List of ships named Leviathan

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Leviathan is a common name for ships. The name comes from the Bible and describes a large sea ​​monster in the Old Testament , which is mentioned above all in the Book of Job and the Psalms .

Ship list

designation Ship type Class / type Construction year Shipyard Owner period of service Whereabouts image
LeviathanReceipt ? Ship of the line 1750 Devonport , Plymouth Royal Navy 1777 to 1780 Sunk on February 27, 1780
Leviathan Ship of the line Courageux class 1790 Chatham Dockyard , Chatham Royal Navy Wrecked in 1848
Leviathan Sailing steamer 1858 Millwall Iron Works , Millwall Renamed Great Eastern before it was commissioned in 1859 , scrapped in 1889
Leviathan Railway ferry 1849 Old Yard by Robert Napier & Sons , Govan Edinburgh & Northern Railway Co Launched and sold in 1890 Wrecked in 1892
Leviathan Armored cruiser Drake- class 1901 John Brown & Company , Clydebank Royal Navy Wrecked in 1920
Leviathan Passenger ship Imperator- class 1914 Blohm & Voss , Hamburg United States Navy / United States Lines 1917 to 1934 Wrecked in 1938
SS Leviathan 1913.jpg
LeviathanReceipt ? Submarine T-class 1943 Chatham Dockyard, Chatham Israeli Navy Broken down in 1978
Leviathan Aircraft carrier Majestic class 1945 Swan Hunter , Wallsend Royal Navy not completed Wrecked in 1968
Leviathan ferry 1963 Roland shipyard , Berne 2005 to 2006 Sold in 2010 and renamed Favola A Venezia ,
scrapped in Aliaga in 2014
Leviathan 2009-01-30.jpg
LeviathanReceipt ? Submarine Dolphin class 1997 HDW , Kiel / Nordseewerke , Emden Israeli Navy since 1999

See also

Web links

Commons : Ships named Leviathan  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Leviathan  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Footnotes

  1. ↑ worldwar1.co.uk: Drake Class Cruiser. Retrieved October 26, 2012 .
  2. ↑ fleetairarmarchive.net: HMS Leviathan aircraft carrier profile. Retrieved October 26, 2012 .