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This list of fictional ships lists all manner of artificial vehicles supported by water, which are either the subject of, or an important element of, a notable work of fiction.


Anime and manga

* ''Advenna Avis'' – ''
Baccano! is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the ...
'' * ''Alexandria'' – aircraft carrier in '' Genocyber'' * SS ''Anne'' – ocean liner in ''
Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of thos ...
'' * ''Argo'' (made from the wreck of the
Japanese battleship Yamato was the lead ship of her class of battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before World War II. She and her sister ship, , were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed, displacing nearly ...
) - space battleship in ''
Star Blazers ''Star Blazers'' is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series . ''Star Blazers'' was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plo ...
'' * ''Argonaut'' – '' Heroic Age'' *''Arcadia'' – Harlock's ship from the Japanese series ''
Harlock Saga is a manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. An adaptation of Wilhelm Richard Wagner epic music drama ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'', it tells the story of space pirate Captain Harlock and his crew as they try to stop a m ...
'' * ''Asuka II'' (CVN-99) – United Nations (formerly with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force) aircraft carrier from ''
Macross Zero is an anime prequel OVA to ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Macross'' franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori and produced by Satelig ...
'' * ''Bebop'' – '' Cowboy Bebop'' * ''Blue'' – '' Blue Drop'' * ''Blue 6'', ''Shang 9'' – ''
Blue Submarine No. 6 , officially translated in Japan as "Blue Sub 006", is a post-apocalyptic 3-volume manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa. The manga was published in 1967 by Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine. When the OVA ada ...
'' * RMS ''Campania'' – (In anime, the ship is based on the real-life ocean liners the
RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger Ocean liner, liner, operated by the White Star Line, which Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton ...
and the
RMS Majestic RMS ''Majestic'' was a White Star ocean liner working on the North Atlantic run, originally launched in 1914 as the Hamburg America Line liner SS ''Bismarck''. At 56,551 gross register tons, she was the largest ship in the world until co ...
, but in the manga, the ship takes inspiration from an
RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger Ocean liner, liner, operated by the White Star Line, which Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton ...
and the
RMS Lusitania RMS ''Lusitania'' (named after the Roman province in Western Europe corresponding to modern Portugal) was a British ocean liner that was launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 and that held the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic ...
) ocean liner in '' Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic'' * SS ''Cussler'' (Based on the
RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger Ocean liner, liner, operated by the White Star Line, which Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton ...
)– ocean liner in '' Pokémon: XY'' * ''Decolore'' – cruise ship in '' Pokémon: Best Wishes!'' * ''Ghost Ship'' – ''
Blue Submarine No. 6 , officially translated in Japan as "Blue Sub 006", is a post-apocalyptic 3-volume manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa. The manga was published in 1967 by Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine. When the OVA ada ...
'' * ''
Going Merry The ''One Piece'' manga features an extensive cast of characters created by Eiichiro Oda. The series takes place in a fictional universe where vast numbers of pirates, soldiers, revolutionaries, and other adventurers fight each other, using var ...
'' – ''
One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chap ...
'' * ''Gran Tesoro'' – '' One Piece Film: Gold'' * ''Harekaze'' (Y-467) – ''Kagerō''-class
destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed ...
,
Yokosuka is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 409,478, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city ...
girls marines high school, ''
High School Fleet , also known as , is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS. Yuu Nobuta directed the anime and Reiko Yoshida handled the series composition, with character designs by Naoto Nakamura and original character designs by Atto ...
'' * ''HMS Eagle'' - Invincible-class aircraft carrier in ''
Hellsing ''Hellsing'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from May 1997 to September 2008, with its c ...
'' * JDS ''Hotaka'' (DDG-170) – ''Atago''-class destroyer in '' Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea'' * ''I-401'' – ''
Arpeggio of Blue Steel is a Japanese manga series produced by Ark Performance and serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's '' Young King Ours''. Twenty-three manga volumes have been released and an anime series by Sanzigen aired from October to December 2013. The same s ...
'' * ''Illustria'' – United Nations aircraft carrier from ''
Macross Zero is an anime prequel OVA to ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Macross'' franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori and produced by Satelig ...
'' * JDF ''Ishin'' – ''Theta''-class submersible destroyer (actually a frigate) from ''
Innocent Venus is a Japanese anime television series which began broadcasting on the Wowow network in Japan on July 26, 2006 at midnight. The series makes use of some 3D cel-shaded animation, which achieves a more "hand drawn" look than traditional 3D ani ...
'' * ''Mermaid'' – ocean liner in '' Cat's Eye'' *  – '' Zipang'' * ''
Moby Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship ''Pequod'', for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant whi ...
'' – ''
One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chap ...
'' * ''Nakatomi'' –
oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined ...
from '' Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire'' * SS ''Naked Sun'' – aircraft carrier from '' Kill la Kill'' * '' Oro Jackson'' – ''
One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chap ...
'' * ''Over the Rainbow'' (a renamed ) – ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion ...
'' * ''Pascal Magi'' – ''
Tactical Roar is a Japanese anime television series centered around the mostly female crew of a commercial Warship, the ''Pascal Magi'', which is trying to fight pirates in the near future. The series is mix of serious combat, political intrigue, light rom ...
'' * ''Penguin Manju Go'' –
Icebreaker An icebreaker is a special-purpose ship or boat designed to move and navigate through ice-covered waters, and provide safe waterways for other boats and ships. Although the term usually refers to ice-breaking ships, it may also refer to smaller ...
in ''
A Place Further than the Universe is an anime original television series produced by Madhouse. The series is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, written by Jukki Hanada and features character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. It aired in Japan between January and March 2018, and wa ...
'' * ''Queen Berry'' – ocean liner in ''
Gosick is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuki Sakuraba, with illustrations by Hinata Takeda. The series includes 13 novels published by Fujimi Shobo between December 2003 and July 2011. Set in a fictional European country in 1924, ...
'' * ''Queen Sallybeth'' – ocean liner in ''
Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its cha ...
'' * ''Seagallop'' – ferry in ''
Pokémon Adventures is a Japanese manga series based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of ''Pokém ...
'' * SS ''Sinnoh'' – ''
Pokémon Adventures is a Japanese manga series based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of ''Pokém ...
'' * SS ''Spiral'' – ''
Pokémon Adventures is a Japanese manga series based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of ''Pokém ...
'' * '' St. Aphrodite'' – '' Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths'' * ''Submarine Explorer 1'' – '' Pokémon Generations'' and ''
Pokémon Adventures is a Japanese manga series based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of ''Pokém ...
'' * ''Super 99'' – ''
Submarine Super 99 is a manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. It was adapted into an anime that aired on AT-X. Story In 20XX, Earth's ocean is taken over by a mysterious "ocean empire". The empire's military commander in chief, Hell Deathb ...
'' * ''Sweet Madonna'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * ''Tempest Junior'' – '' Thundersub'' * '' Thousand Sunny'' – ''
One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chap ...
'' * '' Thriller Bark'' – ''
One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chap ...
'' * SS ''Tidal'' – ferry in ''
Pokémon Adventures is a Japanese manga series based on the ''Pokémon'' media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of ''Pokém ...
'' * ''TK Tanker'' – oil tanker in '' Cat's Eye'' * ''Tuatha de Danaan'' – submarine in '' Full Metal Panic!'' * ''White Castle'' – large yacht in ''Biohazard: Heavenly Island'' * '' Yashiromaru'' – '' Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths''


Comics

* ''Aurora'' – trawler in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'' story '' The Shooting Star'' * ''The Black Freighter'' – metafictional pirate ship that is referenced throughout the ''
Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is an American comic book maxiseries by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons and colorist John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 before being collected in a single-vo ...
'' comic series * ''Borneo Prince'' – 19th-century trading vessel converted for use as a gunboat in
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
in ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' * ''Cithara'' – alleged source of a distress signal in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'' story '' The Shooting Star'' * HMS ''Cutlass'' – name given to four ships of the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...
– the first a battleship present at the
Battle of the Nile The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; french: Bataille d'Aboukir) was a major naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the ...
; the second an
ironclad An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. Th ...
sunk in
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
; the third a
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
destroyer, and the most recent ship a
Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because t ...
-era destroyer. All four ships appear in the ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' story ''Bright Blade of Courage''. * ''Eagle's Shadow'' – Sir Nicholas Fury's ship in ''
Marvel 1602 ''Marvel 1602'' is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distin ...
'' * ''Gotha'' –
Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
commerce raider, from the ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' story ''Greedy For Glory'' * ''Grossadler'' –
Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
battle cruiser, from the ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' story ''Bright Blade of Courage'' * ''Hawksub'' – '' Blackhawk'' * ''Karaboudjan'' –
Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''O ...
n cargo ship in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'' story '' The Crab with the Golden Claws'' * SS ''Ramona'' – tramp steamer in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'' story ''
The Red Sea Sharks ''The Red Sea Sharks'' (french: link=no, Coke en stock) is the nineteenth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was initially serialised weekly in Belgium's ''Tintin'' magazine from ...
'' * ''Salty Sea Mare'' – ship owned by Captain Hoofbeard from the '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic comic series'' story ''Friendship Ahoy!'' * ''Sea Queen/The Gertrude'' –
Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: April ...
's yacht in ''
Superman Returns ''Superman Returns'' is a 2006 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris from a story by Singer, Dougherty and Harris based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the sixth and fina ...
'' * ''Sirius'' – expedition ship in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'' stories '' The Shooting Star'' and ''
Red Rackham's Treasure ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' (french: link=no, Le Trésor de Rackham le Rouge) is the twelfth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophon ...
'' * ''
Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unicorn has for the last thousand years o ...
'' – 17th-century three-masted armed Royal Navy vessel in ''
The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 bande dessinée#Formats, ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one ...
'' stories ''
The Secret of the Unicorn ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' (french: link=no, Le Secret de La Licorne) is the eleventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophon ...
'' and ''
Red Rackham's Treasure ''Red Rackham's Treasure'' (french: link=no, Le Trésor de Rackham le Rouge) is the twelfth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophon ...
'' *  – British destroyer, from the ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' story ''Bright Blade of Courage'' * ''Vulkan'' –
Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
cruiser, from the ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' story ''Flak Fever'' * ''Wolfgang'' –
Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the a ...
pocket battleship, from the ''
Commando Comics ''Commando For Action and Adventure'', formerly known as ''Commando War Stories in Pictures'', and colloquially known as ''Commando Comics'', is a British comic book magazine that primarily draws its themes and backdrops from the various inciden ...
'' story ''O For Orange''


