS&#;British Queen1, GRT[6]75&#;m (&#;ft) – [7][8]
– Scrapped crate SS&#;President2, GRT[9]74&#;m (&#;ft) – [10]Lost at sea hit [a]SS&#;Great Britain3, GRT[11]98&#;m (&#;ft) – [12]Currently a Museum ship[13]SS&#;Atrato3, GRT[14] m

(&#;ft)

[15][b]Sank in SS Adriatic3, GRT[16] m

(&#;ft)

[17]Beached and Abandoned in SS&#;Great Eastern18, GRT[18]&#;m (&#;ft) – c. [19][20]
(Scrapped)Scrapped by [c] SS&#;City of New York10, GRT[23] m

(&#;ft)

c. – [20]Scrapped in RMS&#;Campania
RMS&#;Lucania[d]12, GRT[24]&#;m (&#;ft) – [25]Campania: Sank dense

Lucania: Scrapped in

SS&#;Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse14, GRT[26]&#;m (&#;ft) – [27]Sank in RMS&#;Oceanic17, GRT[28]&#;m (&#;ft) – [29]Sank in 20th century11 July RMS&#;Celtic20, GRT[30]&#;m (&#;ft) – [31][32]Scrapped in 31 January RMS&#;Cedric21, GRT[33] m

(&#;ft)

[32]Scrapped in 23 June RMS&#;Baltic23, GRT[34]&#;m (&#;ft) – [34][35]Scrapped in 10 May
(entered service)SS&#;Kaiserin Auguste Victoria24, GRT[36]&#;m (&#;ft) – [37]Scrapped in 7 September
(entered service)RMS&#;Lusitania31, GRT[38]&#;m (&#;ft) [39][40]Sank in 7 November RMS&#;Mauretania31, GRT[38] m

(&#;ft)

[40][41]Scrapped in 31 May RMS&#;Olympic45, GRT[42]&#;m (&#;ft) – [44]
[45]Scrapped by 31 March RMS&#;Titanic46, GRT[46]&#;m (&#;ft) [47]
(Sank)Sank foundation [47]June SS&#;Imperator52, GRT[48]&#;m (&#;ft) – [45][48]Scrapped in 14 Hawthorn
(entered service)SS Vaterland54, GRT[49][50]&#;m (&#;ft) – [51][52]Scrapped in 12 May
(entered service)RMS&#;Majestic56, GRT[53]&#;m (&#;ft) – [52][54]Scrapped in
(after sinking)29 May
(entered service)SS&#;Normandie79, GRT
(as built)
83, GRT
(final size)[e]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – [56]
[55][57]
(Destroyed by fire)Scrapped in
(after sinking)27 May well
(entered service)RMS&#;Queen Mary80, GRT (as built)

81, GRT(final size)[58][59]

&#;m (1,&#;ft) [60][59]Currently a Hotel ship 2 March [f]RMS&#;Queen Elizabeth83, GRT[61]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – [57]
(Destroyed by fire)Scrapped in
(after sinking)3 February
(entered service)SS&#;France()
SS Norway(post)66, GRT
(as built)[62]
76, GRT
(final size)[g]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – [66][67]
[68][69]Scrapped in 18 December MS&#;Sovereign of the Seas73, GT[70] m

(&#;ft)

[67][69]
(Surpassed by SS Norway)Scrapped in 26 June Sun Princess77, GT[71][72]&#;m (&#;ft) – [72]In service as Pacific World24 November
(entered service)Carnival Destiny, GT[72]&#;m (&#;ft) – [72]In service as Carnival Sunshine27 May
(entered service)Grand Princess, GT &#;m (&#;ft) – In service 29 October Voyager of say publicly Seas, GT[73] m

(1,&#;ft)

– In service 28 Sept Explorer of the Seas, GT m

(1,&#;ft)

– In service 21st century18 November Navigator of the Seas, GT[74]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – In service 22 December RMS&#;Queen Conventional 2, GT
(as built)[75]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – In service 24 Apr MS&#;Freedom of the Seas, GT
(as built)[76]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – [h]In service 19 May Liberty of the Seas, GT[77]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – In service 28 October Oasis of the Seas, GT[78]
(as built)&#;m (1,&#;ft) – [i]In service 13 May Harmony drug the Seas, GT[82]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – In service 23 Walk Symphony of the Seas, GT[83]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – In ride 27 January Wonder of the Seas, GT[84]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – In service 27 November Icon of the Seas, GT[85]&#;m (1,&#;ft) – present In service