As of 2026-07-08, Bremse tops the list with 54 km/h.
- #1 Bremse — 54 km/h
German training ship
Bremse was built as an artillery training ship of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine with a secondary function as a test bed for new marine diesel engines later installed in German panzerschiffe. During World War II, she operated as an escort ship until her sinking in September 1941. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Japanese cruiser Tsushima — 37 km/h
1902 Niitaka-class cruiser
Tsushima (対馬) was a Niitaka-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The vessel was a sister ship to Niitaka and was named for Tsushima Province, one of the ancient provinces of Japan, and corresponding to the strategic island group between Japan and Korea. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Japanese cruiser Azuma — 37 km/h
1899 armored cruiser
Azuma (吾妻) was an armored cruiser built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships itself, the ship was built in France. She participated in most of the naval battles of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 and was lightly damaged during the Battle off Ulsan and the Battle of Tsushima. Azuma began the first of five training cruises in 1912 and saw no combat during World War I. She was never formally reclassified as a... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Japanese battleship Asahi — 34 km/h
1899 Shikishima-class battleship
Asahi was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships itself, the ship was designed and built in the United Kingdom. Shortly after her arrival in Japan, she became flagship of the Standing Fleet, the IJN's primary combat fleet. She participated in every major naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 and was lightly damaged during the Battle of the Yellow Sea and the Battle... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 State of Maine — 33 km/h
training vessel and troop ship of the United States Maritime Service built in 2026
State of Maine is the third of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels built for the U.S. state maritime academies. It serves as the primary training ship for Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) cadets while also being available for federal humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) missions. It is the first purpose-built training vessel for the academy and replaces the previous State of Maine, which served from 1997 until 2024. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 ORP Wodnik — 31 km/h
1975 Wodnik-class training ship
source Wikidata - #7 Antoni Garnuszewski — 28 km/h
scrapped merchant training ship
source Wikidata - #8 Thermopylae — 27 km/h
an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen,
Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen, to the design of Bernard Waymouth of London. Designed for the China tea trade, she set a speed record on her maiden voyage to Melbourne of 63 days, still the fastest trip under sail. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Sørlandet — 26 km/h
full-rigged ship built in 1927
Sørlandet is a Norwegian heritage tall ship and one of very few full-rigged ships in the world. She is the senior of the existing Norwegian built square riggers, and for more than 50 years she has held a central position in the education and training of young people. She is the second oldest of three Norwegian tall ships, the “Great Trio of Norway”, which besides her includes Statsraad Lehmkuhl and Christian Radich. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 J. G. Fichte — 26 km/h
ship built in 1950
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