This is a timeline of the world's largest
passenger ships based upon internal volume, initially measured by
gross register tonnage and later by
gross tonnage. This timeline reflects the largest extant passenger ship in the world at any given time. If a given ship was superseded by another, scrapped, or lost at sea, it is then succeeded. Some records for tonnage outlived the ships that set them - notably the
SS ''Great Eastern'', and
RMS ''Queen Elizabeth''.
Timeline
See also
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List of largest cruise ships
The Symphony of the Seas is the world's largest passenger cruise ship. Measuring 362m (1,188ft) long, the ship has a capacity of nearly 9,000 passengers and crew, features 23 swimming pools and 18 decks.
Cruise ships are large passenger ships us ...
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List of largest ships by gross tonnage
Depending on design requirements, some ships have extremely large internal volumes in order to serve their duties. Gross tonnage is a monotonic
In mathematics, a monotonic function (or monotone function) is a function between ordered sets ...
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List of longest ships
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List of longest wooden ships
This is a list of the world's longest wooden ships. The vessels are sorted by ship length including bowsprit, if known.
Finding the world's longest wooden ship is not straightforward since there are several contenders, depending on which definiti ...
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List of large sailing vessels
This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length.
The list, which is in the form of a table, covers vessel ...
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List of ocean liners
This is a list of ocean liners past and present, which are passenger ships engaged in the transportation of passengers and goods in transoceanic voyages. Ships primarily designed for pleasure cruises are listed at List of cruise ships. Some ships ...
Notes
References
External links
Timeline by HMY Yachts- additional size visuals
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Passenger Ships, Largest
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Passenger Ships, Largest
Lists of cruise ships
Largest things by volume
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