Ships of Britain

The 32 best known ships of Britain, ranked by how often the world looks them up. Every one is recorded as she was in her prime, with how she was built, where she fought and what became of her.

ShipTitanicWreck · prime 1912ShipHMS VictoryPreserved · prime 1805ShipRMS LusitaniaWreck · prime 1907ShipRMS Queen MaryPreserved · prime 1936ShipHMHS BritannicWreck, largely intact · prime 1916ShipRMS OlympicBroken up · prime 1911ShipHMS HoodWreck · prime 1941ShipRMS CarpathiaWreck, largely intact · prime 1912ShipHMS DreadnoughtBroken up · prime 1906ShipCutty SarkPreserved · prime 1889Town-class light cruiserHMS BelfastPreserved · prime 1944ShipRMS MauretaniaBroken up · prime 1907ShipSS Great EasternBroken up · prime 1866Queen Elizabeth-class battleshipHMS WarspiteBroken up · prime 1941ShipHMS BountyWreck · prime 1789Warrior-class ironcladHMS WarriorPreserved · prime 1863ShipSS Great BritainPreserved · prime 1845Nelson-class battleshipHMS RodneyBroken up · prime 1941ShipHMS RepulseWreck, largely intact · prime 1941Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleshipHMS Royal OakWreck, largely intact · prime 1939ShipHMS EndeavourWreck · prime 1770ShipHMS BeagleBroken up · prime 1832ShipRMS AquitaniaBroken up · prime 1914ShipHMS GloriousWreck, largely intact · prime 1940ShipHMS NelsonBroken up · prime 1927ShipHMS RenownBroken up · prime 1940Illustrious-class aircraft carrierHMS IllustriousBroken up · prime 1940ShipHMS TigerBroken up · prime 1916ShipRRS DiscoveryPreserved · prime 1902ShipHMS ChallengerBroken up · prime 1873County-class heavy cruiserHMS NorfolkBroken up · prime 1941ShipRMS BalticBroken up · prime 1909