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Quaker City, USS, famous ships 
Quaker City, USS — American paddle steamship, side-wheeler
During a trip to Europe in 1867, she was the scene of some of the tales related by Mark Twain in his book The Innocents Abroad. During the American Civil War, she one of the most active and effective ships in the Union Navy's blockade of Chesapeake BayLAUNCHED: 1854 FATE: Sold to the Haitian Navy in February of 1871, renamed République, lost at sea off Bermuda in March of 1871.
Queen Anne's Revenge, famous ships (Another Queen Anne's Revenge)    
Queen Anne's Revenge — English sloop
Flagship of pirate Blackbeard (Edward Thatch). As Conccord was captured by the French in 1711, and then as La Concord she was taken by pirates in 1717.  LAUNCHED: 1710 FATE: Run aground near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina in May, 1718.
Queen Elizabeth, HMS, famous ships 
Queen Elizabeth, HMS — British aircraft carrier
Largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy capable of carrying up to 40 aircraft. With no catapults and catch wires she carries only V/STOL aircraft, F-35B Lightning II fighters and Merlin helicoptersLAUNCHED: 2014, July 18 FATE: In service 2017.
Queen Elizabeth, RMS, famous ships (Another Queen Elizabeth, RMS)    
Queen Elizabeth, RMS — British ocean liner
With sister ship Queen Mary, dominated the transatlantic passenger service. She was used in World War II as troop transport. After being converted to a university and renamed Seawise University, she was destroyed by fire. The charred wreck was featured in the 1974 James Bond movie The Man with the Golden GunLAUNCHED: 1938, September 18 FATE: After a fire, capsized in Hong Kong Harbor, January 9, 1972.
Queen Mary, RMS, famous ships 
Queen Mary, RMS — British ocean liner
Once dominated transatlantic passenger service with sister ship Queen Elizabeth. She was used in World War II as troop transport carrying up to 15,000 passengers at a time. Featured in the 1972 movie The Poseidon Adventure and the 1981 movie Goliath AwaitsLAUNCHED: 1934, Septmber 26 FATE: After sailing nearly 4 million miles, she was retired in 1967 and berthed in Long Beach, California as a museum ship and hotel from 1974 to present.
Rattler, HMS, famous ships 
Rattler, HMS — British sloop made of wood with metal frame
First warship to adopt a screw propellor. In March 1845, she beat HMS Alecto in a series of races, followed by a contest in which she towed Alecto backwards at a speed of 2 knots (3.7 km/h).  LAUNCHED: 1843 FATE: Broken up 1856.
Red Rover, USS, famous ships 
Red Rover, USS — American Confederate paddle steamboat, side-wheeler
First ship fitted and staffed as a hospital ship. During the American Civil War, she was a Confederate barracks ship until the Union captured and refit her in March of 1862.  LAUNCHED: 1859 FATE: Decommissioned and sold at public auction November 29, 1865.

