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, told from multiple Narrative mode, points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States across time most notably the Prohib ...

'' * ''Albedo'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * ''Alexandria'' – aircraft carrier in ''

Genocyber is a 1992 Japanese manga series by Tony Takezaki. One volume of the manga has been published, but the multi-volume story arc remains unfinished. The published book was adapted by Koichi Ohata into a five-part original video animation (OVA) ...

'' * SS ''Anne'' – ocean liner in ''

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

'' *''Arcadia'' – Harlock's ship from the Japanese series '' Harlock Saga'' * ''Argonaut'' – '' Heroic Age'' * ''Asuka II'' (CVN-99) – United Nations (formerly with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force) aircraft carrier from '' Macross Zero'' * ''Bebop'' – ''

Cowboy Bebop is a 1998 Japanese neo-noir space Western anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo and Wowow from 1998 to 1999. It was created and animated by Sunrise (company), Sunrise, led by a production team of director Shinichirō Watanabe, ...

'' * ''Blue'' – '' Blue Drop'' * ''Blue 6'', ''Shang 9'' – '' Blue Submarine No. 6'' * RMS ''Campania'' – ocean liner in '' Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic'' (In anime, the ship is based on the real-life ocean liners the RMS ''Titanic'' and the , but in the manga, the ship takes inspiration from an RMS ''Titanic'' and the .) * ''Clobird'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * SS ''Cussler'' (or RMS ''Cussler'') (based on the RMS ''Titanic'') – ocean liner in '' Pokémon: XY'' * ''Darkness Gale'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * ''Decolore'' – cruise ship in '' Pokémon: Best Wishes!'' * ''Diamond Serpent'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * 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, manga magazine ''Young King OURs'' from April 1997 to September 2008, with its ...

'' * ''Ghost Ship'' – '' Blue Submarine No. 6'' * '' Going Merry'' – ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' * ''Gran Tesoro'' – '' One Piece Film: Gold'' * ''Harekaze'' (Y-467) – ''Kagerō''-class

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, maneuverable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy, or carrier battle group and defend them against a wide range of general threats. They were conceived i ...

Yokosuka is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 373,797, 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 i ...

girls marines high school, '' High School Fleet'' * JDS ''Hotaka'' (DDG-170) – ''Atago''-class destroyer in '' Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea'' * ''I-401'' – '' Arpeggio of Blue Steel'' * ''Illustria'' – United Nations aircraft carrier from '' Macross Zero'' * JDF ''Ishin'' – ''Theta''-class submersible destroyer (actually a frigate) from '' Innocent Venus'' * ''Mermaid'' – ocean liner in '' Cat's Eye'' * – '' Zipang'' * ''

Moby Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 Epic (genre), epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler ...

'' – ''

'' * ''Nakatomi'' –

oil tanker An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk cargo, bulk transport of petroleum, oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quant ...

from '' Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire'' * SS ''Naked Sun'' – aircraft carrier from '' Kill la Kill'' * '' Oro Jackson'' – ''

'' * ''Over the Rainbow'' (a renamed ) – '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' * ''Pascal Magi'' – '' Tactical Roar'' * ''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'' * ''Queen Berry (Inspiration from

RMS Queen Mary RMS ''Queen Mary'' is a retired British ocean liner that operated primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line. It is currently a hotel, museum, and convention space in Long Beach, California, United States. It i ...

RMS Queen Elizabeth RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. Along with the , she provided a weekly transatlantic service between Southampton in the United Kingdom and New York City in the United States, via Cherbourg in France. Built ...

and RMS Mauretania II)'' – ocean liner in '' Gosick'' * ''Queen Sallybeth (Inspiration from RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)'' – ocean liner in ''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...

'' * ''Red Skele'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * ''Seagallop'' – ferry in '' Pokémon Adventures'' * SS ''Sinnoh'' – '' Pokémon Adventures'' * SS ''Spiral'' – '' Pokémon Adventures'' * '' St. Aphrodite'' – '' Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths'' * ''Submarine Explorer 1'' – '' Pokémon Generations'' and '' Pokémon Adventures'' * ''Super 99'' – '' Submarine Super 99'' * ''Sweet Madonna'' – ''Full Ahead! Coco'' * ''Tempest Junior'' – '' Thundersub'' * '' Thousand Sunny'' – ''

'' * '' Thriller Bark'' – ''

'' * SS ''Tidal'' – ferry in '' Pokémon Adventures'' * ''TK Tanker'' – oil tanker in '' Cat's Eye'' * ''Tuatha de Danaan'' – submarine in '' Full Metal Panic!'' * ''Princess Lorelei'' (based on the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2) – cruise ship in '' Spy x Family'' * ''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'' ( ) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a c ...

'' story '' The Shooting Star'' * ''The Black Freighter'' – metafictional pirate ship that is referenced throughout the ''

Watchmen ''Watchmen'' is a comic book Limited series (comics), limited series by the British creative team of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colorist John Higgins (comics), John Higgins. It was published monthly by DC Comics in 1986 and 19 ...

'' 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 (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

in '' Commando Comics'' * ''Cithara'' – alleged source of a distress signal in ''

'' story '' The Shooting Star'' * HMS ''Cutlass'' – name given to four ships of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

– the first a battleship present at the

Battle of the Nile The Battle of the Nile (also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay; ) was fought between the Royal Navy and the French Navy at Abu Qir Bay, Aboukir Bay in Ottoman Egypt, Egypt between 1–3 August 1798. It was the climax of the Mediterranean ca ...

; the second an

ironclad An ironclad was a steam engine, steam-propelled warship protected by iron armour, steel or iron armor constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or ince ...

sunk in

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

; the third a

destroyer, and the most recent ship a

Cold War The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...

