Famous Ships and Boats in History

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Scandavian Cargo and Commerce Ships

Zoroaster — Swedish oil tanker
The first successful oil tanker, carrying the kerosene cargo in two iron tanks in her hull instead of many separate wooden casks. She was built by Ludwig Nobel, brother of Alfred who created The Nobel Prize. LAUNCHED: 1878 → FATE: Unknown.

The number of Scandavian Cargo and Commerce Ships listed is 1

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Scandavian
Cargo and Commerce Ships

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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Although submarines are usually called boats, they are grouped with ships here.

Most of the information comes from Wikipedia.