Large Cruise Ships No Longer in Service

(listed first by original owner, then in order of build)

This table includes all passenger liners, cargo/passenger liners, cruise ships and large ferries that (a) were of at least 10,000 GT, (b) were built after World War II and (c) have been scrapped, converted to some employment other than cruising or laid up indefinitely.

Original Name Built Original Owner Country of Build Builder Hull # GT Length Breadth Speed Psgrs. Disposition Retired Other Names
Constitution 1951 American Export Lines U.S.A Bethlehem Quincy 1619 23,754 682 89 26.0 1,000 Sank 1997 Oceanic Constitution
Independence 1951 American Export Lines U.S.A Bethlehem Quincy 1618 23,719 682 89 26.2 1,000 Laid up in San Francisco 2001 Oceanic Independence, Sea Luck 1
Badger Mariner 1953 American Export Lines U.S.A Sun Shipbuilding 586 14,138 564 76 24.0 900 Scrapped 1997 Atlantic, Universe Campus, Universe
President Cleveland 1947 American President Lines U.S.A Bethlehem Alameda 9509 15,359 609 75 19.0 778 Scrapped in Taiwan 1974 Oriental President
President Wilson 1948 American President Lines U.S.A Bethlehem Alameda 9510 15,359 609 75 19.0 778 Scrapped in Hong Kong 1984 Oriental Empress
President Jackson 1951 American President Lines U.S.A New York Shipbuilding 2914 12,660 533 73 21.5 392 Scrapped in the U.S. 2007 Barrett, Empire State V, Empire State, State
President Adams 1952 American President Lines U.S.A New York Shipbuilding 2915 13,750 533 73 21.0 392 Burnt and scrapped in the U.S. 1982 Geiger
President Hayes 1952 American President Lines U.S.A New York Shipbuilding 2916 12,660 533 73 21.0 392 Converted to training ship 1973 Upshur, State of Maine
Caledonia 1948 Anchor Line Scotland Fairfield Shipbuilding 732 11,255 505 66 18.0 406 Scrapped in Germany 1970  
Empress of Australia 1965 Australian Coastal Shipping Comm. Australia Cockatoo Docks 220 12,037 445 71 21.5 91 Sank 1992 Empress, Royal Pacific
Oxfordshire 1957 Bibby Line Scotland Fairfield Shipbuilding 755 20,586 613 78 21.0 500 Scrapped 1997 Fairstar
Birka Princess 1986 Birka Line Finland Valmet 321 21,000 469 81 20.0 1,500 Sank 2007 Sea Diamond
Ivan Franko 1964 Black Sea Shipping Germany Mathias-Thiesen 125 19,861 578 77 20.0 750 Scrapped 1997 Frank
Shota Rustaveli 1968 Black Sea Shipping Germany Mathias-Thiesen 128 19,872 577 77 20.0 700 Scrapped 2003 Assedo
Konstantin Simonov 1982 Black Sea Shipping Poland Stocznia Szczecinska B492/3 12,588 458 69 21.0 496 Converted to ferry 1999 The Iris
Mikhail Suslov 1982 Black Sea Shipping Poland Stocznia Szczecinska B492/4 12,800 458 69 21.0 376 Converted to floating casino 2003 Ocean Jewel
Pyrrhus 1949 Blue Funnel Line England Cammell Laird 1187 10,093 515 68 18.5 31 Scrapped in Taiwan 1972  
Peleus 1949 Blue Funnel Line England Cammell Laird 1186 10,096 515 68 18.5 31 Scrapped in Taiwan 1972  
Helenus 1949 Blue Funnel Line Northern Ireland Harland & Wolff 1376 10,125