Largest steamboats by capacity in Europe

Largest steamboats by capacity in Europe ranked by maximum capacity.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Mainz (ship) tops the list with 1,790 seats.

  1. #1 Mainz (ship) — 1,790 seats

    paddle steamer

    Mainz is a side-wheel paddle steamer for the Lower and Middle Rhine built in 1928/1929 for the Steamship Company for the Lower and Middle Rhine (DGNM), which was used by the Cologne-Düsseldorfer German Rhine Shipping in scheduled service on the Rhine. She was the thousandth ship completed by the shipyard Christof Ruthof and also the last paddle steamer built for the Köln-Düsseldorfer. The Mainz survived World War II as the only ship of the shipping company that was able to sail, but was then... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Lohengrin — 1,650 seats

    boat

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  3. #3 Cecilie — 1,600 seats

    ship built in 1910

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  4. #4 SS Caledonia — 1,450 seats

    steamboat

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  5. #5 Milano — 1,427 seats

    steamboat

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  6. #6 SS Heimara — 1,280 seats

    steamboat

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  7. #7 Stadt Bregenz — 1,000 seats source Wikidata
  8. #8 Lötschberg — 800 seats

    steamboat stationed at the pier of Interlaken in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

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  9. #9 Rupprecht (ship, 1891) — 700 seats

    steamboat on Lake Constance

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  10. #10 Cimbria — 678 seats

    steamboat

    The list of shipwrecks in January 1883 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during January 1883. Read more on Wikipedia.

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