Film

* ''903'' – Iranian ''Kilo''-class submarine in ''
Steel Sharks ''Steel Sharks'' is a 1997 American direct-to-video action film directed by Rodney McDonald and starring Gary Busey, Billy Dee Williams and Billy Warlock. It concerns a group of Navy SEALs who are captured and taken aboard an Iranian submarine from ...
'', 1996 * USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' – frigate in Disney's ''
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-J ...
'', 1954 * ''Academic Vladislav Volkov'' – Russian research ship in ''
Virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsk ...
'', 1999 * ''Acheron'' – French Napoleonic frigate in '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', 2003 * ''Aeolus'' – deserted 1930s cruise ship in ''Triangle'', 2009 * '' African Queen'' – '' The African Queen'' with
Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart (; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American film and stage actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood cinema films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film In ...
and
Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress in film, stage, and television. Her career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned over 60 years. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited perso ...
, 1951 * USS ''Alameda'' (LPD-32) – landing ship, ''
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...
'', 2014 * ''Albatross'' – ''
The Sea Hawk ''The Sea Hawk'' is a 1915 novel by Rafael Sabatini. The story is set over the years 1588–1593 and concerns a retired Cornish seafaring gentleman, Sir Oliver Tressilian, who is villainously betrayed by a jealous half-brother. After being ...
'' with
Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, freque ...
, 1940 * ''Alexandre Dumas'' – '' The Lover'', 1992 * ''Altair'' – '' The Ghost Ship'' with
Richard Dix Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
, 1943 * ''Amindra'' – with shanghaied sailor from the ''Glencairn'', torpedoed and sank in '' The Long Voyage Home'', 1940 * SS ''Andes'' – cruise ship in ''
Let's Go Native ''Let's Go Native'' is a 1930 American pre-Code black-and-white musical comedy film, directed by Leo McCarey and released by Paramount Pictures. Jerry comments on being the only man on an island populated by women, "It was one of the Virgin I ...
'', 1930 * ''Angelina'' – ''
Romancing the Stone ''Romancing the Stone'' is a 1984 action-adventure romantic comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas and produced by Michael Douglas, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The f ...
'', 1984 * SS ''Anne B'' – ''
Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later also referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton and centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of cloned dinosaurs. It began in 1990 when ...
'', 1993 * MS ''Antonia Graza (Based on the SS Andrea Doria)''  – derelict Italian luxury ocean liner in '' Ghost Ship'', 2002 * ''Aquanaut 3'' – experimental submarine, '' 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea'', 2007 * ''Arabella'' – '' Captain Blood'' with Errol Flynn, 1935 * ''
Argo In Greek mythology the ''Argo'' (; in Greek: ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The ship has gone on to be used as a motif in a variety of ...
'' – galley, '' Jason and the Argonauts'', 1963,
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* ''USS Argus''
Hospital ship A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating medical treatment facility or hospital. Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or near war zones. I ...
, ''
World War Z ''World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War'' is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel written by American author Max Brooks. The novel is broken into eight chapters: “Warnings”, “Blame”, “The Great Panic”, “Turning the Ti ...
'', 2013 * ''Arcadia'' –
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, ''
Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known in Japan as is a Japanese horror game series and media franchise created by Capcom. It consists of survival horror, third-person shooter and first-person shooter games, with players typically surviving in environments ...
'', 2002 * SS ''Arcadia'' –
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'', 2018 * ''Argonautica (Based on the
Grand Princess ''Grand Princess'' is a cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. It was built in 1998 by Fincantieri Cantieri Navali Italiani in Monfalcone, Italy, with yard number 5956, at a cost of approximately US$450 million. She was the largest and mos ...
)''  – cruise ship, ''
Deep Rising ''Deep Rising'' is a 1998 American action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Anthony Heald. It was distributed by Hollywood Pictures and Cinergi Pictures and released on February ...
'', 1998 * USS ''Aspen'' – '' Full Fathom Five'', 1990 * ''SS Atlantic (Based on the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'', and the fictional ship's name has the sequel to the real-life ship the RMS ''Atlantic'', and the ship on the movie is an inspiration for the RMS ''Titanic'' and the RMS ''Berengaria'')''  –
ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of 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). Ca ...
, ''
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
'', 1929 * RMS ''Augusta'' (Possibly based on the
RMS Campania RMS ''Campania'' was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company, built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Govan, Scotland, and launched on Thursday, 8 September 1892. Identical in dimension ...
and
RMS Empress of Ireland RMS ''Empress of Ireland'' was a British-built ocean liner that sank near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada following a collision in thick fog with the Norwegian collier in the early hours of 29 May 1914. Although the ship was ...
, But with interiors based on the RMS ''Lusitania'', RMS ''Mauretania'' and HMS ''Hawke'')''  –
ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of 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). Ca ...
, ''
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' is a contemporary fantasy debut novel by American author Ransom Riggs. The story is told through a combination of narrative and a mix of vernacular and found photography from the personal archiv ...
'', 2016 * HMS ''Avenger'' – ''
Billy Budd ''Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)'' is a novella by American writer Herman Melville, left unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a hastily transcribed version was finally published in 1924, it quickl ...
'', 1962 * HMS ''Ballantrae'' – British Royal Navy
Town-class destroyer The Town-class destroyers were a group of 50 destroyers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy that were in service during the Second World War. They were transferred from the United States Navy in exchange for military bases in the Bri ...
in '' Gift Horse'', 1952 * ''Barracuda'' – ''
Up Periscope ''Up Periscope'' is a 1959 World War II submarine film drama directed by Gordon Douglas, produced by Aubrey Schenck and starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andra Martin, Alan Hale Jr., Edd Byrnes, Warren Oate ...
'', 1959 * '' Batavia Queen'' – steamship, ''
Krakatoa, East of Java ''Krakatoa, East of Java'' is a 1968 American disaster film starring Maximilian Schell and Brian Keith. During the 1970s, the film was re-released under the title ''Volcano''. The story is loosely based on events surrounding the 1883 eruption o ...
'', 1969 * HMS ''Bedford'' – British Royal Navy
Type 23 frigate The Type 23 frigate or Duke class is a ship class, class of frigates built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The ships are named after List of dukes in the peerages of the British Isles, British Dukes, thus leading to the class being commonl ...
in ''
Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...
'', 1997 * USS ''Bedford'' (DLG-113) – '' The Bedford Incident'', 1965 (also in book version) * ''Belafonte'' – oceanographic research vessel, ''
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'' is a 2004 American adventure comedy-drama film written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and directed by Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature-length film and was released in the United States on Decembe ...
'', 2004 * USS ''Belinda'' (APA-22) – ''
Away All Boats ''Away All Boats'' is a 1956 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, and Julie Adams. It was produced by Howard Christie from a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman based on the 1953 novel by Kenn ...
'', 1956 (also appears in original novel) * ''Benthic Explorer'' – offshore support ship, ''
The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...
'', 1989 * HMS ''Berkeley'' – in '' Up the Creek'', 1958 * ''Black Hawk'' – ''The Pirate of the Black Hawk'' (Il Pirata dello sparviero nero) 1958 * ''
Black Pearl The ''Black Pearl'' (formerly known as the ''Wicked Wench'') is a fictional ship in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' film series. In the screenplay, the ''Black Pearl'' is easily recognized by her distinctive black hull and sails. Captained by ...
'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', 2003 * ''Black Swan'' – '' The Black Swan'', 1942 * KMS ''Brandenburg'' – German battleship in ''
We Dive at Dawn ''We Dive at Dawn'' is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B. Williams with uncredited assistance from Fra ...
'', 1943 * SS ''Britannic (Based on the TS Hamburg)'' – cruise ship in ''
Juggernaut A juggernaut (), in current English usage, is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. This English usage originated in the mid-nineteenth century and was adapted from the Sanskrit word Jagannath. ...
'', 1974 * USS ''Caine'' – ''
The Caine Mutiny ''The Caine Mutiny'' is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Among its themes, it deals with the moral ...
'', 1954 (also appears in written version) * ''Caledonia II'' – ''
Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitne ...
'', 1959 * ''Cassidy'' – destroyer in ''
In Harm's Way ''In Harm's Way'' is a 1965 American epic war film produced and directed by Otto Preminger and starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal, with a supporting cast featuring Henry Fonda in a lengthy cameo, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanle ...
'', 1965 * USS ''Charleston'' (SSN-704) – ''On the Beach'', 2000 * ''Charlotte'' – ''National Treasure'', 2004 * ''Chelsea'' –
tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...
, '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', 2008 * HMS ''Chester'' – British Royal Navy
Type 23 frigate The Type 23 frigate or Duke class is a ship class, class of frigates built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The ships are named after List of dukes in the peerages of the British Isles, British Dukes, thus leading to the class being commonl ...
in ''
Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...
'', 1997 * SS ''Chiku Shan'' – ferryboat, ''
Blood Alley ''Blood Alley'' is a 1955 American seafaring Cold War adventure film produced by John Wayne, directed by William A. Wellman, and starring Wayne and Lauren Bacall. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and shot in CinemaScope and Warnercolor. ...
'', 1955 * SS ''Claridon (Based on the SS Île-de-France)'' – ocean liner in ''
The Last Voyage ''The Last Voyage'' is a 1960 Metrocolor American disaster film written and directed by Andrew L. Stone. It stars Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, and Edmond O'Brien, and features Tammy Marihugh. The film centers on the sinking of ...
'', 1960 * SS ''Colossal (Based on the
SS Normandie The SS ''Normandie'' was a French ocean liner built in Saint-Nazaire, France, for the French Line ''Compagnie Générale Transatlantique'' (CGT). She entered service in 1935 as the largest and fastest passenger ship afloat, crossing the Atlan ...
)''  – Ocean Liner, ''
The Big Broadcast of 1938 ''The Big Broadcast of 1938'' is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of ''Big Broadcast'' movies that were variety show anthologies. ...
'', 1938 * HMS ''Compass Rose'' – British Royal Navy ''Flower''-class corvette in '' The Cruel Sea'', 1953 * USS ''Copperfin'' – World War II sub '' Destination Tokyo'' with Cary Grant, 1943 *''Corsair'' – in ''
Crash Dive A crash dive is a maneuver by a submarine in which the vessel submerges as quickly as possible to avoid attack. Crash diving from the surface to avoid attack has been largely rendered obsolete with the advent of nuclear-powered submarines, as they ...
'', 1943 * SS ''Crescent Star (Based on the ships,
SS United States SS ''United States'' is a retired ocean liner built between 1950 and 1951 for the United States Lines at a cost of (equivalent to $ million in ). The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fast ...
and SS American Star)'' – cruise ship that sinks in ''
Seven Waves Away ''Seven Waves Away'' (alternate U.S. titles: ''Abandon Ship!'' and ''Seven Days From Now'') is a 1957 British adventure film directed by Richard Sale and starring Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, and Stephen Boyd. When his ship goes ...
'', 1957 * USS ''Dallas'' – submarine in ''
The Hunt for Red October ''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cut ...
'', 1990 * ''Daniel Webster'' – trawler in '' Sealed Cargo'', 1951 * USS ''Davies'' (SSN-???) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN in ''Crash Dive'', 1996 * ''Deep Quest'' – DSV in '' Raise the Titanic'', 1980 * HMS ''Defiant'' – frigate in ''
H.M.S. Defiant ''H.M.S. Defiant'' (released as ''Damn the Defiant!'' in the United States) is a British naval war CinemaScope and Technicolor film from 1962 starring Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde. It tells the story of a mutiny aboard the fictitious ship of ...
'', 1962 * ''Denali'' – Philadelphia-based commercial supertanker in '' Down Periscope'', 1996 * HMS ''Devonshire'' – British Royal Navy Type 23 frigate sunk in ''
Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...
'', 1997 * HMS ''Dinosaur'' – British Royal Navy battleship in '' Things to Come'', 1936 * '' Disco Volante'' – motor yacht/hydrofoil in '' Thunderball'', 1965 * ''Dot Calm''private yacht in ''
Johnny English Strikes Again ''Johnny English Strikes Again'' is a 2018 action spy comedy film directed by David Kerr. It is the sequel to '' Johnny English Reborn'' (2011) and is the third and final installment of the ''Johnny English'' series. The film stars Rowan Atk ...
'', 2018 * USS ''Dragonfish'' – U.S. submarine in ''
Battle of the Coral Sea The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the batt ...
'', 1959 * ''Dulcibella'' – '' The Riddle of the Sands'', 1979 * USS ''Echo'' – sailing ship from '' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'', 1959 * '' Edinburgh Trader'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'', 2006 * ''Eindhoven Lion'' –
oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined ...
, '' Speed 2: Cruise Control'', 1997 * ''Elizabeth Dane'' – '' The Fog'', 1980 * ''Empress'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', 2007 * HMS ''Endeavour'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', 2007 * MS ''Ergenstrasse'' – ''
The Sea Chase ''The Sea Chase'' is a 1955 World War II drama film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner, and featuring David Farrar, Lyle Bettger, and Tab Hunter. It was directed by John Farrow from a screenplay by James Warner Bellah and John Twist based on ...
'' (1955) with John Wayne and Lana Turner, and briefly in ''