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Resolution, HMS, famous ships 
Resolution, HMS — British Collier
The first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle reaching beyond latitude 71 degrees south. She was the ship on which Captain James Cook made his second and third voyages of exploration in the Pacific.   LAUNCHED: 1770 FATE: Taken by the French June 10, 1782, renamed La Liberté and ended up rotting in Narragansett Bay not far from Cook's other ship, Endeavour.
Reuben James, USS, famous ships 
Reuben James, USS — American destroyer
First US ship to be sunk in World War II. She was torpedoed while escorting an Atlantic convoy of supply ships to Britain; 159 crew were lost, 44 survived.  LAUNCHED: 1919, October FATE: Sunk October 31, 1941.
Rhone, RMS, famous ships (Another Rhone, RMS)    
Rhone, RMS — British packet ship
Sunk during a hurricane with the loss of approximately 123 lives. The wreckage is now a popular diving site and was used in the 1977 film The Deep that featured Jacqueline Bisset in a wet T‑shirt.  LAUNCHED: 1865 FATE: Wrecked in the British Virgin Islands on October 29, 1867.
Riptide, famous ships 
Riptide — American yacht
Boat in the TV series by the same name about two detectives. She was first shown at the 1938-39 New York Boat Show.  LAUNCHED: 1939 FATE: Restored and still in use as Southwind.
River Queen, famous ships 
River Queen — American sidewheel steamer
Closely associated with President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant while operating on the Potomac River during the American Civil War. In March 1865, Abraham Lincoln met with his generals aboard the River Queen to discuss strategy for the end of the Civil War.  LAUNCHED: 1864 FATE: Burn to the water line in 1911, July
Robert E. Lee, famous ships 
Robert E. Lee — American paddle steamboat, side-wheeler
Won a steamboat race against the Natchez VI, going from St. Louis, Missouri to New Orleans, in 3 days, 18 hours and 14 minutes. The speed record still stands. A replica of the ship was built but it also burned in 2010.  LAUNCHED: 1866 FATE: Caught fire and lost north of New Orleans September 30, 1882.
Robert E. Perry, SS, famous ships 
Robert E. Perry, SS — American liberty ship
Gained fame during World War II for being built in the shortest time for such a large vessel. Typical completion of liberty ships took 50 days; she was completed in 4 days 15 hours and 29 minutes after the keel was laid down.  LAUNCHED: 1942, November 12 FATE: Scrapped at Baltimore, June 1963.
Rochambeau, famous ships 
Rochambeau — American frigate, ironclad
The longest wooden ship ever built. When the French thought Otto von Bismarck might be interested in the ship, they hurriedly bought her from the Americans and commission her in 1867.  LAUNCHED: 1862, July 22 as Dunderberg FATE: The French scrapped her in 1874.

 

 

 

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Rocknes, MV, famous ships 
Rocknes, MV — Dutch rock dumping vessel, formerly a bulk carrier
As the world's largest rock dumping vessel, her unexpected capsizing killed 18 of 30 crew. The tragedy was due to high center of gravity, uneven cargo loading, and a punctured hull after touching bottom.  LAUNCHED: 2001 FATE: She capsized in shallow water south of Bergen Norway January 19, 2004. She was to be righted and repaired.
Royal Charles, HMS, famous ships 
Royal Charles, HMS — British first-rate three-decker ship of the line
During the English Restoration, she brought Charles II and his entourage from the Dutch Republic to England to reclaim his crown. At 1,229 tons, she was larger than Sovereign of the Seas, the first three-deck ship of the line.  LAUNCHED: 1655, April 18 FATE: Sold for scrap in 1673 by Dutch navy.
Royal Clipper, famous ships 
Royal Clipper — German tall ship; steel-hulled five masted fully rigged design
The largest and only five-masted full-rigged sailing ship in service. Her design was based on the German ship Preussen, but was configured for passenger comfort rather than cargo carrying.  LAUNCHED: 2001 FATE: Still in service.
Royal George, HMS, famous ships 
Royal George, HMS — English first-rate ship of the line
One of the most serious maritime losses to occur in British water, sinking while undergoing routine maintenance taking more than 800 lives. She was the largest warship in the world at the time of launching.  LAUNCHED: 1756, February 18 FATE: Sank while anchored off Portsmouth August 29, 1782.
Royal Oak, HMS, famous ships (Another Royal Oak, HMS)    
Royal Oak, HMS — British Battleship, Revenge-class
The first of five Royal Navy battleships and battlecruisers sunk in the World War II. When she was torpedoed, 835 of her 1,234 crew were killed. The brass letters of her name were removed from the sunken ship and are now displayed in the Scapa Flow visitor centerLAUNCHED: 1914, November 17 FATE: Was sunk in Scapa Flow in October 1939 by a German U-boat,
São Gabriel, famous ships 
São Gabriel — Portugese caravel
Flagship of Vasco da Gama's armada which carried the first Europeans to the coast of India. She, along with ships São Rafael, Bérrio, and São Miguel, made the round trip in two years.  LAUNCHED: 1497 FATE: Unknown.
São Martinho, famous ships 
São Martinho — Portuguese galleon
Flagship of Duke of Medina Sedonia, commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada. In September 1588, she was among the few Armada ships to make it back to the port city of Santander, Spain, after suffering heavy damage by English ships.  LAUNCHED: 1580 FATE: 1589 perhaps.
Sailrocket 2, famous ships 
Sailrocket 2 — Australian speed sailboat
Built to capture the class D sailing speed record, piloted by the project leader Paul Larsen at 65.45 knots in Walvis Bay, Namibia. In 2008, before crashing, the first Sailrocket reached a reported unofficial speed of 52.22 knots.  LAUNCHED: 2011, March FATE: Still racing.

