Most Famous Ships in History

Perhaps one of the most famous ships in modern history, the unsinkable Titanic sank on her maiden voyage on 14 April 1912. 1,517 lives were lost.

The title of most famous ocean going vessel should perhaps go to this vessel that was built by Prophet Noah.

One of the longest serving battleship in the US navy.

Famous for the mutiny lead by Fletcher Christian and the crew of the bounty against Captain William Bligh.

This German light cruiser fought a remarkable way through the indian Ocean, escaping so many times its superior ennemies. The ships men suceeded in making their way through many hostile countries bach to Germany during WW I. An unparalleled history of adventure and dedication with the constant comrade of a narrow escapes

Sent on a top secret mission to deliver the parts for the atomic bomb in WWII. Shortly after was sank by a Japanese sub.

Famous not for the battles she fought, but for the way she was sunk by the Japanese.

Considered the oldest ship that is still commissioned by the Royal Navy.

Regarded as the biggest battleship that was ever built with a displacement of 72,800 tons.

Leading la Nina and la Pinta, The Santa Maria captained by Christopher Columbus discovered the North American continent in 1492. You can say it's famous for not sinking.

the most formidable Battle ship of world war II

the Battleship MISSOURI on whose deck the treaty which ended world war II was signed

The first iron battleship commissioned for the U.S. Navy

Ertuğrul, launched in 1863, was a sailing frigate of the Ottoman Navy. While returning from a goodwill voyage from Japan in 1890, she encountered a typhoon off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, subsequently drifted into a reef and sank. The maritime accident resulted in the loss of 533 sailors, including Admiral Ali Osman Pasha. Only sixty-nine sailors and officers survived and returned home later aboard two Japanese corvettes. The event is still commemorated as a foundation stone of Japanese-Turkish friendship.

it was the ship which carried Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Island and other Places and aided in his theories which caused much controversy and which led to the beliefs we hold today along with religious theories.

The United States is America's Flagship and still holds the Blue Ribband today as the world's fastest ship. She is currently docked in Philadelphia and needs your help to be converted into a hotel and museum. Donate today at ssusc.org before the ship is sold for scrap! :(

Ship of famous pirate, Edward Teach a.k.a. "Blackbeard" during the Golden Age of Piracy

The Endeavour is one of the most famous ships in naval history and was used by Captain James Cook to discover the East Coast of Australia in 1770. Recently found of Newport USA.

The first modern battleship/ Dreadnought made by the US. It fought in both world wars and fought in all theaters of the second World War even though the ship was made in 1912.

A German battleship built in 1907. Its attack on Polish Westerplatte military base has started the 2nd world war.

One of the infamous RMS Titanic's two near-identical sisters. After 24 years of service Olympic was retired and scrapped in 1935.

One of the infamous RMS Titanic's two near-identical sisters. HMHS Britannic was intended to serve as a british passenger liner, but was commissioned as a hospital ship by the british government during the outbreak of WWI. HMHS Britannic would later sink on the 21 November 1916 after hitting an underwater mine in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Kea.

Father of modern Navy. 2nd presidential yacht. Involved in 2 wars. Carried both Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt.

The Dutch East India Company (VOC) hired Henry Hudson to search for a trade route to India and China. Hudson's voyage in de Halve Maen (Half Moon) in 1609 led to the exploration of the waterways of New York. Based on Hudson's voyage, the Dutch founded Nieu Nederlandt (New Netherland), the first European settlements in the States of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The Dutch colony of New Netherland is the origin for the American "dollar" (daalder), nickname ("Yankee"), and name, "United States of America" after the United States of Holland (see Oxford English Dictionary). American holidays Thanksgiving and "Santa Claus" (Sinter Claus) derive from this Dutch influence. The first public schools in America were established in New Netherland along with religious freedom and a tolerant, multicultural society. One of the first American flags was made from a cut up Dutch flag.

The ship of Captain Phillips which was raided by pirates off the coast of Somalia. This is the first pirates to attack an American vessel in over 100 years. Ihia inched ident happened in 2009

The first ship to set sail to Africa for slave trade. This ship carried 53,000 slaves each year from Africa to the Americas (carribean, north & south america). This is the start of the 'Triangular Trade' and the 'African American Slave Trade'.

The most famous fictional ship featured in Jules Verne 20,000 leagues under the sea

The Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine that was discovered on December 4, 1872, off the Azores Islands, sailing with no one on board and with her lifeboat missing. When found by the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia, Mary Celeste was in a disheveled but seaworthy condition, under partial sail; the last log entry was ten days earlier. She had left New York for Genoa a month previously, and was well provisioned. Her cargo of denatured alcohol was apparently undisturbed, as were the captain's and crew's personal belongings. None of those who had been on board were seen or heard from again.

Clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this record for over 100 years, from 1854 to 1989

Aircraft carrier with longest service record Comissioned in 1950's and expected to work till early 2020's

This ferry takes lost souls of hell and delivers them to various circles of HELL .Dantes INFERNO