Largest survey vessels by capacity

Largest survey vessels by capacity ranked by maximum capacity.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, HMS Jonquil tops the list with 149 seats.

  1. #1 HMS Jonquil — 149 seats

    1915 Acacia-class sloop-of-war

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  2. #2 NRP Bérrio — 68 seats

    1897 survey vessel of the Portuguese Navy

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  3. #3 RFA Blue Rover — 54 seats

    1969 Rover-class tanker ship

    NRP Bérrio (A5210) was a fleet support tanker of the Portuguese Navy. She was built by Swan Hunter in 1969 at Hebburn, England as RFA Blue Rover (A270) of the Rover-class and from 1970 to 1993 was part of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In 1982 during her British service she participated in the Falklands War. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 HMS Chrysanthemum — 48 seats

    1941 Flower-class corvette

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  5. #5 USS Yacona — 45 seats

    patrol vessel of the United States Navy

    The auxiliary patrol vessel USS Yacona (SP-617) was built in 1898 in Scotland as a civilian steam yacht of the same name. Later, she was renamed Amélia as a survey yacht of the King of Portugal, before reverting to Yacona in 1901. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy in September 1917 and served until 1919 as a patrol vessel in the western Atlantic. In 1921 she was transferred to the Philippines as the governmental yacht Apo, serving until 1932. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 HMS Bounty — 44 seats

    1784 survey ship

    HMS Bounty, also known as HMAV Bounty, was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical mission. The ship was sent to the South Pacific Ocean under the command of William Bligh to acquire breadfruit plants and transport them to the British West Indies. That mission was never completed owing to a 1789 mutiny led by acting lieutenant Fletcher Christian, an incident now popularly known as the Mutiny on the Bounty. The mutineers later burned Bounty while she was... Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 NRP Salvador Correia III — 38 seats

    1942 Salvador Correia-class survey vessel

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  8. #8 NRP Baldaque da Silva II — 36 seats

    1940 Salvador Correia-class survey vessel

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  9. #9 USNS Kellar — 36 seats

    1972 survey vessel of the Portuguese Navy

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  10. #10 Salvador Correia I — 35 seats

    1895 survey vessel of the Portuguese Navy

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