Patriot Games ''Patriot Games'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published in July 1987. '' Without Remorse'', released six years later, is an indirect prequel, and it is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character i ...
'' with Harrison Ford, 1992 * SS ''Essess'' – ''
Hot Shots! ''Hot Shots!'' is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams, co-writer and co-director of ''Airplane!'', and written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. It stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn ...
'', 1991 * ''Flying Dutchman'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'' (2006), '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007) * ''The Flying Wasp'' – ''
Caddyshack ''Caddyshack'' is a 1980 American sports comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney, and starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe and Bill Murray with supporting ...
'', 1980 * MS ''Forest Swan'' – Panamanian
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'', 1995 * ''Genesis'' – cruise ship in ''
2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...
'', 2009 * ''Genoa Maru'' – ''
Across the Pacific ''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...
'', 1942 (seen only briefly) * ''Geronimo'' – America's Cup racing yacht, ''
Wind Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heating of land surfaces and lasting a few ...
'', 1992 * ''Gerrymander'' – full-rigged sailing ship in ''
Fair Wind to Java ''Fair Wind to Java'' is a 1953 American adventure film in Trucolor from Republic Pictures, produced and directed by Joseph Kane, that stars Fred MacMurray and Vera Ralston. With special effects by the Lydecker brothers, the film was based on the ...
'', 1953 * ''Ghost'' – sealing schooner, '' The Sea Wolf'', 1941 * SS ''Gigantic'' –
Streamlined Ocean Liner The Streamlined Ocean Liner was a design by Norman Bel Geddes for a streamlined steam-powered ocean liner. The shape was compared by Pathé to that of a porpoise, blunt at the front and tapered at the rear. It first appeared in Geddes' 1932 b ...
, ''
The Big Broadcast of 1938 ''The Big Broadcast of 1938'' is a Paramount Pictures musical comedy film starring W. C. Fields and featuring Bob Hope. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the film is the last in a series of ''Big Broadcast'' movies that were variety show anthologies. ...
'', 1938 * ''Glencairn'' – freighter, '' The Long Voyage Home'', 1940 * ''Gloria N'' – '' And the Ship Sails On'' ''(E la nave va)'',
Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most ...
, 1983 * RMS ''Goliath (Based on the
RMS Queen Mary RMS ''Queen Mary'' is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. ''Queen Mary'', along with ...
, and then
RMS Olympic RMS ''Olympic'' was a British ocean liner and the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of liners. ''Olympic'' had a career spanning 24 years from 1911 to 1935, in contrast to her short-lived sister ships, ''Titanic'' and ''Britannic''. Thi ...
and
RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger Ocean liner, liner, operated by the White Star Line, which Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton ...
)''  – ocean liner, '' Goliath Awaits'', 1981 TV film * ''Grayfish'' – ''
Torpedo Run ''Torpedo Run'' is a 1958 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Glenn Ford as a World War II submarine commander in the Pacific who is obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese aircraft carrier. The film's working title was '' ...
'', 1958 * ''Hahnchen Maru'' – cargo vessel modified to command ship, ''
Contact Contact may refer to: Interaction Physical interaction * Contact (geology), a common geological feature * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye * Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * C ...
'', 1997 * ''Hai Peng'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', 2007 * SS ''Happy Wanderer (Based on the SS Oronsay)'' – cruise liner, ''
Carry On Cruising ''Carry On Cruising'' is a 1962 British comedy film, the sixth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). It was based on an original story by Eric Barker. P&O – Orient Lines were thanked in the credits. Regulars Sid James, Kenn ...
'', 1962 * ''Hav Vind'' – Norwegian oil tanker, ''
Cloverfield ''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American found footage monster film directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams, and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel and Odette Yus ...
'', 2008 * USS ''Haynes'' (DE-181) – destroyer escort, ''
The Enemy Below ''The Enemy Below'' is a 1957 DeLuxe Color war film in CinemaScope about a battle between an American destroyer escort and a German U-boat during World War II. Produced and directed by Dick Powell, the movie stars Robert Mitchum and Curt J ...
'', 1957 * ''The Henrietta'' – paddle steamer, ''
Around the World in 80 Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...
'', 1956 * ''Immer Essen'' ("Always Eating") – cruise ship, ''
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'' is a 1982 American neo-noir mystery comedy film directed, co-written by, and co-starring Carl Reiner and co-written by and starring Steve Martin. Co-starring Rachel Ward, the film is both a parody of and a homage to ...
'', 1982 * ''The Inferno'' – ''
The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astor ...
'', 1985 * HMS ''Interceptor'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'', 2003 * USS ''Intrepid'' – cruise ship in the film '' Intrepid'', 2000 * ''Jenny'' – ''
Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Eric Roth. It is based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson ...
'', 1994 * ''Jenny'' – tugboat in ''
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure ''Beyond the Poseidon Adventure'' is a 1979 American action-adventure disaster film and a sequel to '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972) directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine and Sally Field. It was a critical and commercial box office ...
'', 1979 * ''Jolly Roger'' – in ''
Hook A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved or indented, such that it can be used to grab onto, connect, or otherwise attach itself onto another object. In a number of uses, one e ...
'', 1991 * ''Kin Lung'' – tramp steamer in '' China Sea'', 1935 * USS ''Kornblatt'' – destroyer in '' Don't Give Up the Ship'', 1959 * USS ''Lansing'' (SSN-795) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN (depicted as an SSBN) in ''
Danger Beneath the Sea ''Danger Beneath the Sea'' is a 2001 American made-for-television action film directed by Jon Cassar, and starring Casper Van Dien. Plot This is a nightmare scenario, true for many Cold War submarine veterans. After a North Korean nuclear miss ...
'', 2001 * USS ''Lawton'' – '' Kong: Skull Island'', 2017 * CPMS ''Leegood'' – Canadian
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, '' San Andreas'', 2015 * ''Liparus'' – Karl Stromberg's submarine swallowing supertanker in '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', 1977 * ''Love Nest'' – whaling ship in the 1923
Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...
film ''The Love Nest'', 1923 * HMS ''Lydia'' – ''
Captain Horatio Hornblower ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' in the UK, "R.N." standing for "Royal Navy") is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Rao ...
'', 1951 * ''Mary Deare'' – ''
The Wreck of the Mary Deare ''The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' (in the UK published as ''The Mary Deare'') is a 1956 novel written by British author Hammond Innes, which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM. According to Jack Adrian, the ...
'', starring
Gary Cooper Gary Cooper (born Frank James Cooper; May 7, 1901May 13, 1961) was an American actor known for his strong, quiet screen persona and understated acting style. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice and had a further three nominations, a ...
and
Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film ''The Ten ...
, 1959 * SS ''Minnow Johnson'' – civilian yacht, ''
Rush Hour 2 ''Rush Hour 2'' is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the characters created by Ross LaManna. A sequel to '' Rush Hour'', it is the second installment in the ''Rush Hour'' ...
'', 2001 * ''Misery'' –
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, ''
The Pebble and the Penguin ''The Pebble and the Penguin'' is a 1995 Irish-American independent animated film directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. The film stars the voices of Martin Short, Jim Belushi, Tim Curry, and Annie Golden. Based on the true life mating rituals o ...
'', 1995 * USS ''Montana'' – ''
The Abyss ''The Abyss'' is a 1989 American science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron and starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. When an American submarine sinks in the Caribbean, a US search and recovery tea ...
'', 1989 * USS ''Montana'' – ''
The Fifth Missile ''The Fifth Missile'' is a 1986 television movie starring Robert Conrad, Sam Waterston and David Soul about an American ballistic missile submarine, based on the novel ''The Gold Crew'' by Frank M. Robinson and Thomas N. Scortia. With the except ...
'', 1986 * ''Morning Star'' – '' Cutthroat Island'', 1995 * ''Nathan Ross'' – whaling ship, ''
All the Brothers Were Valiant ''All the Brothers Were Valiant'' is a 1953 Technicolor adventure drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Richard Thorpe. The film's screenplay was written by Harry Brown and based on the 1919 novel '' All the Brothers Were Va ...
'', 1953 * ''
Nautilus The nautilus (, ) is a pelagic marine mollusc of the cephalopod family Nautilidae. The nautilus is the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina. It comprises six living species in ...
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Captain Nemo Captain Nemo (; later identified as an Indian, Prince Dakkar) is a fictional character created by the French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's science-fiction classics, ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' ...
's 1860s submarine, appears in several films including: ''
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-J ...
'' (1954), '' Mysterious Island'' (1961), ''
Captain Nemo and the Underwater City ''Captain Nemo and the Underwater City'' is a 1969 British film starring Robert Ryan, Chuck Connors and Nanette Newman. It features the character Captain Nemo and is inspired by Jules Verne's 1870 novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'' ...
'' (1969), ''
The Return of Captain Nemo ''The Return of Captain Nemo'' (theatrical title: ''The Amazing Captain Nemo'') is a 1978 American science fiction adventure television miniseries directed by Alex March and Paul Stader (the latter directed the underwater sequences), and loosely b ...
'' (1978) and ''
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen ''The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (''LoEG'') is a comic book series (inspired by the 1960 British film ''The League of Gentlemen'') co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The series spans four vol ...
'' (2003) * ''Neptune'' – in ''
Gray Lady Down ''Gray Lady Down'' is a 1978 American submarine disaster film directed by David Greene and starring Charlton Heston, David Carradine, Stacy Keach, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox and Rosemary Forsyth, and includes the feature film debut of Christop ...
'', 1978 * HMS ''Nereid'' –
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...
submarine, ''
Virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsk ...
'', 1980 * ''Nerka'' – submarine in ''
Run Silent, Run Deep ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' is a novel by Commander (later Captain) Edward L. Beach Jr. published in 1955 by Henry Holt & Co. The story describes World War II submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean, and deals with themes of vengeance, endurance, ...
'', 1958 * ''Ning-Po'' – freighter owned by
SPECTRE Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and wri ...
in '' You Only Live Twice'', 1967 * USS ''Oakland'' (SSN-798) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN in ''
Steel Sharks ''Steel Sharks'' is a 1997 American direct-to-video action film directed by Rodney McDonald and starring Gary Busey, Billy Dee Williams and Billy Warlock. It concerns a group of Navy SEALs who are captured and taken aboard an Iranian submarine from ...
'', 1996 * ''Odessa'' – Ukrainian
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, ''
The Day After Tomorrow ''The Day After Tomorrow'' is a 2004 American science fiction disaster film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Roland Emmerich. Based on the 1999 book '' The Coming Global Superstorm'' by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, the film stars De ...
'', 2004 * ''Orca'' – Quint's fishing boat in ''
Jaws Jaws or Jaw may refer to: Anatomy * Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth ** Mandible, the lower jaw Arts, entertainment, and media * Jaws (James Bond), a character in ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and ''Moonraker'' * ...
'', 1975 * ''Patna'' – tramp steamer in ''
Lord Jim ''Lord Jim'' is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in ''Blackwood's Magazine'' from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, i ...
'', 1965 * ''Pequod'' – whaleship, ''
Moby Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship ''Pequod'', for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant whi ...
'', 1956,
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 ...
,
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
* USS ''Pequod'' – American submarine, '' 2010: Moby Dick'', 2010 * ''
Poseidon Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as ...
'' – ocean liner/cruise ship, '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972) (Based on the
RMS Queen Mary RMS ''Queen Mary'' is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line and was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. ''Queen Mary'', along with ...
), ''
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure ''Beyond the Poseidon Adventure'' is a 1979 American action-adventure disaster film and a sequel to '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972) directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine and Sally Field. It was a critical and commercial box office ...
'' (1979), '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (2005), (Based on the MS Grandeur of the Seas) ''
Poseidon Poseidon (; grc-gre, Ποσειδῶν) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as ...
'' (2006) (Inspired on the
RMS Queen Mary 2 RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' (also referred to as the ''QM2'') is a British transatlantic ocean liner. She has served as the flagship of Cunard Line since succeeding ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' in 2004. As of 2022, ''Queen Mary 2'' is the only ocean li ...
) * USS ''Poseidon'' – '' USS Poseidon: Phantom Below'', 2005 * ''The Precious Gem'' – '' Fool's Gold'', 2008 * SS ''Princess Irene (A ship that collides with an iceberg and sinks with a horrendous loss of life, with the death toll possibly greater than
the sinking of the RMS Titanic The sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, ''Titanic'' had an estimated 2,224 peo ...
)'' – '' History Is Made at Night'', 1937 * ''Proteus'' – nuclear mini submarine from '' Fantastic Voyage'', 1966 * ''Q Boat'' – Q's fishing boat, ''
The World Is Not Enough ''The World Is Not Enough'' is a 1999 spy film, the nineteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by Michael Apted, from an ...
'', 1999 * ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', 2011 * ''Queen Conch'' – ''