-era destroyer. All four ships appear in the '' Commando Comics'' story ''Bright Blade of Courage''. * ''Eagle's Shadow'' – Sir Nicholas Fury's ship in ''

Marvel 1602 ''Marvel 1602'', or simply ''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 McKowe ...

'' * ''Gotha'' –

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Nazi 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 military branch, branche ...

commerce raider, from the '' Commando Comics'' story ''Greedy For Glory'' * ''Grossadler'' –

battle cruiser, from the '' Commando Comics'' story ''Bright Blade of Courage'' * ''Hawksub'' – '' Blackhawk'' * ''Karaboudjan'' –

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

n cargo ship in ''

'' story '' The Crab with the Golden Claws'' * SS ''Ramona'' – tramp steamer in ''

'' story '' The Red Sea Sharks'' * ''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 "Lex" Joseph Luthor () is a supervillain in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (published on February 22, 1940, with a cover d ...

's yacht in '' Superman Returns'' * ''Sirius'' – expedition ship in ''

'' stories '' The Shooting Star'' and '' Red Rackham's Treasure'' * ''

Unicorn The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since Classical antiquity, antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn (anatomy), horn projecting from its forehead. In European literature and art, the unico ...

'' – 17th-century three-masted armed Royal Navy vessel in ''

'' stories ''

The Secret of the Unicorn ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' () is the eleventh volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgians, Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The story was serialised daily in , Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from June 1942 to ...

'' and '' Red Rackham's Treasure'' * – British destroyer, from the '' Commando Comics'' story ''Bright Blade of Courage'' * ''Vulkan'' –

cruiser, from the '' Commando Comics'' story ''Flak Fever'' * ''Wolfgang'' –

pocket battleship, from the '' Commando Comics'' story ''O For Orange''

Film

* ''903'' – Iranian ''Kilo''-class submarine in '' Steel Sharks'', 1996 * USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' – frigate in Disney's ''

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' () is a science fiction adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne. It is considered a classic within its genres and world literature. It was originally serialised from March 1869 to June 1870 i ...

'', 1954 * ''Academic Vladislav Volkov'' – Russian research ship in ''

Virus A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living Cell (biology), cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. Viruses are ...

'', 1999 * ''Acheron'' – French Napoleonic frigate in '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'', 2003 * ''MV Aeolus'' (based on the MV Wilhelm Gustloff) – deserted 1930s cruise ship in ''Triangle'', 2009 * ''

African Queen ''African Queen'' is a studio album by South African singer Makhadzi, released on 3 September 2021 by Open Mic. It features Mkomasan, Prince Benza, Mr Brown, DJ Dance Okashi, Vee Mampeezy, Jon Delinger, Kabza De Small, Lady Du, Cassper Nyovest, M ...

'' – '' The African Queen'' with

Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart ( ; December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in classic Hollywood cinema made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the American Film Institute selected Bogart ...

and

Katharine Hepburn Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an American actress whose Katharine Hepburn on screen and stage, career as a Golden Age of Hollywood, Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong ...

, 1951 * USS ''Alameda'' (LPD-32) – landing ship, ''

Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

'', 2014 * ''Albatross'' – '' The Sea Hawk'' with

Errol Flynn Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian and American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Oliv ...

, 1940 * ''Alexandre Dumas'' – '' The Lover'', 1992 * ''Altair'' – '' The Ghost Ship'' with Richard Dix, 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'', 1930 * ''Angelina'' – '' Romancing the Stone'', 1984 * SS ''Anne B'' – ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of De-extinction#Cloning, cloned dinosaurs. It bega ...

'', 1993 * MS ''Antonia Graza'' (based on the ) – derelict Italian luxury ocean liner in ''

Ghost Ship A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a ship, vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the ''Flying Dutchman'', or a physical Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict, derelict found adrift with its cre ...

'', 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'' ( ; ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The ''Argo'' carried the Argonauts on their quest fo ...

'' – galley, '' Jason and the Argonauts'', 1963,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

* USS ''Argus''

Hospital ship A hospital ship is a ship designated for primary function as a floating healthcare, medical treatment facility or hospital. Most are operated by the military forces (mostly navy, navies) of various countries, as they are intended to be used in or ...

, '' World War Z'', 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 List of seas, seas and Ocean, oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. ...

, ''

Resident Evil ''Resident Evil'', known as in Japan, 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'' –

, '' Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom'', 2018 * ''Argonautica'' (based on the Grand Princess) – cruise ship, '' Deep Rising'', 1998 * – '' 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 of 1870 the SS ''Atlantic'', and the ship on the movie is an inspiration for the RMS ''Titanic'', RMS ''Berengaria'' and RMS Mooltan) –

ocean liner An ocean liner is a type of passenger ship primarily used for transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). The ...

, ''

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...

'', 1929 * RMS ''Augusta'' (Possibly based on the and , But with interiors based on the , and ) –

, '' Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'', 2016 * HMS ''Avenger'' – ''

Billy Budd ''Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative)'', also known as ''Billy Budd, Foretopman'', 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 vers ...

'', 1962 * HMS ''Ballantrae'' – British Royal Navy in '' Gift Horse'', 1952 * ''Barracuda'' – '' Up Periscope'', 1959 * ''Batavia Queen'' – steamship, '' Krakatoa, East of Java'', 1969 * HMS ''Bedford'' – British Royal Navy Type 23 frigate 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 Decem ...