 

 

 

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Saint John Paul II, MV, famous ships 
Saint John Paul II, MV — Maltese catamaran ferry
The largest high-speed catamaran in the Mediterranean Sea and the second largest in the world as of 2020. Her service speed is approximately 37 knots, or 69 km/h (43 mph). She is operated by Virtu FerriesLAUNCHED: 2018, December 22 FATE: Still in operation.
Salem Express, MV, famous ships 
Salem Express, MV — French roll-on/roll/off car ferry
She sank after colliding with reefs while carrying hundreds of Egyptian pilgrims. More than 500 passengers and crew were lost. The sunken wreck is in good condition although coral covers much of the ship. The wreck still contains cars and luggage.  LAUNCHED: 1966 FATE: Sank after collision on the Egyptian coast December 17, 1991.
Saluda, famous ships 
Saluda — American river paddle steamboat, side-wheeler
Worst river steamboat accident in US; a tragedy for the Mormon Church. Over 100 passengers out of 175 were killed, including 28 Mormons. There were several dozen survivors.  LAUNCHED: 1846, (sunk in 1847, raised and repaired) FATE: Boilers exploded and destroyed the boat on the Missouri River near Lexington, Missouri, she sank April 9, 1852.
San Capador, SS, famous ships 
San Capador, SS — American cruise ship
Backdrop for the movie Captain Hates the Sea, a 1934 comedy film showing a series of intertwining stories involving the passengers on a cruise ship. The exterior footage of the ship would be seen again in the Three Stooges short Dunked in the DeepLAUNCHED: 1934, movie release FATE: Inconclusive.
San José, famous ships 
San José — Spanish galleon,60-gun
Sunken treasure ship with 7 to 10 million Spanish pesos on board. She was discovered in 2015 with treasure estimated to be worth between 4-17 billion US dollars.  LAUNCHED: 1696 FATE: Sunk in battle off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia in 1708.
San Juan Bautista, famous ships 
San Juan Bautista — Japanese galleon
One of Japan's first Japanese-built Western-style sailing ships. She crossed the Pacific in 1614 transporting a Japanese diplomatic mission to the Vatican. By 1619, then owned by Spain, she was a slave ship. A full sized replica of the San Juan Bautista is the centerpiece of museum in Ishinomaki, Japan.  LAUNCHED: 1613, September FATE: Unknown
San Pablo, famous ships 
San Pablo — American gunboat
Featured in the movie Sand Pebbles starring Steve McQueen. After filming was completed, she was sold and renamed the Nola D, received significant modifications, and eventually used as a base camp for a seismic exploration company.  LAUNCHED: 1966, movie release; actual ship September, 1895 FATE: As the Nola D, she was taken to Singapore and scrapped in 1975.
Santísima Trinidad, famous ships (Another Santísima Trinidad)    
Santísima Trinidad — Spanish ship of the line, first-rate
After refitting in 1804, the largest and heaviest-armed ship in the world with 140 guns on four decks. A full-size representation in on display in the harbour of Alicante, Spain as shown in "Another IMAGE".  LAUNCHED: 1768 FATE: Sank at the Battle of Trafalgar in October of 1805.