To Have and Have Not ''To Have and Have Not'' is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1937 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The book follows Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida. ''To Have and Have Not'' was Hemingway's second novel set in th ...
'', 1944 * ''Rachel'' – ''
Moby Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship ''Pequod'', for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant whi ...
'', 1956,
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...
* ''Reaper'' – Dog's ship in '' Cutthroat Island'', 1995 * ''Red Dragon'' – civilian yacht, ''
Rush Hour 2 ''Rush Hour 2'' is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the characters created by Ross LaManna. A sequel to '' Rush Hour'', it is the second installment in the ''Rush Hour'' ...
'', 2001 * ''Red October'' – ''
The Hunt for Red October ''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cut ...
'' film with
Sean Connery Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Origina ...
, 1990 (also in the 1984 Tom Clancy novel) * ''Red Witch'' – ''
Wake of the Red Witch ''Wake of the Red Witch'' is a 1948 American adventure film directed by Edward Ludwig, produced by Edmund Grainger and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Gig Young, Adele Mara and Luther Adler. It is based upon the 1946 novel of the same name wri ...
'' with
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...
, 1948 * ''Regent Queen'' – cruise ship in '' Chupacabra: Dark Seas'', 2005 * USS ''Reluctant'' (AK-601) – World War II cargo ship in '' Mister Roberts'' (1955) and the 1984 television film (also appears in novel, play and TV series versions) * ''Rights-of-Man'' – ''
Billy Budd ''Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)'' is a novella by American writer Herman Melville, left unfinished at his death in 1891. Acclaimed by critics as a masterpiece when a hastily transcribed version was finally published in 1924, it quickl ...
'', 1962 * ''Rob Roy'' – commercial freighter, '' Windbag the Sailor'', 1936 * SS ''Roland (Based on a Norwegian ship SS Dwinsk, and the story of the film is inspired by the April 1912
Sinking of the RMS Titanic The sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, ''Titanic'' had an estimated 2,224 pe ...
)''  –
ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of 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). Ca ...
, ''
Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works '' Timaeus'' and '' Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that b ...
'', 1913 * HMS ''Saltash Castle'' – British Royal Navy frigate in '' The Cruel Sea'', 1953 * USS ''San Pablo'' – '' The Sand Pebbles'', 1966 * ''Santana'' – ''
Key Largo Key Largo ( es, Cayo Largo) is an island in the upper Florida Keys archipelago and is the largest section of the keys, at long. It is one of the northernmost of the Florida Keys in Monroe County, and the northernmost of the keys connected by ...
'', 1948 (also name of Bogart's personal sailing yacht) * ''Sancta Helena'' a Frigate in '' Underworld: Evolution'', 2006 * ''Saracen'' – yacht, ''
Dead Calm Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...
'', 1989 * USS ''Saratoga'' (CVN-88) – aircraft carrier, ''
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...
'', 2014 * USS ''Sawfish'' – '' On the Beach'', 1959 * USS ''Scotia'' – submarine, '' 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea'', 2007 * ''Sea Cliff'' – DSV in '' Raise the Titanic'', 1980 * ''Sea Queen'' – sport-fishing boat in '' Breaking Point'', 1950 * ''Sea Star'' – tug in ''
Virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Since Dmitri Ivanovsk ...
'', 1999 * HMS ''Sea Tiger'' – British Royal Navy submarine, ''
We Dive at Dawn ''We Dive at Dawn'' is a 1943 war film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring John Mills and Eric Portman as Royal Navy submariners in the Second World War. It was written by Val Valentine and J. B. Williams with uncredited assistance from Fra ...
'', 1943 * USS ''Sea Tiger'' – World War II submarine, ''
Operation Petticoat ''Operation Petticoat'' is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed by Blake Edwards, that stars Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. The film tells in fla ...
'', 1959 (also the 1977 TV series) * SS ''Sea Witch'' – ''
Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'', also known as ''Heroes Without Uniforms'', is a 1943 American black-and-white war film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as ...
'', 1943 * SSNR ''Seaview'' – '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' with
Walter Pidgeon Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. He earned two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his roles in '' Mrs. Miniver'' (1942) and ''Madame Curie'' (1943). Pidgeon also starred in ...
, 1961 * HMS ''Shag at Sea'' – yacht, ''
Austin Powers in Goldmember ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' is a 2002 American spy comedy film directed by Jay Roach. It is the third in the ''Austin Powers'' film series and stars Mike Myers in four roles: Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, and Fat Bastard. Myers a ...
'', 2002 * HMS ''Sherwood'' – British Royal Navy cruiser, '' Carry on Admiral'', 1957 * IJN ''Shinaru'' – Japanese aircraft carrier, ''
Torpedo Run ''Torpedo Run'' is a 1958 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Glenn Ford as a World War II submarine commander in the Pacific who is obsessed with sinking a particular Japanese aircraft carrier. The film's working title was '' ...
'', 1958 * ''Silent Mary'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', 2017 * ''Skyline'' (''天涯号'') – Chinese
cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as ...
, '' The Precipice Game'', 2016 * HMS ''Solent'' – British Royal Navy destroyer, ''
Sink the Bismarck! ''Sink the Bismarck!'' is a 1960 black-and-white CinemaScope British war film based on the 1959 book '' The Last Nine Days of the Bismarck'' by C. S. Forester. It stars Kenneth More and Dana Wynter and was directed by Lewis Gilbert.Weiler, A.H ...
'', 1960 * Stealth Ship – media mogul Elliot Carver's secret news creator in ''
Tomorrow Never Dies ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' is a 1997 spy film, the eighteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Directed by Roger Spottiswoode from a screenplay ...
'', 1997 (based on the real-life ''Sea Shadow'' (IX-529) * SS ''Southern Queen'' – Setting for the first half of the
Preston Sturges Preston Sturges (; born Edmund Preston Biden; August 29, 1898 – August 6, 1959) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. In 1941, he won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the film '' The Great McGinty'' (1940), h ...
directed 1941 comedy ''
The Lady Eve ''The Lady Eve'' is a 1941 American screwball comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.Henry Fonda Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor. He had a career that spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood. He cultivated an everyman screen image in several films considered to be classics. Born and ra ...
and
Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...
. It was also the name of the fictional
cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports-of-call, where passengers may go on tours known as ...
in the 1948 comedy ''
Romance on the High Seas ''Romance on the High Seas'' (released in the United Kingdom as ''It's Magic'') is a 1948 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, and starred Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore and Doris Day in her film debut. Busby Be ...
'' starring
Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...
. * ''St. Georges'' – British spy ship trawler '' For Your Eyes Only'', 1981 * USS ''Starfish'' – '' Hellcats of the Navy'', 1957 * ''Starfish'' – DSV in '' Raise the Titanic'', 1980 * USS ''Stingray'' – ''Balao''-class submarine, '' Down Periscope'', 1996 (no relation to the ''Salmon''-class ) * HMS ''Surprise'' – British Royal Navy frigate, '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', 2003 * HMS ''Sutherland'' – 74-gun ship of the line, ''
Captain Horatio Hornblower ''Captain Horatio Hornblower'' (a.k.a. ''Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.'' in the UK, "R.N." standing for "Royal Navy") is a 1951 British naval swashbuckling war film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Gerry Mitchell, directed by Rao ...
'', 1951 * ''Tasha'' –
ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of 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). Ca ...
, ''
Anastasia Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning " resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the mo ...
'', 1997 * USS ''Thunderfish'' – '' Operation Pacific'' with
John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...
, 1951 * USS ''Tigerfish'' (SSN 509) – United States nuclear submarine from '' Ice Station Zebra'', 1968 * USS ''Tigershark'' – ''
The Atomic Submarine ''The Atomic Submarine'' is a 1959 independently made, American black-and-white science-fiction film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Joi Lansing and Jean Moorhead, with John Hilliard as ...
'', 1959 * SS ''
Titanic II ''Titanic II'' is a planned passenger ocean liner intended to be a functional modern-day replica of the ''Olympic''-class . The new ship is planned to have a gross tonnage (GT) of 56,000, while the original ship measured about 46,000 gross ...
'' – fictional replica of the real-life RMS ''Titanic'', 2010 * Titanic III - based on the replica of the
RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger Ocean liner, liner, operated by the White Star Line, which Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton ...
, full of things from the original ship's passengers. On the maiden voyage, a person makes a heavy virtual, for the ghosts to recover everything back, general fitting. Until the new ship gains the same fate as the original
RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger Ocean liner, liner, operated by the White Star Line, which Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton ...
.
Titanic 666 ''Titanic 666'' (also known as ''Titanic 3'') is a 2022 American supernatural horror film directed by Nick Lyon and produced by The Asylum. It is a sequel to ''Titanic II'' (2010) and stars Jamie Bamber and Keesha Sharp. It was released on Tubi o ...
, 2022 * HMS ''Torrin'' – ''
In Which We Serve ''In Which We Serve'' is a 1942 British patriotic war film directed by Noël Coward and David Lean. It was made during the Second World War with the assistance of the Ministry of Information (United Kingdom), Ministry of Information. The scree ...
'', 1942 * HMS ''Trumpton'' – British Royal Navy
minesweeper A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping. History The earliest known usage of ...
in ''
The Navy Lark ''The Navy Lark'' is a radio sitcom about life aboard a United Kingdom, British Royal Navy Frigate#Modern Age, frigate named HMS ''Troutbridge'' (a play on HMS Troubridge (R00), HMS ''Troubridge'', a Royal Navy destroyer) based in HMNB Portsm ...
'', 1959 * ''Tsimtsum'' (''ツィムツーム'') – Japanese
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, '' Life of Pi'', 2012 * ''Tugboat Annie'' – ''
Tugboat Annie ''Tugboat Annie'' is a 1933 American pre-Code film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by Norman Reilly Raine and Zelda Sears, and starring Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery as a comically quarrelsome middle-aged couple who operate a tugboat. Dr ...
'', 1933 (portrayed by tugboat ''
Arthur Foss ''Arthur Foss'', built in 1889 as ''Wallowa'' at Portland, Oregon, is likely the oldest wooden tugboat afloat in the world. Its 79-year commercial service life began with towing sailing ships over the Columbia Bar, Columbia River bar, and ended ...
'') * ''Turtle'' – DSV in '' Raise the Titanic'', 1980 * ''U-571'' – appears in ''U-571'', 2000 (coincidentally the same number as German submarine ''U-571'') * ''Ulysses'' – submarine, ''
Atlantis: The Lost Empire ''Atlantis: The Lost Empire'' is a 2001 American animated science fiction film, science fiction action film, action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. ...
'', 2001 * USS ''Ulysses'' – ''Los Angeles''-class submarine in ''Crash Dive'', 1996 * USS ''Utah'' (SSBN-745) – ''Ohio''-class ballistic missile submarine in ''
Godzilla is a fictional monster, or '' kaiju'', originating from a series of Japanese films. The character first appeared in the 1954 film '' Godzilla'' and became a worldwide pop culture icon, appearing in various media, including 32 films produ ...
'', 1998 * USS ''Valhalla'' (SSN-905) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN in ''Rapid Assault'', 1997 * HMS ''Vengeance''British Royal Navy submarine in ''
Johnny English Strikes Again ''Johnny English Strikes Again'' is a 2018 action spy comedy film directed by David Kerr. It is the sequel to '' Johnny English Reborn'' (2011) and is the third and final installment of the ''Johnny English'' series. The film stars Rowan Atk ...
'', 2018 * SS ''Venture'' – ''
King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
'', 1933,
2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; " Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discover ...
* SS ''Venture'' –
cargo ship A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
, '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', 1997 * HMS ''Venus'' – British Royal Navy frigate, '' Carry On Jack'', 1962 * HMS ''Victoria'' – British Royal Navy
dreadnought The dreadnought (alternatively spelled dreadnaught) was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's , had such an impact when launched in 1906 that similar battleships built after her ...
, '' Britannic'', 2000 * HMS ''Viperess'' – British Royal Navy ''Victor''-class destroyer, '' The Cruel Sea'', 1953 * ''The Wanderer'' – ''
Captain Ron ''Captain Ron'' is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt, produced by David Permut, and written by John Dwyer for Touchstone Pictures. It stars Kurt Russell as the title character, a sailor with a quirky personality and a checker ...
'' with
Martin Short Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada. He ...
and
Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series ''The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters'' (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The ...
, 1992 * USS ''Wayne'' – US Navy nuclear submarine in the TV movie '' Assault on the Wayne'', 1971 * USS ''Wayne'' (SSN-593) – US Navy nuclear submarine in the film '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', 1977 * ''We're Here'' – ''
Captains Courageous ''Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks'' is an 1897 novel by Rudyard Kipling that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese f ...
'' with
Spencer Tracy Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor. He was known for his natural performing style and versatility. One of the major stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tracy was the first actor to win two cons ...
, 1937 * ''Wonkatania'' – ''
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart and starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka. It is an adaptation of the 1964 novel '' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' by Roald Dahl. The fi ...
'', 1971 (also appears in 2005 adaptation), based on the
Cunard Line Cunard () is a British shipping and cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival Corporation & plc#Carnival United Kingdom, Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. Since 2011, Cunard and its ...
tradition of ending ships with "-ia" (and playing off RMS ''Lusitania'' and RMS ''Aquitania'') * '' Yellow Submarine'' –
The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...
' psychedelic submarine, 1968