'', 2004 * USS ''Belinda'' (APA-22) – '' Away All Boats'', 1956 (also appears in original novel) * ''Benthic Explorer'' – offshore support ship, '' The Abyss'', 1989 * HMS ''Berkeley'' – in '' Up the Creek'', 1958 * ''Black Hawk'' – ''The Pirate of the Black Hawk'' (Il Pirata dello sparviero nero) 1958 * '' Black Pearl'' – '' 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'', 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 originates in the mid-nineteenth century. ''Juggernaut'' is the early rendering in English ...

'', 1974 * ''Caca de Toro'' – boat in '' After the Storm'', 2001 * – ''

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 mo ...

'', 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 (actor), Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee an ...

'', 1959 * ''Cassidy'' – destroyer in '' In Harm's Way'', 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, suc ...

, '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'', 2008 * HMS ''Chester'' – British Royal Navy Type 23 frigate in ''

'', 1997 * SS ''Chiku Shan'' – ferryboat, '' Blood Alley'', 1955 * SS ''Claridon'' (based on the SS Île-de-France) – ocean liner in '' The Last Voyage'', 1960 * SS ''Colossal'' (based on the ) – ocean liner, ''

The Big Broadcast of 1938 ''The Big Broadcast of 1938'' is a Paramount Pictures musical film, 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 sh ...

'', 1938 * HMS ''Compass Rose'' – British Royal Navy ''Flower''-class corvette in '' The Cruel Sea'', 1953 * – World War II sub '' Destination Tokyo'' with Cary Grant, 1943 *''Corsair'' – in '' Crash Dive'', 1943 * SS ''Crescent Star'' (based on the ships, , SS ''American Star'' and SS Leonardo da Vinci) – cruise ship that sinks in '' Seven Waves Away'', 1957 * USS ''Dallas'' – submarine in '' The Hunt for Red October'', 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'', 1962 * ''Denali'' – Philadelphia-based commercial supertanker in '' Down Periscope'', 1996 * – British Royal Navy Type 23 frigate sunk in ''

'', 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'', 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 battle ...

'', 1959 * ''Dulcibella'' – '' The Riddle of the Sands'', 1979 * USS ''Dwight D. Flysenhower'' – '' Planes'', 2013 * 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'' –

, '' Speed 2: Cruise Control'', 1997 * ''Elizabeth Dane'' – ''

The Fog ''The Fog'' is a 1980 American independent supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh and H ...

'', 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'' (1955) with John Wayne and Lana Turner, and briefly in '' Patriot Games'' with Harrison Ford, 1992 *''Everjust'' – large yacht in

Incredibles 2 ''Incredibles 2'' is a 2018 American animated superhero film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Written and directed by Brad Bird, it is the sequel to '' The Incredibles'' (2004) and the second full-length instal ...

, 2018 * SS Virginian (the ship are the inspired blueprints of the

RMS Lusitania RMS ''Lusitania'' was a United Kingdom, British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. The Royal Mail Ship, the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister three months later, in 1907 regained for Britain the ...

and her sister ships the RMS Mauritania and RMS Aquitania) – ocean liner, The Legend of 1900, 1998 * 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 ...

'', 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 (his final film role), Michael O'Keefe and Bill ...

'', 1980 * MS ''Forest Swan'' – Panamanian

, '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'', 1995 * SS ''Mayflower'' (based on the SS ''Rex'' and SS ''Conte di Savoia'') – '' Luxury Liner'', 1948 * ''Genesis'' – cruise ship in ''

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

'', 2009 * ''Genoa Maru'' – '' Across the Pacific'', 1942 (seen only briefly) * SS ''Germania'' (based on the SS ''L'Atlantique'') – ocean liner in '' Luxury Liner'', 1933 * ''Geronimo'' – America's Cup racing yacht, ''

Wind Wind is the natural movement of atmosphere of Earth, air or other gases relative to a planetary surface, planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heatin ...

'', 1992 * ''Gerrymander'' – full-rigged sailing ship in '' Fair Wind to Java'', 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 ...

, ''

'', 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. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and ...

, 1983 * RMS ''Goliath'' (based on the , and then and RMS ''Titanic'') – ocean liner, '' Goliath Awaits'', 1981 TV film * ''Grayfish'' – '' Torpedo Run'', 1958 * ''Hahnchen Maru'' – cargo vessel modified to command ship, '' Contact'', 1997 * ''Hai Peng'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', 2007 * SS ''Happy Wanderer'' (based on the ) – cruise liner, '' Carry On Cruising'', 1962 * ''Hav Vind'' – Norwegian oil tanker, ''

Cloverfield ''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American Found footage (film technique), found footage monster movie, monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller (in his film debut), Mic ...

'', 2008 * USS ''Haynes'' (DE-181) – destroyer escort, '' The Enemy Below'', 1957 * ''The Henrietta'' – paddle steamer, '' Around the World in 80 Days'', 1956 * ''Immer Essen'' ("Always Eating") – cruise ship, '' Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid'', 1982 * ''The Inferno'' – '' The Goonies'', 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. An adaptation of the Forrest Gump (novel), 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the title rol ...

'', 1994 * ''Jenny'' – tugboat in '' Beyond the Poseidon Adventure'', 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/bent back or has a deeply grooved indentation, which serves to grab, latch or in any way attach itself onto another object. The hook's d ...

