Largest ship classes by capacity

As of 2026-10-12, ONE I-class container ships tops the list with 24,136 seats.

1. #1 ONE I-class container ships — 24,136 seats

   series of container ships

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2. #2 Excellence-class cruise ship — 6,554 seats

   cruise ship class

   The Excellence class, including the sub-classes Helios and XL or Excel, is a class of cruise ships ordered by Carnival Corporation & plc for its subsidiary brands AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises and Carnival Cruise Line. The ships are being constructed by Meyer Werft at their shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, and Meyer Turku at their shipyard in Turku, Finland. The first, AIDAnova, entered service for AIDA Cruises in 2018. Read more on Wikipedia.

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3. #3 Oasis-class cruise ship — 5,400 seats

   class of cruise ships

   The Oasis class is a class of six Royal Caribbean International cruise ships. The first two ships in the class, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, were delivered respectively in 2009 and 2010 by STX Europe Turku Shipyard, Finland. A third Oasis-class vessel, Harmony of the Seas, was delivered in 2016 built by STX France. A fourth vessel, Symphony of the Seas, was completed in March 2018. As of March 2022, the fifth Oasis-class ship, Wonder of the Seas, was the largest cruise ship in the... Read more on Wikipedia.

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4. #4 Quantum-class cruise ship — 4,900 seats

   class of cruise ships

   The Quantum class is a class of cruise ships from Royal Caribbean International, previously known by the code name Project Sunshine. Read more on Wikipedia.

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5. #5 IHC Beagle 4 — 4,000 seats

   class of suction hopper dredgers

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6. #6 Destiny-class cruise ship — 3,400 seats

   ship class

   The Sunshine class is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Line. The class was formerly known as the Destiny class until 2013 when Carnival Destiny was renamed Carnival Sunshine. This transformation continued with sister ships Carnival Triumph in 2019 and Carnival Victory in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia.

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7. #7 Essex-class (SCB-27A) aircraft carrier — 2,900 seats

   1951 American subclass of the Essex-class aircraft carriers

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8. #8 Essex-class (short bow) — 2,600 seats

   1942 American sub-class of Essex-class aircraft carriers

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9. #9 Yorktown-class aircraft carrier — 2,217 seats

   1936 class of American aircraft carriers

   The Yorktown class was a class of three aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy and completed shortly before World War II, the Yorktown (CV-5), Enterprise (CV-6), and Hornet (CV-8). They immediately followed Ranger, the first U.S. aircraft carrier built as such. As Ranger was not commissioned until two weeks after Yorktown was laid down, experience with that vessel did not influence the design of the Yorktown ships; rather, the design was influenced most strongly by experience... Read more on Wikipedia.

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10. #10 S-class ferry — 2,100 seats

    ferry class

    S-class ferries are roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ferries operated by BC Ferries in British Columbia, Canada. They are the largest ferries in the BC Ferries fleet. The class comprises two ships, Spirit of British Columbia and Spirit of Vancouver Island, which were completed in 1993 and 1994 respectively. They serve the ferry route between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. In 2017, the class underwent conversion to a dual-fuel propulsion system that would allow them to use either marine diesel fuel or... Read more on Wikipedia.

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