Literature


Single works

* USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' – frigate in ''
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre- ...
'' by
Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the '' Voyages extra ...
, 1868 * ''African Queen'' – '' The African Queen'' by C. S. Forester, 1935 * ''Alice May'' – from the poem "
The Cremation of Sam McGee "The Cremation of Sam McGee" is among the most famous of Robert W. Service's (1874–1958) poems. It was published in 1907 in ''Songs of a Sourdough''. (A "sourdough", in this sense, is a resident of the Yukon.) It concerns the cremation of a ...
" by Robert Service, 1907 * ''Anchises'' – ''
One of Ours ''One of Ours'' is a 1922 novel by Willa Cather that won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native in the first decades of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an i ...
'' by Willa Cather, 1922 * HMS ''Antigone'' – ''Leander''-class cruiser, '' The Cruiser'' by
Warren Tute Warren Tute (1914-1989) was an English sailor, author and television executive. He was born in 1914 in West Hartlepool, County Durham in the north of England and joined the Royal Navy in 1932, at one time serving on . During the Second World War ...
, 1955 * ''Arabella'' – '' Captain Blood'' by
Rafael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian-born British writer of romance and adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: '' The Sea Hawk'' (1915), ''Scaramouche'' (1921), ''Captain Blood'' (a.k. ...
, 1924 * ''Araby'' – tramp freighter in ''Captain of the Araby'' and other Tod Moran adventure novels, by
Howard Pease Howard Pease (September 6, 1894–April 14, 1974) was an American writer of adventure stories from Stockton, California. Most of his stories revolved around a young protagonist, Joseph Todhunter ("Tod") Moran, who shipped out on tramp freig ...
, 1953 * ''Argo'' –
Greek mythological A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of Ancient Greek folklore. These stories concern the origin and nature of the world, the lives and activities of d ...
ship in ''
Argonautica The ''Argonautica'' ( el, Ἀργοναυτικά , translit=Argonautika) is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BC. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the ''Argonautica'' tells the myth of the voyage of Jas ...
'', the original story of
Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He ...
and the
Argonauts The Argonauts (; Ancient Greek: ) were a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Their name comes from their ship, ''Argo ...
, by
Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius of Rhodes ( grc, Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος ''Apollṓnios Rhódios''; la, Apollonius Rhodius; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the ''Argonautica'', an epic poem about Jason and ...
, 3rd century BCE * ''Ariadne'', yacht in ''I Was There'', a short story by
Nicholas Monsarrat Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat FRSL RNVR (22 March 19108 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly '' The Cruel Sea'' (1951) and ''Three Corvettes'' (1942–45), but perhaps known best i ...
in ''The Ship That Died of Shame and Other Stories'', 1959 * ''
Around the World in Eighty Days ''Around the World in Eighty Days'' (french: link=no, Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employe ...
'' by
Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the '' Voyages extra ...
, 1873 ** ''Mongolia'' – steamer running from Brindisi to Suez and Bombay **''Rangoon'' – steamer running from Calcutta to Hong Kong ** SS ''Carnatic'' – steamer taken by Passepartout from Hong Kong to Yokohama ** ''Tankadère'' – pilot boat chartered by
Phileas Fogg Phileas Fogg () is the protagonist in the 1872 Jules Verne novel ''Around the World in Eighty Days''. Inspirations for the character were the American entrepreneur George Francis Train and American writer and adventurer William Perry Fogg. ...
between Hong Kong and Shanghai ** ''General Grant'' – steamer running from Yokohama to San Francisco ** ''China'' – missed steamer running from New York to Liverpool ** ''Henrietta'' – paddle steamer chartered by Phileas Fogg between New York and Bordeaux * ''Artemis'' – ''
Voyager Voyager may refer to: Computing and communications * LG Voyager, a mobile phone model manufactured by LG Electronics * NCR Voyager, a computer platform produced by NCR Corporation * Voyager (computer worm), a computer worm affecting Oracle ...
'' by
Diana Gabaldon Diana J. Gabaldon (; born January 11, 1952) is an American author, known for the ''Outlander'' series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantas ...
, 1993 * HMS ''Artemis'' – '' The Ship'' by C. S. Forester, 1943 * ''Astrea'' – Roman galley ship, '' Ben-Hur'' by Genl
Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is ...
, 1880 * ''Auf Wiedersehen'' – sloop, ''Secret Sea'' by Robb White, 1947 * ''Aurora'' – ship in the
Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...
adventure ''
The Sign of the Four ''The Sign of the Four'' (1890), also called ''The Sign of Four'', is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes by British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 short stories featuring the fictional detective. Plot ...
'' by
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Ho ...
, 1890 * ''Baalbek'' – Libyan freighter, ''Eagle Trap'' by Geoffrey Archer, 1993 * USS ''Barracuda'' (SSN-593) –
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submarine in '' To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph, 1986 * USS ''Belinda'' (APA-22) – ''Away All Boats'' by Kenneth M. Dodson, 1954 (also appears in film version) * ''
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, 1924 ** HMS ''Bellipotent'' ** HMS ''Indomitable'' ** ''Rights-of-Man'' * ''Britannia'' – Captain Grant's ship in ''
In Search of the Castaways ''In Search of the Castaways'' (french: Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, lit=The Children of Captain Grant) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of ill ...
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, 1867–1868 * HMS ''Broadsword'' – Royal Navy Destroyer, involved in an intentional incident in ''
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The Caine Mutiny ''The Caine Mutiny'' is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard two destroyer-minesweepers in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Among its themes, it deals with the moral ...
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, 1951 (also appears in film version) * HMS ''Calypso'' – frigate, ''
The Captain from Connecticut ''The Captain from Connecticut'' is a novel, published in 1941, by C. S. Forester, the author of the novels about fictional Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower. ''The Captain from Connecticut'' is set at the tail end of the Napoleonic Wars, ...
'' by C. S. Forester, 1941 * USS ''Carl Jackson'' – ''Nimitz''-class aircraft carrier, ''Eagle Trap'' by Geoffrey Archer, 1993 * ''Centaur'' – racing ship captained by Sergestus in the ''
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, 1st century BCE * ''Chimaera'' – racing ship captained by Gyas in the ''
Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of ...
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, 1st century BCE * ''Claymore'' - corvette in ''Quatrevingt-Treize'' (''93'') by
Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...
, 1874 * HMS ''Compass Rose'' – corvette in '' The Cruel Sea'' by
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, 1951 * ''Covenant'' – brig, ''
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, 1886 * ''Dazzler'' – sloop, '' The Cruise of the Dazzler'' by
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, 1902 * USS ''Delaware'' – frigate, ''
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'' by C. S. Forester, 1941 * ''Demeter'' – Russian schooner in ''
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, 1897 * USS ''Dolphin'' – submarine in '' Ice Station Zebra'' by
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, 1963 * USS ''Dragonfish'' –
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submarine in both '' Raise the Titanic!'' by
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, 1976, and '' To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph, 1986 * ''Dulcibella'' – '' The Riddle of the Sands'' by Erskine Childers, 1903 * ''Duncan'' – ocean yacht, ''
In Search of the Castaways ''In Search of the Castaways'' (french: Les Enfants du capitaine Grant, lit=The Children of Captain Grant) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–68. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of ill ...
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, 1867 * USS ''Eel'' – submarine in ''
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, 1988 * ''Fenton'' – lugger, ''The Narrow Corner'' by W. Somerset Maugham, 1932 * ''Fin of God'' – Discworld geography#Countries on the Klatchian coast, Omnian ship, ''Small Gods'' by Terry Pratchett, 1992 * USS ''Fletcher'' (DDG-1005) –
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Zumwalt-class destroyer, ''Zumwalt''-class guided missile destroyer featured in ''The Backup Asset'' by Leslie Wolfe, 2015 * ''The Fuwalda'' – ship which took Tarzans's parents to Africa, ''Tarzan of the Apes'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1914 * ''Ghost'' – sealing schooner, ''The Sea Wolf'' by
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, 1904 * SS ''Gigantic'' - ''S.S. Gigantic Across the Atlantic'' (Based on Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the
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, by Peter Selgin, 1999 * ''The Glen Carrig'' – from the horror novel ''The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"'' by William Hope Hodgson, 1907 * ''Großadmiral Dönitz'' –
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nuclear submarine, ''Fatherland (novel), Fatherland'' by Robert Harris (novelist), Robert Harris, 1992 * ''Großadmiral Raeder'' – Kriegsmarine aircraft carrier, ''Fatherland'' by Robert Harris, 1992 * ''The Hesperus'' – from the poem "The Wreck of the Hesperus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1842 * ''Hispaniola'' - ''Treasure Island'' by
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, 1883 * ''Hoptoad'' – from the novel "Pippi in the South Seas (book), Pippi in the South Seas" by Astrid Lindgren, 1948 * ''Ilya Podogin'' – Soviet SSN, ''Icebound (novel), Icebound'' by Dean Koontz, 1995 * USS ''Independence'' – fictional Wasp class amphibious assault ship, ''Wasp''-class amphibious assault ship where a large part of ''The Swarm (Schätzing novel), The Swarm'' by Frank Schätzing takes place, 2004 * ''Indra'' – schooner, ''Secret Sea'' by Robb White, 1947 * HMS ''Iphigenia'' – frigate, ''The Fighting Temeraire'' by John Winton, 1971 * The Iron Pirate (The Nameless Ship) in the 1893 novel ''The Iron Pirate: A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea'' by Max Pemberton. The ship's captain, Captain Black, has a submarine in Pemberton's 1911 sequel. * USS ''James T Doig'' – destroyer, ''The Fighting Temeraire'' by John Winton, 1971 * ''Janet Coombe'' – from the novel ''The Loving Spirit'' by Daphne du Maurier, 1931 * ''Jolly Roger'' – Captain Hook's pirate ship, ''Peter and Wendy, Peter Pan'' by J. M. Barrie, 1904 * USS ''Keeling'' – codename "Greyhound (film), Greyhound", in ''The Good Shepherd (nautical fiction), The Good Shepherd'' by C. S. Forester, 1955 * ''Korund'' – Tango-class submarine, ''Tango''-class submarine, ''Eagle Trap'' by Geoffrey Archer, 1993 * USS ''Langley'' – a Forrestal class aircraft carrier, ''Forrestal''-class aircraft carrier, ''The Sixth Battle'' by Barrett Tillman, 1992 *''The Last Ship (novel), The Last Ship'' by William Brinkley, 1988 ** USS Nathan James, USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-80), the first nuclear powered Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer (By the time the The Last Ship (TV series), TV series of the same name was produced in 2014, the ''USS Roosevelt (DDG-80), USS Roosevelt'' had been commissioned as DDG-80 with destroyers up to at least DDG-120 awarded, so was renumbered as DDG-151). ** ''Pushkin'' – a Russian ballistic missile submarine that also survived the nuclear attack * ''Leif Ericson'' – ''The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, 1975 * HMS ''Leviathan'' – aircraft carrier, ''HMS Leviathan'' by John Winton, 1967 * USS ''Levant'' - corvette in ''The Man Without a Country'' by Edward Everett Hale, 1863 * ''Liberian Star'' – ''Snakehead (novel), Snakehead'', of the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz, 2007 * USS ''Mako'' –