 

 

 

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Santa Maria, famous ships 
Santa Maria — Spanish carrack
The largest of Columbus' ships of discovery. The anchor of the Santa María now resides in the Musée du Panthéon National Haitien, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  LAUNCHED: 1460, circa FATE: Ran aground and lost near Cap-Haitien, Haiti, December 25, 1492.
Santana, famous ships 
Santana — American commuter yacht
The boat in the 1948 movie Key Largo, starring Humphrey Bogart. The boat used in the movie, with Bogart's character at the helm, was the name of Bogart's personal sailing yacht.  LAUNCHED: 1926, probably FATE: Unknown.
Savannah, SS, famous ships 
Savannah, SS — American paddle steamship, side-wheeler with sails
First steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. After ocean crossing, her steam plant was removed and she continued sailing up and down the east coast.  LAUNCHED: 1819, March FATE: Ran aground off Long Island, NY in 1823.
Scandinavian Star, MS, famous ships (Another Scandinavian Star, MS)    
Scandinavian Star, MS — Scandinavian ferry for cars and passengers
The ship was set on fire by an arsonist in 1990, killing 159 people. She had at various times the names of MS Massalia, Stena Baltica, Island Fiesta, Scandinavian Star, MS Candi, MS Regal Voyager, and finally MS Regal VLAUNCHED: 1971, January 18 FATE: As MS Regal V, she was broken up and scrapped May, 2004.
Scorpion, USS, famous ships 
Scorpion, USS — American Skipjack-class nuclear submarine
Went missing at sea with 99 crewmen, one of two nuclear submarines the U.S. Navy has lost, the other being USS Thresher (SSN-593). She carried two nuclear-tipped torpedoes. In November 2012, the submarine veterans asked the US Navy to reopen the investigation on the sinking.  LAUNCHED: 1959, December 18 FATE: Sank on May 22, 1968 in the Atlantic Ocean southwest of the Azores.
Sea Queen, famous ships 
Sea Queen — American sport-fishing boat
Boat at the center of the movie The Breaking Point. This movie was based on Ernest Hemingway's novel To Have and Have Not which was made into an earlier movie with the same title, but in which the boat is called Queen Conch  LAUNCHED: 1950 FATE: Inconclusive.
Sea Shadow, famous ships 
Sea Shadow — American stealth warship
U.S. Navy experimental stealth ship, never intended to be mission capable and never commissioned. The ship was the inspiration for the stealth ship in the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never DiesLAUNCHED: 1985, March FATE: As of June, 2011 the ship is still being stored at Suisun Bay in northern California awaiting its fate.
Sea Tiger, USS, famous ships (Another Sea Tiger, USS)    
Sea Tiger, USS — American submarine
A fictional U.S. Navy submarine in the 1959 movie Operation Petticoat during the opening days of World War II. Stand-in boats were USS Balao painted pink for exterior shots and USS Archerfish with the standard colors of gray and black for interior and some exterior shots.  LAUNCHED: 1959 FATE: Inconclusive.

 

 

 