'', 1991 * ''KCS Earth'', ''KCS Moon'', ''KCS Sky'', ''KCS Star'' and ''KCS Sun'' –

operated by fictional KCS Shipping Company in '' Customs Frontline'', 2024 * ''Kin Lung'' – tramp steamer in '' China Sea'', 1935 * USS ''Kornblatt'' – destroyer in '' Don't Give Up the Ship'', 1959 * ''La Chamade'' – boat in '' After the Storm'', 2001 * USS ''Lansing'' (SSN-795) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN (depicted as an SSBN) in '' Danger Beneath the Sea'', 2001 * USS ''Lawton'' – '' Kong: Skull Island'', 2017 * CPMS ''Leegood'' – Canadian

, '' San Andreas'', 2015 * ''Liparus'' – Karl Stromberg's submarine swallowing supertanker in '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', 1977 * ''Love Nest'' – whaling ship in the 1923

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film ''The Love Nest'', 1923 * – ''

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'', 1951 * ''Mary Deare'' – '' The Wreck of the Mary Deare'', starring

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and

Charlton Heston Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films including biblical epics, science-fiction f ...

, 1959 * SS ''Minnow Johnson'' – civilian yacht, '' Rush Hour 2'', 2001 * ''Misery'' –

, '' The Pebble and the Penguin'', 1995 * USS ''Montana'' – '' The Abyss'', 1989 * USS ''Montana'' – '' The Fifth Missile'', 1986 * ''Morning Star'' – '' Cutthroat Island'', 1995 * ''Nathan Ross'' – whaling ship, '' All the Brothers Were Valiant'', 1953 * ''

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'' – Captain Nemo's 1860s submarine, appears in several films including: ''

'' (1954), '' Mysterious Island'' (1961), '' Captain Nemo and the Underwater City'' (1969), '' The Return of Captain Nemo'' (1978) and '' The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'' (2003) * ''Neptune'' – in '' Gray Lady Down'', 1978 * HMS ''Nereid'' –

submarine, ''

'', 1980 * ''Nerka'' – submarine in '' Run Silent, Run Deep'', 1958 * ''Ning-Po'' – freighter owned by SPECTRE in '' You Only Live Twice'', 1967 * USS ''Oakland'' (SSN-798) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN in '' Steel Sharks'', 1996 * ''Odessa'' – Ukrainian

, '' The Day After Tomorrow'', 2004 * ''Orca'' – Quint's fishing boat in '' Jaws'', 1975 * ''Patna'' – tramp steamer in '' Lord Jim'', 1965 * ''Pequod'' – whaleship, ''

'', 1956,

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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 Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

* USS ''Pequod'' – American submarine, '' 2010: Moby Dick'', 2010 * ''Poseidon'' – ocean liner/cruise ship, '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972) (based on the ), '' Beyond the Poseidon Adventure'' (1979), '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (2005) (based on the MS ''Grandeur of the Seas'') ''

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'' (2006) (inspired on the RMS ''Queen Mary 2'') * USS ''Poseidon'' – '' USS Poseidon: Phantom Below'', 2005 * ''The Precious Gem'' – ''

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'', 2008 * ''Pride of Chicago'' – yacht in '' After the Storm'', 2001 * SS ''Princess Irene'' (based on the SS Justicia and SS Nieuw Amsterdam, and the 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'') – '' History Is Made at Night'', 1937 * ''Proteus'' – nuclear mini submarine from ''

Fantastic Voyage ''Fantastic Voyage'' is a 1966 American science fiction adventure film directed by Richard Fleischer and written by Harry Kleiner, based on a story by Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby. The film is about a submarine crew who is shrunk to microsco ...

'', 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 List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent Jam ...

'', 1999 * ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'', 2011 * ''Queen Conch'' – '' To Have and Have Not'', 1944 * ''Rachel'' – ''

'', 1956,

* ''Reaper'' – Dog's ship in '' Cutthroat Island'', 1995 * ''Red Dragon'' – civilian yacht, '' Rush Hour 2'', 2001 * ''Red October'' – '' The Hunt for Red October'' film with

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, 1990 (also in the 1984 Tom Clancy novel) * ''Red Witch'' – '' Wake of the Red Witch'' with

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, 1948 * ''Regent Queen (based on the MS Monarch)'' – 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'' – ''

'', 1962 * ''Rob Roy'' – commercial freighter, '' Windbag the Sailor'', 1936 * SS ''Roland'' (based on a Dutch ship , and the story of the film is inspired by the April 1912 sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'') –

, ''

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'', 1913 * HMS ''Saltash Castle'' – British Royal Navy frigate in '' The Cruel Sea'', 1953 * Samskip Innovator – ''

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'', 2014 * USS ''San Pablo'' – '' The Sand Pebbles'', 1966 * ''Santana'' – '' Key Largo'', 1948 (also name of Bogart's personal sailing yacht) * ''Sancta Helena'' a Frigate in '' Underworld: Evolution'', 2006 * ''Saracen'' – yacht, '' Dead Calm'', 1989 * USS ''Saratoga'' (CVN-88) – aircraft carrier, ''

'', 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 ''

'', 1999 * HMS ''Sea Tiger'' – British Royal Navy submarine, '' We Dive at Dawn'', 1943 * USS ''Sea Tiger'' – World War II submarine, '' Operation Petticoat'', 1959 (also the 1977 TV series) * SS ''Sea Witch'' – ''

Action in the North Atlantic ''Action in the North Atlantic'' is a 1943 American war film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It was produced by Jerry Wald, directed by Lloyd Bacon, and adapted by John Howard Lawson from a story by Guy Gilpatric. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and R ...