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submarine in '' To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph, 1986 * HMS ''Mallard'' – corvette, ''A Flock of Ships'' by Brian Callison, 1986 * ''Marie Celeste'' – from the short story ''J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement'' by
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, 1884 (the real ship was ''Mary Celeste'') * ''Mary Deare'' – ''The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' by Hammond Innes, 1956 * M.G.B. 1087, motor gunboat in ''The Ship That Died of Shame'', a short story by
Nicholas Monsarrat Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat FRSL RNVR (22 March 19108 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly '' The Cruel Sea'' (1951) and ''Three Corvettes'' (1942–45), but perhaps known best i ...
in ''The Ship That Died of Shame and Other Stories'', 1959 * ''Milka'' – ''Jingo (novel), Jingo'' by Terry Pratchett, 1997 (name parodies the ''Pinta (ship), Pinta'') * ''Moby-Dick'' by
Herman Melville Herman Melville ( born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are '' Moby-Dick'' (1851); '' Typee'' (1846), a ...
, 1851 ** ''Pequod'' - the American whaling ship searching for Moby-Dick ** ''Bouton de Rose'' - French whaler with ambergris ** ''Jeroboam'' - a plague ship ** ''Rachel'' - an American whaling ship that finds Ishmael ** ''Samuel Enderby'' - British whaler captained by Boomer * ''Mortzestus'' – horror novel ''The Ghost Pirates'' by William Hope Hodgson, 1909 * ''
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'' (1870) and ''The Mysterious Island'' (1874) by
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* ''Nellie'' (presumably for one of the ''Nelson''s in British service) – ''Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph Conrad, 1899 * ''Not for Hire'' – paddle-wheel steamboat in ''The Fabulous Riverboat'' by Philip José Farmer, 1971 * ''Numestra del Oro'' – Merchant raider, armed merchantman owned by a Colombian cartel, ''Hammerheads'' by Dale Brown, 1990 * USS ''Okinawa'' (LHD-10) –
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Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, ''Wasp''-class (LHD) Landing Helicopter Dock / amphibious assault ship featured in ''The Ghost Pattern'' by Leslie Wolfe, 2015 * HMS ''Orcus'' – Oberon-class submarine, ''Oberon''-class submarine, ''Submarine'' by John Wingate, 1982 * HMS ''Pandora'' – frigate, ''One of Our Warships'' by John Winton, 1975 * ''Pacific Klondike'' – deep ocean drillship based on the Glomar Explorer - ''Fireplay'' by William Wingate, 1977 * PC-237 – U.S. Navy patrol craft, ''Secret Sea'' by Robb White, 1947 * ''Penguin'' – ''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'' by Edgar Allan Poe, 1838 * ''Pharaon'' – the ship on which Edmond Dantès first sailed in ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' by Alexandre Dumas, 1844 * ''Pocahontas'' – ''The Good Soldier'' by Ford Madox Ford, 1915 * ''Polar Star'' - The Soviet factory ship in Polar Star (novel), Polar Star by Martin Cruz Smith, 1989 * SS Poseidon (fictional ship), ''Poseidon'' – ocean liner (based on the
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), ''The Poseidon Adventure (novel), The Poseidon Adventure'' by Paul Gallico, 1969 * ''Pristis'' – racing ship captained by Mnestheus in the ''
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, 1st century BCE * USS ''Pyramus'' – UGM-27 Polaris, Polaris missile-carrying Ballistic missile submarine, SSBN, ''The Deep Silence'' by Douglas Reeman, 1967 * ''The Pyrates'' by George MacDonald Fraser, 1983 ** ''Grenouille Frénétique (Frantic Frog)'' – pirate ship ** ''Laughing Sandbag'' – pirate ship ** ''Plymouth Corporation's Revenge'' – pirate ship ** ''Rocketing Spitfire'' – sloop ** ''Santa Cascara'' (later HMS ''Golden Vanity'') – Spanish galleon captured by the British ** ''Santa Umbriago'' – Spanish warship ** ''Twelve Apostles'' – passenger ship * ''Queequeg'' – ''The Grim Grotto'' by Lemony Snicket, 2004 * ''Queen Anne'', ocean liner in ''Oh To Be In England'', a short story by
Nicholas Monsarrat Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat FRSL RNVR (22 March 19108 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly '' The Cruel Sea'' (1951) and ''Three Corvettes'' (1942–45), but perhaps known best i ...
in ''The Ship That Died of Shame and Other Stories'', 1959 * ''The Ramchunder'' – an East Indiaman, Captain Bragg, in Vanity Fair (novel), Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1847–1848 *''
The Hunt for Red October ''The Hunt for Red October'' is the debut novel by American author Tom Clancy, first published on October 1, 1984, by the Naval Institute Press. It depicts Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius as he seemingly goes rogue with his country's cut ...
'' by Tom Clancy, 1984 ** ''Red October'' (''Krasniy Oktyabr'') – The new Soviet Typhoon-class submarine, Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine commanded by defecting Captain Marko Ramius ** ''Vladimir Konovalov'' - A Soviet Alfa-class submarine, Alfa-class attack submarine hunting ''Red October'' ** USS Dallas (SSN-700), USS ''Dallas'' - An actual US Navy attack submarine also shadowing ''Red October'' * ''Red Witch'' – ''Wake of the Red Witch'' by Garland Roark, 1946 * USS ''Reluctant'' (AK-601) – World War II cargo ship in ''Mister Roberts (novel), Mister Roberts'' by Thomas Heggen, 1946 (also appears in play, film and TV series versions) * ''Sable Lorcha'' – lorcha, ''The Sable Lorcha'' by Horace Hazeltine, 1912 * HMS ''Saltash'' – frigate in '' The Cruel Sea'' by
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, 1951 (HMS ''Saltash Castle'' in the film) * USS ''San Pablo'' – ''The Sand Pebbles'' by Richard McKenna, 1962 * ''Santa Ybel'' – Spanish treasure ship, ''Secret Sea'' by Robb White, 1947 * HMS ''Saturn'' – Swiftsure-class submarine, ''Swiftsure''-class sub, ''The Saturn Experiment'' by Peter Shepherd, 1988 * USS ''Savo'' - aircraft carrier in ''The Bridges at Toko-ri'' by
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, 1953 * USS ''Scorpion'' – ''On the Beach (novel), On the Beach'' by Nevil Shute, 1957 * ''Scylla'' – racing ship captained by Cloanthus in the ''
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Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...
, 1st century BCE * USS ''Sea Trench'' – ''Aquarius Mission'' by Martin Caidin, 1978 * ''The Sea Witch'' – yacht, ''The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' by Hammond Innes, 1956 * USOS ''Seaview'' – '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' by Theodore Sturgeon, 1961 * ''Shark'' – destroyer, ''Black August (novel), Black August'' by Dennis Wheatley, 1934 * HMS Sirdar (fictional), HMS ''Sirdar'' – British destroyer, The Guns of Navarone (novel) by
Alistair MacLean Alistair Stuart MacLean ( gd, Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a 20th-century Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably '' The ...
, 1957 (The actual HMS ''Sirdar'' was a submarine) * ''Siren'' – yacht, ''A Damsel in Distress (novel), A Damsel in Distress'' by P. G. Wodehouse, 1919 * ''Slewfoot'' - the crew's nickname for a PT boat whose number is never given, in ''Torpedo Run'' by Robb White, 1962 * ''Speranza'' – ''Arrival and Departure'' by Arthur Koestler, 1943 * USS ''Starbuck'' (SSN-989) – ''Pacific Vortex!'' by
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, 1983 (Cover of Sphere edition shows USS S-3 (SS-107), SSN-107 on the fin) * USS ''Stingray'' –
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submarine in '' To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph, 1986 * USS ''Stormy Beach'' – USS Long Beach (CGN-9), ''Long Beach''-class cruiser, ''Fireplay'' by William Wingate, 1977 * USS ''Swordfish'' – ''On the Beach (novel), On the Beach'' by Nevil Shute, 1957 * HMS ''Sybaris'' – British heavy cruiser, The Guns of Navarone (novel) by
Alistair MacLean Alistair Stuart MacLean ( gd, Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a 20th-century Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, most notably '' The ...
, 1957 *''Tai-Pan (novel), Tai-pan'' by James Clavell, 1966 ** Asian Saga, Struan & Company ***''China Cloud'' - 22 gun Clipper#China_clippers_and_the_apogee_of_sail, China Clipper, flagship of Struan & Co ***''Blue Cloud'' - Clipper - Struan's ships are all named for his mother whose maiden name was McCloud (surname), McCloud ***''Resting Cloud'' - Hulk (ship type), Hulk - Struan's HQ prior to the establishment of British Hong Kong ***''Scarlet Cloud'' - lost ship, nearly precipitating Struan's bankruptcy ***''Thunder Cloud'' - Struan's record setting first ship to arrive in Hong Kong from London after the establishment of British Hong Kong ** East Indies Station, Royal Navy ***''HMS Vengeance'' - 74 gun flagship of the East Indies and China Station, based on the ''HMS Cornwallis (1813), HMS Cornwallis'' ***''HMS Mermaid'' - 22 gun Sloop-of-war under the command of Captain Glessing ***''HMS Nemesis'' - the first Steam frigate to make the journey from London to Hong Kong, based on the ''HMS Rattler (1843), HMS Rattler'' **Other Ships ***''White Witch'' - 22 gun Clipper#China_clippers_and_the_apogee_of_sail, China Clipper, flagship of Brock & Sons ***''Gray Witch'' - Clipper under the command of Brock's son Gorth ***''Princess of Alabama'' - 20 gun brig, flagship of Cooper & Tillman ***''Vagrant Star'' - an East Indiaman in which Struan and Brock met prior to the events in ''Tai-pan'' * USS ''Tallahatchie County'' –
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submarine tender in '' To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph, 1986 * HMS ''Téméraire'' – Polaris nuclear submarine, ''The Fighting Temeraire'' by John Winton, 1971 * USS ''Thomas Jefferson'' – ''Nimitz Class (novel), Nimitz Class'' by Patrick Robinson (author), Patrick Robinson, 1997 * HMS Thunder Child, HMS ''Thunder Child'' – ''The War of the Worlds'' by H. G. Wells, 1897 * SS ''Titan'' – ''Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan'' by Morgan Robertson (A fictional story that is very similar to the real life of the Sinking of the Titanic, sinking of the RMS Titanic 14 years later in 1912), 1898 * HMS ''Tristram'' - submarine in ''His Majesty's U-Boat'' by Douglas Reeman, 1973 * ''U-174'' –
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U-boat, ''Fatherland (novel), Fatherland'' by Robert Harris (novelist), Robert Harris, 1992 * ''U-996'' –
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U-boat, ''An Operational Necessity'' by Gwyn Griffin, 1967 * HMS ''Ulysses'' – ''HMS Ulysses (novel), HMS Ulysses'', by
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, 1955 * SS ''Valparaiso'' – ''Godhead Trilogy'' by James Morrow, 1994–1999 * USS ''Vindicator'' (NMSS-3) – nuclear-powered strategic missile battleship, ''Fire Lance'' by David Mace, 1986 * ''Vingilot'' – ''The Silmarillion'' by J. R. R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien, 1977 * HMS ''Vortex'' – destroyer in ''The Admiral'' by
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, 1963 * ''The Walrus'' – Flint's pirate ship in ''Treasure Island'' by
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, 1883 * USS ''Walrus'' – submarine in ''
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, 1955 * ''We're Here'' – ''Captains Courageous'': ''A Story of the Grand Banks'', by Rudyard Kipling, 1897