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Sea Venture, famous ships 
Sea Venture — English merchant ship; purpose-built
First dedicated emigration ship as part of the Third Supply mission to the Jamestown Colony. During the storm, massive leaks developed because of faulty construction. All 150 people aboard and one dog made it to shore safely.  LAUNCHED: 1609 FATE: Damaged in a hurricane and scuttled at Discovery Bay, June 1609.
Sea Wing, famous ships 
Sea Wing — American paddle steamer
One of the worst maritime disasters that has occurred on the upper Mississippi River with 98 passengers drowned. Shortly after leaving Lake City on the excursion return trip, a violent storm broke and capsizing the steamer.  LAUNCHED: 1888 FATE: Sunk in July 13, 1890. Later recovered and rebuilt.
Seaborn Legend, famous ships 
Seaborn Legend — American cruise ship
The ship in the movie Speed 2: Cruise Control; starring Sandra Bullock. The plot has a couple on vacation to the Caribbean aboard a luxury cruise ship which is hijacked by a villain.  LAUNCHED: 1997, for movie relase; ship launched in 1991. FATE: Ship is still in service as Star Legend.
Seawise Giant, famous ships 
Seawise Giant — Japanese supertanker, variously owned
Longest ship ever built at 458.46 meters or 1,504 feet. She was damaged during the Iran-Iraq War by an Iraqi Air Force in the Strait of Hormuz in May 1988.  LAUNCHED: 1979 FATE: Scrapped in January of 2010.
Seeadler, SMS, famous ships 
Seeadler, SMS — Scottish windjammer, three-masted; American owned
One of the last sailing ships used in a war; as a German merchant raider disguised as a Norwegian wood carrier. she was originally named Pass of Balmaha before capture by a German submarine.  LAUNCHED: 1888 FATE: Wrecked on a reef at the island of Pacific, August 2, 1917.
Sequoia, USS, famous ships 
Sequoia, USS — American yacht, 104-foot wooden
Served as the U.S. presidential yacht from 1933 until it was sold in 1977. She was purchased in 1931 by the U.S. Department of Commerce for Prohibition patrol and decoy duties.  LAUNCHED: 1926 FATE: Refurbished many time; now privately owned.
Seraph, HMS, famous ships 
Seraph, HMS — British submarine
Known as "the ship with two captains," briefly became the USS Seraph. During World War II, she released a corpse ("The Man Who Never Was") onto the shores off Gibraltar carrying decoy papers to fool the Nazis as part of "Operation Mincemeat."  LAUNCHED: 1941, October 18 FATE: Scrapped in December of 1962.
Serpens, USS, famous ships 
Serpens, USS — American Crater-class cargo ship
The most catastrophic single-event loss of life in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard with 250 casualties. In the explosion, a 12-ton locomotive, the wooden pier it sat on, and 16 boxcars loaded with bombs and ammunition disappeared completely.  LAUNCHED: 1943, April 5 FATE: Exploded in complete destruction January 29, 1945, on the coast of Guadalcanal.

 

 

 

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Sewol, MS, famous ships (Another Sewol, MS)    
Sewol, MS — Korean ferry brought from Japan
Worst Korean loss of life at sea. The provisional conclusion is that a sudden turn and the consequential shift of cargo caused the accident.  LAUNCHED: 1994 FATE: Capsized and sank April 16, 2014.
Shenandoah, CSS, famous ships 
Shenandoah, CSS — American Confederate full-rigged ship, iron-clad
During the US Civil War, she captured and/or sank 38 Union merchant vessels. She fired the last shot of the Civil War off the Aleutian Islands, then was surrendered to the British. She was sold to Majid bin Said, the first Sultan of Zanzibar who renamed her El Majidi after himself.  LAUNCHED: 1863, August 18 FATE: As El Majidi, beached during hurricane near Zanzibar in 1872.
Silversides, USS, famous ships 
Silversides, USS — American Gato-class submarine
One of the most successful submarines in the Pacific Theater of World War II, with 23 sinkings totalling more than 90,000 tons. She was used to depict the fictional submarine USS Tiger Shark in the 2002 film Below  LAUNCHED: 1941, August 18 FATE: Currently serves as a museum ship at the USS Silversides Submarine Museum in Muskegon, Michigan, and is a National Historic Landmark.
Slo-mo-shun IV, famous ships 
Slo-mo-shun IV — American racing hydroplane
Winner of the 1950, 1952, and 1953 APBA Gold Cup Races; also set two straightaway speed records. Her hull was designed to lift the top of the propellers out of water at high speed, a technique called “prop riding,” which reduced drag.  LAUNCHED: 1949, October FATE: Wrecked in a pre-race test run in 1956; rebuilt and on exhibit at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry.
SN.R4, famous ships 
SN.R4 — British Mountbatten class hovercraft
Was the largest civil hovercraft ever built, carrying 254 passengers and up to 30 cars. She is the only surviving hovercraft that served English Channel traffic from 1968 to 2000. The others, Sir Christopher, Sure, Swift, Princess Margaret, and The Prince of Wales, were all scrapped.  LAUNCHED: 1968 FATE: Preserved and on static display at the Hovercraft Museum at Lee-on-Solent, England.
Solar Bark, famous ships 
Solar Bark — Egyptian barge, or bark; Ancient funeral
The world's oldest intact ship; built for Khufu, King Cheops. She was discovered in 1954 sealed into a pit at the foot of the Great Pyramid of GizaLAUNCHED: 2500, BC, circa FATE: On display in a museum at the Giza pyramid complex since 1982.
Solar Sailor, famous ships 
Solar Sailor — Australian passenger ferry
First vessel to be efficiently powered by both wind and sun. She was a unique hybrid ferry propelled by solar or wind energy, battery, or diesel.  LAUNCHED: 2000 FATE: Currently operating in Sydney Harbour.
Somers, USS, famous ships 
Somers, USS — American brig
The only U.S. Navy ship upon which a conspiracy of mutiny took place.  Known as the "Somers Affair", it was the basis for several books and dramatizations. December 1, 1842, three of the mutineers who intended to take over the ship and use it for piracy were found guilty of "intention to commit a mutiny," hanged and buried at sea.  LAUNCHED: 1842, May 18 FATE: Capsized and foundered in a sudden squall off Vera Cruz December of 1846.