'', 1943 * SSNR ''Seaview'' – '' Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' with

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, 1961 * HMS ''Shag at Sea'' – yacht, ''

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'', 2002 * HMS ''Sherwood'' – British Royal Navy cruiser, '' Carry on Admiral'', 1957 * IJN ''Shinaru'' – Japanese aircraft carrier, '' Torpedo Run'', 1958 * ''Silent Mary'' – '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'', 2017 * ''Skyline'' (''天涯号'') – Chinese

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, '' The Precipice Game'', 2016 * HMS ''Solent'' – British Royal Navy destroyer, '' Sink the Bismarck!'', 1960 * Stealth Ship – media mogul Elliot Carver's secret news creator in ''

'', 1997 (based on the real-life ''Sea Shadow'' (IX-529) * SS ''Southern Queen'' – Setting for the first half of the

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directed 1941 comedy '' The Lady Eve'' starring Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck. It was also the name of the fictional

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. Bus ...

'' starring

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. * ''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 * – ''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, ''

'', 1951 * ''Tasha'' –

, ''

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'', 1997 * USS ''Thunderfish'' – '' Operation Pacific'' with

, 1951 * USS ''Tigerfish'' (SSN 509) – United States nuclear submarine from '' Ice Station Zebra'', 1968 * USS ''Tigershark'' – '' The Atomic Submarine'', 1959 * SS '' Titanic II'' – fictional replica of the real-life , 2010 * ''Titanic III'' – fictional replica of the RMS ''Titanic'', '' Titanic 666'', 2022 * HMS ''Torrin'' – '' In Which We Serve'', 1942 * HMS ''Trumpton'' – British Royal Navy

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in '' The Navy Lark'', 1959 * ''Tsimtsum'' (''ツィムツーム'') – Japanese

, '' Life of Pi'', 2012 * ''Tugboat Annie'' – ''

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'', 1933 (portrayed by tugboat ''

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'') * ''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'', 2001 * USS ''Ulysses'' – ''Los Angeles''-class submarine in ''Crash Dive'', 1996 * USS ''Utah'' (SSBN-745) – ''Ohio''-class ballistic missile submarine in ''

'', 1998 * USS ''Valhalla'' (SSN-905) – ''Los Angeles''-class SSN in ''Rapid Assault'', 1997 * HMS ''Vengeance''British Royal Navy submarine in '' Johnny English Strikes Again'', 2018 * SS ''Venture'' – ''

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'', 1933,

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* SS ''Venture'' –

, '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', 1997 * HMS ''Venus'' – British Royal Navy frigate, '' Carry On Jack'', 1962 * HMS ''Victoria'' – British Royal Navy

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, '' Britannic'', 2000 * HMS ''Viperess'' – British Royal Navy ''Victor''-class destroyer, '' The Cruel Sea'', 1953 * ''The Wanderer'' – '' Captain Ron'' with

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and

Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, co ...

, 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'' with

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, 1937 * ''Wonkatania'' – ''

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'', 1971 (also appears in 2005 adaptation), based on the

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tradition of ending ships with "-ia" (and playing off and ) * '' Yellow Submarine'' –

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' psychedelic submarine, 1968

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* USS ''Abraham Lincoln'' – frigate in ''

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' () is a science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may inclu ...

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, 1868 * ''African Queen'' – '' The African Queen'' by C. S. Forester, 1935 * ''Alice May'' – from the poem " The Cremation of Sam McGee" by Robert Service, 1907 * ''Anchises'' – '' One of Ours'' by

Willa Cather Willa Sibert Cather (; born Wilella Sibert Cather; December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including ''O Pioneers!'', ''The Song of the Lark (novel), The Song of the Lark'', a ...

, 1922 * HMS ''Antigone'' – ''Leander''-class cruiser, '' The Cruiser'' by Warren Tute, 1955 * ''Arabella'' – '' Captain Blood'' by

Rafael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian people, Italian-born British writer of novels, writer of romance novel, romance and adventure novel, adventure novels. He is best known for his worldwide bestsellers: ''The Sea ...

, 1924 * ''Araby'' – tramp freighter in ''Captain of the Araby'' and other Tod Moran adventure novels, by Howard Pease, 1953 * ''Argo'' – Greek mythological ship in ''

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'', the original story of

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and the

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, by

Apollonius Rhodius Apollonius of Rhodes ( ''Apollṓnios Rhódios''; ; fl. first half of 3rd century BC) was an ancient Greek author, best known for the ''Argonautica'', an epic poem about Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. The poem is ...

, 3rd century BCE * ''Ariadne'' – yacht in ''I Was There'', a short story by

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in ''The Ship That Died of Shame and Other Stories'', 1959 * ''

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, 1873 ** ''Mongolia'' – steamer running from Brindisi to Suez and Bombay **''Rangoon'' – steamer running from Calcutta to Hong Kong ** – steamer taken by Passepartout from Hong Kong to Yokohama ** ''Tankadère'' – pilot boat chartered by

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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'' by Diana Gabaldon, 1993 * HMS ''Artemis'' –

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in '' The Ship'' by C. S. Forester, 1943 * USS ''Athena'' (PC-15) – in ''The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, A War Story, A Love Story'' by Mark Helprin, 2023 * ''Astrea'' – Roman galley ship, '' Ben-Hur'' by Genl

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, 1880 * ''Auf Wiedersehen'' – sloop, ''Secret Sea'' by Robb White, 1947 * ''Aurora'' – ship in the

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adventure '' The Sign of the Four'' by

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, 1890 * ''Baalbek'' – Libyan freighter, ''Eagle Trap'' by Geoffrey Archer, 1993 * USS ''Barracuda'' (SSN-593) – U.S. Navy submarine in '' To Kill the Potemkin'' by Mark Joseph, 1986 * HMS ''Benbecula'' – A

armed merchant cruiser in ''Rendezvous-South Atlantic'' by

Douglas Reeman Douglas Edward Reeman (15 October 1924 – 23 January 2017), who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, was a British author who wrote many historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars. He w ...

