As of 2026-10-12, Asama Maru tops the list with 38 km/h.
- #1 Asama Maru — 38 km/h
ocean liner
Asama Maru was a Japanese ocean liner owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK). The ship was built in 1927–1929 by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel was named after an important Shinto shrine. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 N/T Vera Cruz — 37 km/h
passenger ship of Portugal
source Wikidata - #3 HMT Royal Edward — 35 km/h
1907 liner converted to troopship
RMS was an ocean liner of the Canadian Northern Steamship Company that was sunk in the First World War with a large loss of life while transporting Dominion troops. She was launched in 1907 as RMS Cairo for a British mail service to Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 SS Justicia — 33 km/h
ocean liner
SS Justicia was a British troop ship that was launched in Ireland in 1914 and sunk off County Donegal in 1918. She was designed and launched as the transatlantic liner Statendam, a new flagship for the Holland America Line (NASM), but the outbreak of First World War delayed her completion. In 1915 NASM agreed to let the United Kingdom acquire her and have her completed as a troop ship. 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 SS Gallia — 33 km/h
transatlantic ocean liner converted into a troopship in 1915
SS Gallia was a transatlantic ocean liner of the Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique built in 1913. Gallia was the Roman name for the province of Gaul. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 RMS Otranto — 33 km/h
1925 liner converted to troopship
RMS Otranto was an ocean liner that was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company in 1925. The "RMS" prefix stands for Royal Mail Ship, as she carried overseas mail under a contract between Orient Line and Royal Mail. Otranto was in service until 1957, when she was sold for scrap. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Schwerin — 33 km/h
German train ferry
source Wikidata - #9 HMS Osmanieh — 31 km/h
1906 passenger ship converted to troopship
HMS Osmanieh was a passenger and cargo ship that entered service in 1906. In 1916, the ship was requisitioned as a troopship and supply ship for the British Royal Navy in the First World War. On 31 December 1917, Osmanieh struck a mine laid by the Imperial German Naval U-boat SM UC-34 and sank at Alexandria, Egypt with the loss of 209 lives. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 USAFS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg — 31 km/h
US Navy transport ship sunk as artificial reef at Key West
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg (T-AGM-10) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship in the United States Navy in World War II named in honor of U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Harry Taylor. She served for a time as army transport USAT General Harry Taylor, and was reacquired by the navy in 1950 as USNS General Harry Taylor (T-AP-145). Read more on Wikipedia.
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