 

 

 

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South Carolina, USS, famous ships 
South Carolina, USS — American dreadnought, battleship
The first American dreadnought and the first of any nation to have its main guns in a superfire arrangement. She was part of America's Great White Fleet that circumnavigated, December of 1907 to February of 1909.  LAUNCHED: 1908, July 18 FATE: Sold for scrap on April of 1924.
Sovereign of the Seas, HMS, famous ships 
Sovereign of the Seas, HMS — English full-rigged warship
The most extravagantly decorated warship in the early Royal Navy. She was armed with 102 bronze guns at the insistence of the king, Charles I of EnglandLAUNCHED: 1637, October 18 FATE: Burnt to the water line January 27, 1697.
Spirit of Chartwell, MV, famous ships (Another Spirit of Chartwell, MV)    
Spirit of Chartwell, MV — English hotel barge
The Royal Barge used for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, June 3, 2012. She originally sailed the Rhine River as the Van Gogh, designed to sail the waterways of Europe and venture into coastal waters. She was refitted in for the 2011 jubilee.  LAUNCHED: 2009 FATE: Still afloat.
St. Louis, SS, famous ships 
St. Louis, SS — German ocean liner
In 1939, her captain, Gustav Schröder, tried to find homes for 937 German Jewish refugees after denied entry to Cuba. She was the subject of a 1974 book, Voyage of the Damned, and adapted for a 1976 movie of the same name.  LAUNCHED: 1928, August 18 FATE: Scrapped in Hamburg, Germany, 1952.
St. Roch, famous ships 
St. Roch — Canadian schooner
The first ship to completely circumnavigate North America, and first to complete passage through the Northwest Passage west to east. She was also the first vessel to pass through the more northerly route of the Northwest Passage, and was also the first to navigate the passage in a single season.  LAUNCHED: 1928, May 18 FATE: On exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
Star Princess, famous ships (Another Star Princess)    
Star Princess — Italian cruise ship; American-British owned
Fire amidship produced smoke, killing one passenger and injuring 13 others. With the fire initiated, highly combustible polycarbonate partitions, polyurethane deck tiles, and the plastic furniture produced large amounts of thick black smoke.  LAUNCHED: 2001, May 18 FATE: Damage repaired and still in service.
Staten Island Ferry, famous ships 
Staten Island Ferry — American passenger ferry boats
A fleet of eight ferry boats sailing free of charge between Manhattan and Staten Island in New York. On October 15, 2003, the Andrew J. Barberi collided with a pier killing eleven people and injuring many others; NYC's deadliest mass-transit incident in 50 years.  LAUNCHED: 1819 FATE: Still in service.
Stellar Daisy, famous ships 
Stellar Daisy — South Korean very large oil carrier, VLOC. Converted in 2006 to ore carrier
Demonstrated that ore-carriers converted from oil tanker are prone to disaster. Two crew survived, 22 lost at sea.  LAUNCHED: 1993, February 18 FATE: Sank off the coast of Uruguay on March 31, 2017.