* USS ''Belinda'' (APA-22) – ''Away All Boats'' by Kenneth M. Dodson, 1954 (also appears in film version) * ''

'' by

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, 1924 ** HMS ''Bellipotent'' ** HMS ''Indomitable'' ** ''Rights-of-Man'' * ''Britannia'' – Captain Grant's ship in '' In Search of the Castaways'' by

, 1867–1868 * HMS ''Broadsword'' – Royal Navy Destroyer, involved in an intentional incident in '' First Among Equals'' by

Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after a fina ...

, 1984 * BRP ''Cagayan de Oro'' – Philippine Navy ''Whidbey Island''-class LSD, ''Dragon Strike - The Millennium War'' by Humphrey Hawksley and Simon Holberton, 1997 *USS ''Caine'' –

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(DMS) in ''

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Herman Wouk Herman Wouk ( ; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author. He published fifteen novels, many of them historical fiction such as ''The Caine Mutiny'' (1951), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize in fiction. ...

, 1951 (also appears in film version) * HMS ''Calypso'' – frigate, ''

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'' 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 * ''Charon II'' – old freighter in ''Trapp and World War Three'' by Brian Callison, 1988 * ''Chimaera'' – racing ship captained by Gyas in the ''

'' by

, 1st century BCE * ''Claymore'' – corvette in ''Quatrevingt-Treize'' (''93'') by

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, 1874 * HMS ''Compass Rose'' – corvette in '' The Cruel Sea'' by

, 1951 * ''Covenant'' – brig, '' Kidnapped'' by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

, 1886 * HMAS ''Darwin'' – heavy cruiser in ''Away Boarders!'' by J._E._Macdonnell, 1962 * ''Dazzler'' – sloop, '' The Cruise of the Dazzler'' by

Jack London John Griffith London (; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t ...

, 1902 * USS ''Delaware'' – frigate, ''

'' by C. S. Forester, 1941 * ''Demeter'' – Russian schooner in ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens ...

'' by

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, 1897 * USS ''Dolphin'' – submarine in '' Ice Station Zebra'' by Alistair MacLean, 1963 * USS ''Dragonfish'' – U.S. Navy submarine in both '' Raise the Titanic!'' by

Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on ''The New York Times'' fiction best-sell ...

, 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'' by

, 1867 * USS ''Eel'' – submarine in '' Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1955) and ''Dust on the Sea'' (1972) by Edward L. Beach Jr. * ''Erasmus '' – Dutch pinnace piloted by John Blackthorne in

James A. Michener James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales ...

's ''

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'', 1975 * ''Erebus'' – ''

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, 1988 * ''Fenton'' – lugger, '' The Narrow Corner'' by W. Somerset Maugham, 1932 * ''Fin of God'' – Omnian ship, '' Small Gods'' by

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...

, 1992 * USS ''Fletcher'' (DDG-1005) – U.S. Navy ''Zumwalt''-class

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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 Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan (who appeared in ...

, 1914 * ''Ghost'' – sealing schooner, '' The Sea Wolf'' by

, 1904 * SS ''Gigantic'' – ''S.S. Gigantic Across the Atlantic'' (based on the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'', by Peter Selgin, 1999 * ''The Glen Carrig'' – from the horror novel '' The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"'' by

William Hope Hodgson William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror fiction, horror, fantasy, fan ...

, 1907 * ''Großadmiral Dönitz'' –

nuclear submarine, ''

Fatherland A homeland is a place where a national or ethnic identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethnic nation ...

'' by 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 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems " Paul Revere's Ride", '' The Song of Hiawatha'', and '' Evangeline''. He was the first American to comp ...

, 1842 * ''Hispaniola'' – '' Treasure Island'' by

, 1883 * ''Hoptoad'' – from the novel " Pippi in the South Seas" by

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...

, 1948 * Speķa lode- from the novel series mežonīgie pīrāgi by māris putniņš * ''Ilya Podogin'' – Soviet SSN, '' Icebound'' by

Dean Koontz Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as thriller (genre), suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror fiction, horror, fantasy, science fiction, Mystery fiction, mystery, and sati ...

, 1995 * USS ''Independence'' – fictional ''Wasp''-class amphibious assault ship where a large part of '' 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 Sir Max Pemberton (19 June 1863 – 22 February 1950) was a popular English novelist and publisher working mainly in the adventure and mystery genres.LeRoy Lad Panek, ''After Sherlock Holmes: The Evolution of British and American Detective St ...

. 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 Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Gerald du Maurier, Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her gra ...

, 1931 * ''Jolly Roger'' –

Captain Hook Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter and Wendy, Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' and its various adaptations, in which he is Peter Pan's archenemy. The character is a pirate captain of the br ...

's pirate ship, ''

Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...

'' by

J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succe ...

, 1904 * USS ''Keeling'' – Mahan-class destroyer, codename "

Greyhound The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a dog breed, breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Some are kept as show dogs or pets. Greyhounds are defined as a tall, muscular, smooth-c ...

", in '' The Good Shepherd'' by C. S. Forester, 1955 * ''Korund'' – ''Tango''-class submarine, ''Eagle Trap'' by Geoffrey Archer, 1993 * USS ''Langley'' – a ''Forrestal''-class aircraft carrier, ''The Sixth Battle'' by

Barrett Tillman Henry Barrett Tillman (born 1948) is an American author who specializes in naval and aviation topics in addition to fiction and technical writing. Tillman's most influential book to date is ''On Yankee Station'' (1987), written with John B. Ni ...