Series

*''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series by George R.R. Martin **Ironborn ***''Black Wind'' ***''Dagger'' ***''Dagon's Feast'' ***''Esgred'' ***''Fingerdancer'' ***''Foamdrinker'' ***''Forlorn Hope'' ***''Golden Storm'' ***''Great Kraken'' ***''Grey Ghost'' ***''Grief'' ***''Hardhand'' ***''Iron Lady'' ***''Iron Vengeance'' ***''Iron Victory'' ***''Iron Wind'' ***''Iron Wing'' ***''Kite'' ***''Kraken's Kiss'' ***''Lamentation'' ***''Leviathan'' ***''Lord Dagon'' ***''Lord Quellon'' ***''Lord Vickon'' ***''Helldiver'' ***''Maiden's Bane'' ***''Nightflyer'' ***''Reapers Wind'' ***''Red Jester'' ***''Red Tide'' ***''Salty Wench'' ***''Sea Bitch'' ***''Sea Song'' ***''Seven Skulls'' ***''Shark'' ***''Silence'' ***''Silverfin'' ***''Sparrowhawk'' ***''Swiftin'' ***''Thrall's Bane'' ***''Thunderer'' ***''Warhammer'' ***''Warrior Wench'' ***''White Widow'' ***''Woe'' **The Royal Fleet (Baratheon) ***''Fury'' ***''King Robert's Hammer'' ***''Lady Lyanna'' ***''Lionstar'' ***''Seaswift'' **Lannister ***''Brave Joffrey'' ***''Golden Rose'' ***''Lady Joanna'' ***''Lady Olenna'' ***''Lioness'' ***''Lord Renly'' ***''Lord Tywin'' ***''Princess Marcella'' ***''Queen Margaery'' ***''Sweet Cersei'' * Aubrey–Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian ** HMS ''Diane'' ** ''Franklin'' — privateer ** HEICS ''Niobe'' ** USS ''Norfolk'' ** ''Nutmeg of Consolation'' ** HM ''Polychrest'' — sloop ** HM ''Sophie'' — sloop ** HMS ''Worcester'' * ''Axis of Time'' trilogy by John Birmingham ** USS ''Amanda Garrett'' ** ''Dessaix'' ** HMS ''Fearless'' ** HMAS ''Havoc'' ** USS ''Hillary Clinton'' — aircraft carrier ** HMAS ''Ipswich'' ** USS ''Kandahar'' ** USS ''Kennebunkport'' ** USS ''Leyte Gulf'' ** HMAS ''Moreton Bay'' ** KRI ''Nuku'' ** USS ''Providence'' ** JDS ''Siranui'' ** KRI ''Sutanto'' ** HMS ''Trident'' * Biggles series by W. E. Johns ** SS ''Alice Clair'' — British merchant ship ** ''Benegal Star'' — tramp steamer ** ''Colonia'' — British merchant ship ** ''Dundee Castle'' — British merchant ship ** ''Queen of Olati'' — British steamship ** HMS ''Seafret'' — British destroyer ** ''Shanodah'' — British merchant ship ** ''Tasman'' — Australian merchant ship * ''Bloody Jack (novel), Bloody Jack'' series by Louis A. Meyer ** ''Belle of the Golden West'' ** ''Bloodhound'' ** HMS ''Dolphin'' ** ''Emerald'' ** HMS ''Hope'' ** HMS ''Juno'' ** ''Nancy B. Alsop'' ** HMS ''Wolverine'' * Richard Bolitho, Bolitho series by Douglas Reeman, Alexander Kent ** HMS ''Achates'' ** HMS ''Argonaute'' ** HMS ''Athena'' ** HM ''Avenger'' — cutter ** HMS ''Destiny'' ** HMS ''Euryalus'' ** ''Golden Plover'' ** HMS ''Gorgon'' ** HMS ''Hyperion'' ** ''Nautilus'' — French frigate ** HMS ''Onward'' ** HMS ''Phalarope'' ** HM ''Sparrow'' — sloop ** HMS ''Tempest'' ** HMS ''Trojan'' ** HMS ''Undine'' ** HMS ''Unrivalled'' ** HMS ''Winger'' — from ''Corvette Command'' by
Nicholas Monsarrat Lieutenant Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat FRSL RNVR (22 March 19108 August 1979) was a British novelist known for his sea stories, particularly '' The Cruel Sea'' (1951) and ''Three Corvettes'' (1942–45), but perhaps known best i ...
(based on the real HMS Shearwater (L39), HMS ''Shearwater'') * ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series by C. S. Lewis ** ''Dawn Treader'' ** ''Splendor Hyaline'' * ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'' by Stephen R. Donaldson ** ''Starfare's Gem'' * ''Discworld'' by Terry Pratchett ** ''The Boat'' - Ankh-Morporkian submarine ** ''Fin of God'' - Omnian naval vessel ** ''Indestructible'' - Ankh-Morporkian commandeered naval vessel ** ''Indolence'' - Ankh-Morporkian commandeered naval vessel ** ''Mary-Jane'' - Ankh-Morporkian naval vessel ** ''Milka'' - Ankh-Morporkian trading vessel ** ''Ocean Waltzer'' ** ''Prid of Ankh-Morpork'' - Ankh-Morporkian commandeered naval vessel ** ''Queen of Quirm'' - Quirmian paddleship ** ''Roberta E. Biscuit'' - Quirmian paddleship ** ''Unnamed'' - unregistered trading vessel ** ''Wonderful Fanny'' - Quirmian paddleship * Dray Prescot series by Kenneth Bulmer (as Alan Burt Akers) ** HMS ''Rockingham'' * Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin ** Lookfar — Ged's boat, formerly called Sanderling * Edward Mainwaring series by Victor Suthren ** HMS ''Pallas'' * ''Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser'' series by Fritz Leiber ** ''Black Treasurer'' *''Harry Paget Flashman, Flashman'' series by George MacDonald Fraser **''Balliol College'' – slave-trader * ''Harry Potter'' series by J. K. Rowling ** The Durmstrang ship * Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan ** Argo II * Horatio Hornblower series by C. S. Forester ** HMS Atropos, HMS ''Atropos'' ** HMS Clorinda, HMS ''Clorinda'' ** ''Estrella'' ** HMS Hotspur, HMS ''Hotspur'' ** HMS Justinian, HMS ''Justinian'' ** HMS ''Lydia'' ** ''Mejidieh'' ** ''Natividad'' ** HMS Nonsuch, HMS ''Nonsuch'' ** HM ''Retribution'' — sloop ** ''Speedwell'' ** HMS Sutherland, HMS ''Sutherland'' ** HMS Witch of Endor, HMS ''Witch of Endor'' * Inheritance Cycle series by Christopher Paolini ** Dragon Wing (ship), The ''Dragon Wing'' * Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy character), Jack Ryan universe series by Tom Clancy ** ''E.S. Politovsky'' – Soviet Alfa-class submarine ** ''Red October'' – Soviet Typhoon-class submarine ** ''Vladimir Konovalov, V.K. Konovalov'' – Soviet Alfa-class submarine ** USCGC ''Panache'' – sole example of new class of high endurance cutter ** JS ''Mutsu'' – Japanese-built destroyer generally similar to American ''Arleigh Burke'' class * Jake Grafton series by Stephen Coonts ** ''Flight of the Intruder'', 1986 *** USS ''Shiloh'' - aircraft carrier (One former and one current US Navy ships share that name, neither of them an aircraft carrier) ** ''The Intruders (novel), The Intruders'', 1994 *** USS ''Columbia'' - aircraft carrier (Seven former, one current, and one future US Navy ships share that name, none of them an aircraft carrier) *** ''Reduktor'' - Soviet intelligence ship ** ''Final Flight'', 1988 *** USS ''United States'' - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (A US Navy aircraft carrier was to have had that name, but the ship was cancelled) ** ''America'', 2001 *** USS ''America'' - Nuclear-powered attack submarine (Three former and one current US Navy ships share that name, none of them a submarine) * Lord Ramage series by Dudley Pope ** HMS ''Calypso'' ** HMS ''Dido'' ** HMS ''Jocasta'' ** HM ''Triton'' — brig * John Fury series by G. S. Beard ** HMS ''Amazon'' — British 32-gun frigate ** ''Bedford'' — merchantman ** ''Earl of Mornington'' — East India Company 24-gun warship ** ''Magicienne'' — French frigate ** ''Otter'' — East India Company 18-gun warship ** HMS ''Wasp'' — British brigantine * Nathaniel Drinkwater series by Richard Woodman ** HMS ''Antigone'' — former French frigate ** HM ''Hellebore'' — brig ** HM ''Kestrel'' — cutter ** HMS ''Melusine'' ** HMS ''Patrician'' ** ''Vestal'' — paddle-steamer ** HM ''Virago'' — bomb-vessel * List of Oz books, Oz series by L. Frank Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson et al. ** ''Crescent Moon'' * Para Handy series by Neil Munro (Hugh Foulis), Neil Munro ** ''Vital Spark'' * Paul Gallant series by Victor Suthren ** ''Echo'' — corvette * ''
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** ''The Gloria Scott'' ** "The Five Orange Pips" *** ''Lone Star'' ** "The Cardboard Box" *** ''Conqueror'' (Liverpool and London Line) *** ''May Day'' (Liverpool and London Line) ** "The Adventure of Black Peter" *** ''Sea Unicorn'' — whaler * ''Southern Victory'' series by Harry Turtledove ** CSS ''Bonefish'' – Confederate submarine, ''The Great War: Walk in Hell'' ** USS ''Chapultepec'' – aircraft carrier, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** USS ''Dakota'' – U.S. battleship, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** CSS ''Fort Sumter'' – Confederate cruiser, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** CSS ''Hot Springs'' – destroyer escort in the Second Great War (Southern Victory), Second Great War ** USS ''Josephus Daniels'' – destroyer escort in Second Great War ** USS ''Oregon'' – battleship in Second Great War ** USS ''Pocahantas, Arkansas'' – troop transport named after one of the rare U.S. victories in the Second Mexican War ** USS ''Punishment'' – U.S. river monitor operating on the Mississippi, ''The Great War: Walk in Hell'' ** USS ''Remembrance'' — aircraft carrier ** ''Ripple'' – U.S. fishing boat, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** USS ''Sandwich Islands'' ** CSS ''Scallop'' – Confederate submarine, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** ''Spray'' – U.S. fishing trawler / Q-ship, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** CSS ''Swamp Fox'' – Confederate commerce raider, ''The Great War: American Front'' ** USS ''Trenton'' – aircraft carrier ** CSS ''Whelk'' – Confederate submarine, ''The Great War: American Front'' * Swallows and Amazons series, ''Swallows and Amazons'' series by Arthur Ransome * Travis McGee series by John D. MacDonald ** ''Busted Flush'' – Travis McGee's houseboat ** ''HooBoy'' — charter fishing boat ** ''John Maynard Keynes'' – Meyer's first houseboat ** ''Munequita'' — McGee's speedboat ** ''Thorstein Veblen'' – Meyer's second houseboat * Zion Chronicles series by Bodie Thoene ** ''Ave Maria'' *
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works ** ''First Attempt''—in ''The Mediterranean Caper'' and '' Raise the Titanic!'' ** ''Oregon'', Juan Cabrillo's base-ship in ''Oregon Files'' series


Norse mythology

* ''Hringhorni'' – the ship of Baldr * ''Naglfar'' – ship in Norse mythology made of the fingernails and toenails of the dead * ''Skíðblaðnir'' – the ship of Freyr


Biblical

* Noah's Ark, ''Ark'' – Noah's ship


Radio

* ''Empress of Coconut'' – Potarneyland cruise liner, ''The Navy Lark'' * HMS ''Goliath'' – British stealth nuclear submarine, ''Deep Trouble (radio comedy series), Deep Trouble'' * HMS ''Makepeace'' – British destroyer, ''The Navy Lark'' * ''Marie Valette'' – 18th-century ship sunk in the English Channel, ''The Navy Lark'' * ''Poppadum'' – Potarneyland frigate, ''The Navy Lark'' * ''Saucy Seagull'' – British fishing trawler, ''The Navy Lark'' * ''The Scarlet Queen'' – ketch, ''Voyage of the Scarlet Queen'', 1947 radio serial * HMS ''Troutbridge'' – British frigate, ''The Navy Lark''