 

 

 

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Stockholm, MS, famous ships (Another Stockholm, MS)    
Stockholm, MS — Swedish luxury cruise ship (ocean liner)
Collided with the SS Andrea Doria in heavy fog off the coast of Nantucket. She sailed under dozens of other names and is currently MS AthenaLAUNCHED: 1948 FATE: Still in use.
Sultana, SS, famous ships 
Sultana, SS — American paddle steamboat, stern-wheeler
Tragically collided with the SS Narragansett. An estimated 1,800 of 2,400 passengers were killed when the ship's boilers exploded, earning her the appellation "Titanic of the Mississippi."  LAUNCHED: 1863 FATE: Sank April 27, 1865.
Sundowner, famous ships 
Sundowner — British motor yacht
She participated in the Dunkirk evacuation as one of the "little ships" as well as a number of commemorations of the event. She was formerly owned by Charles Lightoller who was Second Officer aboard the ill-fated RMS Titanic and survived.  LAUNCHED: 1912 FATE: A museum ship at the Ramsgate Maritime Museum in Southern England.
Surprise, HMS, famous ships 
Surprise, HMS — Canadian tall ship based on the 1757 HMS Rose, a sixth-rate frigate
As HMS Rose, she appeared in the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and was officially re-registered as HMS Surprise in honor of her role in the film. In 2010, she portrayed HMS Providence in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesLAUNCHED: 1970 FATE: Since 2007, based in Maritime Museum of San Diego.
Susan Constant, famous ships 
Susan Constant — British fully-rigged ship
The largest of three ships of the English Virginia Company sailing to establish the new Colony of Virginia, Jamestown. Replicas of Susan Constant, shown in image, and her sister-ships are docked in the James River at Jamestown SettlementLAUNCHED: 1607 FATE: After 1615, fate unknown.
Sussex, HMS, famous ships 
Sussex, HMS — English ship of the line, third-rate
One of the most valuable wrecks ever with possibly 10 tons of gold coins and other valuables on board. Besides Sussex, 12 other ships of her flotilla sank with about 1,200 casualties making the disaster one of the worst in Royal Navy history.  LAUNCHED: 1693, April 18 FATE: Sank in a violent storm near the Strait of Gibraltar February 27, 1694.
Sydney, HMAS, famous ships 
Sydney, HMAS — Australia Leander-class light cruiser
The most devastating loss of life for the Royal Australian Navy when 645 personnel went down with the ship during the battle with the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran. The wrecks of Sydney and the Kormoran were discovered off the coast of Shark Bay in 2008. The Australians who died are commemorated at the Australian War MemorialLAUNCHED: 1934, September 22 FATE: Sunk by the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran, November 19, 1941 off the coast of Western Australia.
Syracusia, famous ships 
Syracusia — Greek cargo ship
The largest transport ship of antiquity. It sailed only once to berth in Alexandria where it was later given to PtolemyLAUNCHED: 240, BC, circa FATE: Unknown.

 

 

 

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Szent István, SMS, famous ships (Another Szent István, SMS)    
Szent István, SMS — Hungarian dreadnought
The only battleship whose sinking was filmed during World War I. Having spent most of the war at anchor or out on gunnery training, she was sunk in her first and only mission; 89 sailors died.  LAUNCHED: 1914, January 18 FATE: Torpedoed off Premuda Island June 10, 1918.