, 1992 *'' The Last Ship'' by William Brinkley, 1988 ** (DDG-80), the first nuclear powered

Arleigh Burke Arleigh Albert Burke (October 19, 1901 – January 1, 1996) was an Admiral (United States), admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during th ...

class guided-missile destroyer (By the time the TV series of the same name was produced in 2014, the 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 A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads. These submarines became a major weapon system in the Cold War because of their nuclear deterrence capabi ...

that also survived the nuclear attack * ''Leif Ericson'' – '' The Illuminatus! Trilogy'' by

Robert Shea Robert Joseph Shea (February 14, 1933 – March 10, 1994) was an American novelist and former journalist best known as co-author with Robert Anton Wilson of the science fantasy trilogy '' Illuminatus!'' It became a cult success and was later turn ...

and

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American writer, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized within Discordianism as an Episkopos, pope and saint, Wilson ...

, 1975 * HMS ''Leviathan'' – aircraft carrier, by John Winton, 1967 (There was a real carrier named HMS ''Leviathan'' but she was scrapped incomplete in 1968) * USS ''Levant'' – corvette in '' The Man Without a Country'' by Edward Everett Hale, 1863 * ''Liberian Star'' – '' Snakehead'', of the Alex Rider series by

Anthony Horowitz Anthony John Horowitz (born 5 April 1955) is an English novelist and screenwriter specialising in mystery and suspense. His works for children and young adult readers include the '' Alex Rider'' series featuring a 14-year-old British boy who spi ...

, 2007 * USS ''Mako'' – U.S. Navy 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

, 1884 (the real ship was ''

Mary Celeste ''Mary Celeste'' (; often erroneously referred to as ''Marie Celeste'') was a Canadian-built, American-registered merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores on December 4, 1872. The Canadi ...

'') * ''Mary Deare'' – '' The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' by

Hammond Innes Ralph Hammond Innes (15 July 1913 – 10 June 1998) was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as works for children and travel books. Biography Innes was born in Horsham, Sussex, and educated at Feltonfleet School, Cobham, Surrey ...

, 1956 * M.G.B. 1087, motor gunboat in ''The Ship That Died of Shame'', a short story by

in ''The Ship That Died of Shame and Other Stories'', 1959 * ''Milka'' – '' Jingo'' by

, 1997 (name parodies the '' Pinta'') * ''

Moby-Dick ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 Epic (genre), epic novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is centered on the sailor Ishmael (Moby-Dick), Ishmael's narrative of the maniacal quest of Captain Ahab, Ahab, captain of the whaler ...

'' by

, 1851 ** ''Pequod'' – American whaling ship searching for Moby-Dick ** ''Bouton de Rose'' – French whaler with ambergris ** ''Jeroboam'' – plague ship ** ''Rachel'' – American whaling ship that finds Ishmael ** ''Samuel Enderby'' – British whaler captained by Boomer * ''Mortzestus'' – horror novel '' The Ghost Pirates'' by

, 1909 * ''

'' – ''

'' (1870) and '' The Mysterious Island'' (1874) by

* ''Nellie'' (presumably for one of the ''Nelson''s in British service) – ''

Heart of Darkness ''Heart of Darkness'' is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgium, Belgian company in the African interior. Th ...

'' by

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

, 1899 * ''Not for Hire'' – paddle-wheel steamboat in '' The Fabulous Riverboat'' by

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, 1971 * ''Numestra del Oro'' – armed merchantman owned by a Colombian cartel, '' Hammerheads'' by Dale Brown, 1990 * USS ''Okinawa'' (LHD-10) – U.S. Navy ''Wasp''-class (LHD) Landing Helicopter Dock /

amphibious assault ship An amphibious assault ship is a type of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy territory during an armed conflict. The design evolved from aircraft carriers converted for use as helicopter carriers (which, as a result, ar ...

featured in ''The Ghost Pattern'' by Leslie Wolfe, 2015 * HMS ''Orcus'' – ''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 ''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'', written and published in 1838, is the only complete novel by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The novel is set between 1827 and 1828 and relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, wh ...

'' by

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, 1838 * ''Pharaon'' – the ship on which

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first sailed in ''

The Count of Monte Cristo ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' () is an adventure novel by the French writer Alexandre Dumas. It was serialised from 1844 to 1846, and published in book form in 1846. It is one of his most popular works, along with ''The Three Musketeers'' (184 ...

'' by

Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas (born Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie, 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas , was a French novelist and playwright. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the mos ...

, 1844 * ''Pocahontas'' – ''

The Good Soldier ''The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion'' is a 1915 novel by the British writer Ford Madox Ford. It is set just before World War I, and chronicles the tragedy of Edward Ashburnham and his seemingly perfect marriage, along with that of his two A ...

'' by

Ford Madox Ford Ford Madox Ford (né Joseph Leopold Ford Hermann Madox Hueffer ( ); 17 December 1873 – 26 June 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals ''The English Review'' and ''The Transatlantic Review (1924), The Transatlant ...

, 1915 * ''Polar Star'' – Soviet

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in '' Polar Star'' by

Martin Cruz Smith Martin Cruz Smith, born Martin William Smith (November 3, 1942), is an American writer of mystery and suspense fiction, mostly in an international or historical setting. He is best known for his series featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko ...

, 1989 * SS ''Poseidon'' – ocean liner (based on the ), '' The Poseidon Adventure'' by

Paul Gallico Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. ...