Stage

* ''Flying Dutchman'' – in the 1843 opera ''Der fliegende Holländer'' (''The Flying Dutchman'' by Richard Wagner) and other plays, movies and novels * ''HMS Pinafore'', 1878 by Gilbert and Sullivan * USS ''Reluctant'' (AK-601) – ''Mister Roberts (play), Mister Roberts'' (also appears in novel, films, and TV series versions)


Television

* USS ''Allegiance'' – U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine from ''The X-Files'' episode "End Game (The X-Files), End Game" * HMAS ''Ambush'' – ''Patrol Boat (TV series), Patrol Boat'' * USS ''Ardent'' – U.S. Navy destroyer escort from ''The X-Files'' episode "Død Kalm" * ''Argonaut'' – Mike Nelson's boat in ''Sea Hunt'', 1950s series * Batboat – ''Batman (TV series), Batman'' * ''Black Rock'' - A fully rigged 19th-century British trading ship that was found shipwrecked on the Island and overgrown by the jungle, ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' * SS ''Bernice'' – cargo ship in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''Carnival of Monsters'' * ''Black Pig'' – ''Captain Pugwash'', UK children's TV cartoon series * ''Childish Tycoon'' – ''Community (TV series), Community'' * SS ''Claridon'' – ocean liner (based on the RMS Queen Mary, RMS ''Queen Mary'') in ''Ghost Whisperer'' * HMAS ''Defiance'' – ''Patrol Boat (TV series), Patrol Boat'' * USS ''Georgetown'' – ''Supercarrier (TV series), Supercarrier'', 1988 * ''Golden Lolly'' – pirate ship, ''Henry's Cat'' * ''Gone Fission'' – Montgomery Burns, Mr. Burns' yacht in ''The Simpsons'' * ''Greasy Fleece'' – pirate ship, ''Henry's Cat'' * HMAS Hammersley, HMAS ''Hammersley'' – ''Sea Patrol (TV series), Sea Patrol'' * ''Haunted Star'' – ''General Hospital'' * HMS ''Hero'' (F42) – ''Warship (1973 TV series), Warship'' *HMAS ''Kingston'' – ''Sea Patrol'' * USS ''Kiwi'' – ''The Wackiest Ship in the Army (TV series), The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' * SS ''Lady Anne'' – cruise ship, "Passage on the Lady Anne" episode of ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' * SS ''Andrea I'' (Based on the SS Shieldhall, SS ''Shieldhall'') - ocean liner from Brazilian telenovela Terra Nostra (TV series), ''Terra Nostra'' (''Our Land''), 1999 * ''Lake Wallenpaupack Princess'' – excursion / tour boat, ''The Office (American TV series), The Office'' * ''Leaking Lena'' – Captain Hufenpuf's ship, ''Beany and Cecil'' * USS ''Lexington'' – US aircraft carrier in "The Mission", episode 5 of ''Designated Survivor (TV series), Designated Survivor'' * HMS ''Lindana'' – sloop, ''Phineas and Ferb'' * SS ''Maid of Plygh'' – freight ship, ''Jane (TV series), Jane'' * USS ''Massachusetts'' – ''24: Live Another Day'' * S. S. Minnow, S. S. ''Minnow'' – ''Gilligan's Island'' * S. S. Minnow#S.S. Minnow II, S.S. ''Minnow II'' – ''Rescue from Gilligan's Island'' * SS ''Moldavia'' – passenger ship, ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' * USS ''Monroe'' (DD-211) – ''The Pretender (TV series), The Pretender'' * SS ''More Powerful Than Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and the Incredible Hulk Put Together'' – Peter Griffin's boat on ''Family Guy'' *SS ''Albatroz (Based on the SS Keewatin) -'' Ocean liner colliding with an iceberg from Brazilian telenovela O Tempo Não Para (English: Crashing Into the Future), 2018 * USS Nathan James, USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151) – ''The Last Ship (TV series), The Last Ship'' * ''Naughty Jane'' – rowboat, ''Dad's Army'' * HMS ''Peerless'' – Royal Navy Anti-submarine warfare ship serving in the British Pacific Fleet on which Albert Gladstone Trotter served, sunk in a collision with USS ''Pittsburgh''. Mention in ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode ''Dates (Only Fools and Horses), Dates'' * ''Persephone'' – log salvage boat from ''The Beachcombers'' * ''Piper Maru'' – French ship from ''The X-Files'' episode "Piper Maru" * USS ''Pittsburgh'' – U.S. Navy aircraft carrier mentioned in ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode ''Dates''. Picked up survivors from HMS ''Peerless'' after the latter was lost in a collision with the ship. * RMS ''Princess Isabella (Based on the
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)'' – ''10.5: Apocalypse'' * ''PT-73'' – the PT boat from ''McHale's Navy'' * ''PT-116'' – ''McHale's Navy'' * SS ''Queen of Glasgow'' – passenger ship, "Judgment Night (The Twilight Zone), Judgment Night" episode of ''The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series), The Twilight Zone'' * ''Queen's Gambit'' – ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'' * USS ''Reluctant'' (AK-601) – World War II cargo ship in ''Mister Roberts (TV series), Mister Roberts'' (also appears in novel, play and film versions) * USS ''Sea Spanker'' – aircraft carrier, from the "New Kids on the Blecch" episode of ''The Simpsons'' * ''seaQuest'' DSV 4600 – ''seaQuest DSV'' * USOS Seaview, USOS ''Seaview'' – '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' * ''Skydiver (submarine), Skydiver'' – ''UFO (TV series), UFO'', 1970–1971 * ''Slice of Life'' – ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' * ''Stingray'' – WASP submarine in ''Stingray (1964 TV series), Stingray'', 1964–1965 * ''St. Vitus Dance'' – Sonny Crockett's houseboat from ''Miami Vice'' * ''Sultana'' – ''The Buccaneers (TV series), The Buccaneers'', 1956 * RMS ''Sunshine'' – setting for the BBC television variety programme ''Cabaret Cruise'', 193749 *SS Royal (Based on the
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) - Ocean Liner from Brazilian telenovela Tempo de Amar (English title: A Time to Love), 2017 * ''Temperance''  – ''Bones (TV series), Bones'' * ''Thunder'' – super speedboat in ''Thunder in Paradise'', 1994 * ''Thunderbird 4'' – ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'', 1964 * ''Tiki III'' – schooner in ''Adventures in Paradise (TV series), Adventures in Paradise'', 1960s series by James Michener * SS ''Tiny Tub'' – rented
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from ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' episode "No Toon Is an Island" * SS ''Tipton'' – ''The Suite Life on Deck'' * Unnamed ghost ship – from ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', where the Flying Dutchman lives * ''Vast Explorer'' – ''Adventure Inc.'', 2003§ * SS ''Vondel'' – passenger ship in ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', sunk in a pirate attack * Bárbara de Braganza (Based on Cunard-White Star Line, Cunard-White Star Line's ships
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and RMS Queen Elizabeth) - ocean liner from High Seas (TV series), High Seas * USS ''Walter Mondale'' – laundry ship from ''The Simpsons'', mentioned in the episode "Bart vs. Australia" * ''X-2'' – hydrofoil in ''The Venture Bros.'' * Zuko's Fire Nation ship – ''Avatar: The Last Airbender''


Multiple ships by series

* ''Horatio Hornblower'' ** HMS Hotspur, HMS ''Hotspur'' – 20-gun sloop ** HMS Justinian, HMS ''Justinian'' – 74-gun ship-of-the-line ** ''Le Rève'' – French sloop ** ''Papillion'' – French frigate * ''JAG (TV series), JAG'' / ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' universe (many ships) * ''Last Resort (U.S. TV series), Last Resort'' universe ** USS ''Colorado'' (SSBN-753) – fictional ''Ohio''-class ballistic missile submarine ** USS ''Patrick Lawrence'' (DDG-112) – fictional Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, ''Arleigh Burke''-class guided missile destroyer * The Last Ship (TV series), ''The Last Ship'' Universe ** HMS ''Achilles'' (Hull Number Unknown) – fictional Astute-class submarine, ''Astute''-class nuclear-powered fleet submarine, ''The Last Ship (novel)#Television adaptation, The Last Ship'', 2015 ** USS ''Hayward'' (DDG-157) – fictional Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, ''Arleigh Burke''-class guided missile destroyer, ''The Last Ship (novel)#Television adaptation, The Last Ship'', 2016 ** USS ''Nathan James'' (DDG-151) – fictional Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, ''Arleigh Burke''-class guided missile destroyer, ''The Last Ship (novel)#Television adaptation, The Last Ship'', 2014 ** USS ''Shackleton'' (DDG-162) – fictional Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, ''Arleigh Burke''-class guided missile destroyer, ''The Last Ship (novel)#Television adaptation, The Last Ship'', 2016 ** USNS ''Solace'' (T-AH-21) – fictional Mercy-class hospital ship, ''Mercy''-class hospital ship, ''The Last Ship (novel)#Television adaptation, The Last Ship'', 2015 ** RFS ''Vyerni'' (Hull Number Unknown) – fictional Kirov-class battlecruiser, ''Kirov''-class battlecruiser, ''The Last Ship (novel)#Television adaptation, The Last Ship'', 2014 * ''The Onedin Line'' series ** ''Anne Onedin'' – steamship, portrayed in the series by the schooner ''Charlotte Rhodes'' with a false funnel, wheelhouse amidships, and aft deckhouse ** Charlotte Rhodes (fictional ship), ''Charlotte Rhodes'' – first ship of James Onedin (This was in fact an actual schooner named "Charlotte Rhodes", née "Meta Jan", née "Eva". In 1979 it was destroyed at Amsterdam harbour by arson.) ** ''Medusa'' ** ''Pampero'' ** ''Soren Larsen'' (This was in fact an actual ship, a brigantine, and is still sailing today out of New Zealand.) * ''Vigil (TV series), Vigil'' ** HMS ''Archer'' ** HMS ''Audacious'' ** USS ''Delaware'' ** ''Mhairi Finnea''  – Scottish fishing trawler ** HMS ''Riffa'' ** HMS ''Vanguard''  – British Vanguard-class submarine ** HMS ''Vanquish''  – British Vanguard-class submarine ** HMS ''Vigil''  – British Vanguard-class submarine ** HMS ''Virtue''  – British Vanguard-class submarine


Video games

* MS ''Amphitrite'' – cruise ship in ''Death by Degrees'' * OFS ''Andromeda''  – Technical research ship, AGTR Ship based upon the Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock, Raleigh-Class, featured in ''Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War'', used for intelligence-gathering purposes * ''Annabelle'' – Liquefied natural gas, LNG Gas carrier, tanker in ''Resident Evil 7: Biohazard'' * SS ''Anne''  – ocean liner in Pokémon Red and Blue, ''Pokémon Red'', ''Blue'', and Pokémon Yellow, ''Yellow'' * ''Antaeus''  – "adaptive cruiser" in ''Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising'' * ''Alicorn'' (SAC-900)  – aircraft carrier submarine featured in ''Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown'' * ''Arsenal Gear''  – submersible mobile fortress from ''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty''
MS ''Artanic''HMT ''Maranic''MS ''Ceranic''MS ''Queen Amy''MS ''Artania''
MS ''Mautania''  – Motor Ship vessels run by a virtual shipping company named Laurentic Star Line in ''Blockland (video game), Blockland (This is a parody of the White Star Line, White Star Line's Olympic-class ocean liner, Olympic-Class ocean liners.
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sister ships from the ''Medal of Honor (video game series), Medal of Honor'' games * Unnamed ship shaped like a rubber duck  – used in ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' to travel from Avalonia (fictional city), Avalonia to Eve's Asylum for the Mentally Alternative * USS ''Valkyrie''  – Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, ''Wasp''-class amphibious assault ship from ''Battlefield 4'' * SS ''Venture''  – cargo ship in ''Lego Jurassic World'' * SS ''Zelbess'' (alternately the SS ''Invincible'')  – ''Chrono Cross''


Folklore, etc.

* ''Courser'' or the ''Tuscarora'' – Alfred Bulltop Stormalong's clipper ship * ''Flying Dutchman'' * HMS Friday, HMS ''Friday''  – popular urban legend of the British Royal Navy * ''Prydwen'' – ship of King Arthur in the poem ''Preiddeu Annwfn''


See also

* Flying submarine * Submarine films


References

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