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Page  Ship Name    (Country and Type)
1.  Queen Anne's Revenge (English sloop)
2.  Resolution, HMS (British Collier)
3.  Rocknes, MV (Dutch rock dumping vessel)
4.  Saint John Paul II, MV (Maltese catamaran)
5.  Santa Maria (Spanish carrack)
6.  Sea Venture (English merchant ship)
7.  Sewol, MS (Korean ferry)
8.  South Carolina, USS (American dreadnought)
9.  Stockholm, MS (Swedish luxury cruise ship)


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1.  Queen Anne's Revenge English sloop
2.  Queen Elizabeth, HMS British aircraft carrier
3.  Queen Elizabeth, RMS British ocean liner
4.  Queen Mary, RMS British ocean liner
5.  Rattler, HMS British sloop made of wood with metal frame
6.  Red Rover, USS American Confederate paddle steamboat
7.  Resolution, HMS British Collier
8.  Reuben James, USS American destroyer
9.  Rhone, RMS British packet ship
10.  Riptide American yacht
11.  River Queen American sidewheel steamer
12.  Robert E. Lee American paddle steamboat
13.  Robert E. Perry, SS American liberty ship
14.  Rochambeau American frigate
15.  Rocknes, MV Dutch rock dumping vessel
16.  Royal Charles, HMS British first-rate three-decker ship of the line
17.  Royal Clipper German tall ship
18.  Royal George, HMS English first-rate ship of the line
19.  Royal Oak, HMS British Battleship
20.  São Gabriel Portugese caravel
21.  São Martinho Portuguese galleon
22.  Sailrocket 2 Australian speed sailboat
23.  Saint John Paul II, MV Maltese catamaran
24.  Salem Express, MV French roll-on/roll/off car ferry
25.  Saluda American river paddle steamboat
26.  San Capador, SS American cruise ship
27.  San José Spanish galleon
28.  San Juan Bautista Japanese galleon
29.  San Pablo American gunboat
30.  Santísima Trinidad Spanish ship of the line
31.  Santa Maria Spanish carrack
32.  Santana American commuter yacht
33.  Savannah, SS American paddle steamship
34.  Scandinavian Star, MS Scandinavian ferry
35.  Scorpion, USS American Skipjack-class nuclear submarine
36.  Sea Queen American sport-fishing boat
37.  Sea Shadow American stealth warship
38.  Sea Tiger, USS American submarine
39.  Sea Venture English merchant ship
40.  Sea Wing American paddle steamer
41.  Seaborn Legend American cruise ship
42.  Seawise Giant Japanese supertanker
43.  Seeadler, SMS Scottish windjammer
44.  Sequoia, USS American yacht
45.  Seraph, HMS British submarine
46.  Serpens, USS American Crater-class cargo ship
47.  Sewol, MS Korean ferry
48.  Shenandoah, CSS American Confederate full-rigged ship
49.  Silversides, USS American Gato-class submarine
50.  Slo-mo-shun IV American racing hydroplane
51.  SN.R4 British Mountbatten class hovercraft
52.  Solar Bark Egyptian barge
53.  Solar Sailor Australian passenger ferry
54.  Somers, USS American brig
55.  South Carolina, USS American dreadnought
56.  Sovereign of the Seas, HMS English full-rigged
57.  Spirit of Chartwell, MV English hotel barge
58.  St. Louis, SS German ocean liner
59.  St. Roch Canadian schooner
60.  Star Princess Italian cruise ship
61.  Staten Island Ferry American passenger ferry
62.  Stellar Daisy South Korean very large oil carrier
63.  Stockholm, MS Swedish luxury cruise ship
64.  Sultana, SS American paddle steamboat
65.  Sundowner British motor yacht
66.  Surprise, HMS Canadian tall ship
67.  Susan Constant British fully-rigged ship
68.  Sussex, HMS English ship of the line
69.  Sydney, HMAS Australia Leander-class light cruiser
70.  Syracusia Greek cargo ship
71.  Szent István, SMS Hungarian dreadnought
  

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Although submarines are usually called boats, they are grouped with ships here.

Most of the information comes from Wikipedia.

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