, 1969 * ''Pristis'' – racing ship captained by Mnestheus in the ''

'' by

, 1st century BCE * USS ''Pyramus'' – UGM-27 Polaris, Polaris missile-carrying Ballistic missile submarine, SSBN, ''The Deep Silence'' by

, 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

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'' by Tom Clancy, 1984 ** ''Red October'' (''Krasniy Oktyabr'') – The new Soviet Typhoon-class submarine, Typhoon-class

commanded by defecting Captain Marko Ramius ** ''Vladimir Konovalov'' – Soviet Alfa-class submarine, Alfa-class attack submarine hunting ''Red October'' ** – 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

, 1951 (HMS ''Saltash Castle'' in the film) * USS ''San Pablo'' – river gunboat in ''The Sand Pebbles (novel), 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

, 1953 * HMS ''Scorpion'' – submarine in ''Send Down a Dove'' by Charles MacHardy, 1968 * USS ''Scorpion'' – ''On the Beach (novel), On the Beach'' by Nevil Shute, 1957 * ''Scylla'' – racing ship captained by Cloanthus in the ''

'' by

, 1st century BCE * USS ''Sea Trench'' – ''Aquarius Mission'' by Martin Caidin, 1978 * ''The Sea Witch'' – yacht, '' The Wreck of the Mary Deare'' by

, 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 * – British destroyer, ''The Guns of Navarone (novel), The Guns of Navarone'' by Alistair MacLean, 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 * ''Spirit of the Hudson'' – riverboat casino in ''Backflash'' by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark, 1998 * USS ''Starbuck'' (SSN-989) – ''Pacific Vortex!'' by

, 1983 (Cover of Sphere edition shows USS S-3 (SS-107), SSN-107 on the fin.) * USS ''Stingray'' – U.S. Navy 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), The Guns of Navarone'' by Alistair MacLean, 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 *** 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 **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'' – U.S. Navy 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 * – ''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 RMS ''Titanic'' 14 years later in 1912), 1898 * MV ''Toscana'' – ship used by the mercenaries in ''The Dogs of War (novel), The Dogs of War'' by Frederick Forsyth, 1974 * HMS ''Tristram'' – submarine in ''His Majesty's U-Boat'' by

, 1973 * HMS ''Tynecastle'' – frigate in ''Trapp and World War Three'' by Brian Callison, 1988 * ''U-174'' –

U-boat, ''

'' by Robert Harris, 1992 * ''U-246'' –

U-boat in ''Away Boarders!'' by J._E._Macdonnell, 1962 (There was a real, unrelated U-246) * ''U-996'' –

U-boat, ''An Operational Necessity'' by Gwyn Griffin, 1967 * HMS ''Ulysses'' – ''HMS Ulysses (novel), HMS Ulysses'', by Alistair MacLean, 1955 * SS ''Valparaiso'' – ''Godhead Trilogy'' by James Morrow, 1994–1999 * ''Victor'' – Polish destroyer in '' The Good Shepherd'' by C. S. Forester, 1955 * 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'' – V and W-class destroyer in ''The Admiral'' by Warren Tute, 1963 * ''The Walrus'' – Flint's pirate ship in '' Treasure Island'' by

, 1883 * USS ''Walrus'' – submarine in '' Run Silent, Run Deep'' by Edward L. Beach Jr., 1955 * ''We're Here'' – ''Captains Courageous'': ''A Story of the Grand Banks'', by Rudyard Kipling, 1897 * HMS ''Winger'' – Flower-class corvette (based on the real ) in ''Corvette Command'' by

, 1944

Series

*''The Merriman Chronicles'' series by Roger Burnage & Robin Burnage ***''HMS Aphrodite'' ***''HMS Lord Stevenage'' ***''HMS Thunder'' *** *''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'' * ''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

** ''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 ** ** ** ''Estrella'' ** ** ** ** ''Mejidieh'' ** ''Natividad'' ** ** HM ''Retribution'' – sloop ** ''Speedwell'' ** ** * 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 ship 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'' – (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 * ''

'' series by

** ''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'' *

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 * – 1878 opera 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 * USS ''Appleby'' – U.S. Navy destroyer in the series ''Ensign O'Toole'', 1962–1963 * USS ''Avington'' – U.S. Navy Nimitz class carrier in the series ''Justice League (TV series)'', episode 34 (october 18, 2003) * Batboat – ''Batman (TV series), Batman'' * RMS Queen of Scots (based on the

) in The Triangle (film), The Triangle, 2001 * ''Black Rock'' – a fully rigged 19th-century British trading ship that was found shipwrecked on the Island and overgrown by the jungle, ''Lost (2004 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 ) 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'' * – ''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 ) – 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 (British 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'' Together – *SS ''Albatroz'' (based on the ) – 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 RMS ''Queen Mary 2'') – ''10.5: Apocalypse'' * ''PT-73'' – the PT boat from ''McHale's Navy'' * ''PT-116'' – ''McHale's Navy'' * ''Queen Anne'' – ocean liner from ''The X-Files'' episode "Triangle (The X-Files), Triangle" * 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 (British 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 (1956 TV series), The Buccaneers'', 1956 * RMS ''Sunshine'' – setting for the BBC television variety programme ''Cabaret Cruise'', 193749 *SS Royal (based on the ) – 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

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's ships and ) – ocean liner from ''High Seas (TV series), High Seas'' * Kerberos (based on the

) – ocean liner from ''1899 (TV series), 1899'' * Prometheus (based on the RMS Mauritania,

's sister ship) – ocean liner from ''1899 (TV series), 1899'' * 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'' ** – 20-gun sloop ** – 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 ** HMS ''Vanquish'' – British ** HMS ''Vigil'' – British ** HMS ''Virtue'' – British

Folklore, etc.

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

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Biblical

Radio

Stage

Television

Multiple ships by series

Folklore, etc.

See also

References