Significant Ships

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Editor: Richard Halfhide

Significant Ships is an annual publication, describing in one volume, approximately 50 of the most innovative and important commercial designs delivered during the year by shipyards worldwide.These include a cross-section of ship types, with each vessel being either representative of its type or singularly significant. Each ship description will comprise a concise technical description, extensive tabular principal particulars including major equipment suppliers, detailed general arrangement plans and a colour ship photograph.

Significant Ships provides a wealth of information in a readable format and is the most comprehensive publication of its kind available.

Newbuildings included in Significant Ships 2018 include:

Golar Nanook – 170,000m3 FSRU/LNG Carrier
El Coqui – 23,404dwt con-ro
CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery – 20,600teu ULCC
BW Tulip – 173,400m3 LNG Carrier
Pola Makaria – 7,679dwt multi-purpose dry cargo vessel
Sunflower Satsuma – 192m ro-pax
Yuan He Hai – 400,000dwt Valemax ore carrier
Flavin – 133,100m3 crude/product carrier
plus many more...

Available in Printed format (Ref: SIGS18P) and USB format (Ref: SIGS18CD). Click here to order

The Significant Ships & Small Ships Set 2018 can also be purchased in Printed or USB format. Click here to order

Back Issues of Significant Ships

Click on the links below to see a list of vessels featured in the previous issues of Significant Ships.

To order back issues of Significant ships please email: or Telephone +44 (0)207 235 4622 Ext 341. When ordering please advise if printed or USB format is required.

Publication Significant Ships of 2018 Significant Ships of 2017	Non-Member £50 £50	RINA-Member £44 £44
Significant Ships of 2016 Significant Ships of 2015 Significant Ships of 2014	£49 £48 £48	£43 £42 £42
Significant Ships of 2013	£48	£42
Significant Ships of 2012	£48	£42
Significant Ships of 2011 (USB only)	£48	£42
Significant Ships of 2010 (USB only)	£46	£40
Significant Ships of 2009	£46	£40
Significant Ships of 2008	£46	£40
Significant Ships of 2007	£46	£40
Significant Ships of 2006	£46	£40
Significant Ships of 2005	£45	£39
Significant Ships of 2004	£43	£37
Significant Ships of 2003	£41	£36
Significant Ships of 2002 (USB only)	£39	£34
Significant Ships of 2001	£37	£32
Significant Ships of 2000	£35	£31
Significant Ships of 1999	£30	£27
Significant Ships of 1998	£28	£25
Significant Ships of 1997	£25	£22
Significant Ships of 1996	£25	£22
Significant Ships of 1995	£20	£15
Significant Ships of 1994	£20	£15
Significant Ships of 1993	£15	£12
Significant Ships of 1992 (sold out)	-	-
Significant Ships of 1991	£12	£10
Significant Ships of 1990 (sold out)	-	-
SET of Significant Ships 1993-2013 Including 40% discount	£541	£480

Nominations for Significant Ships

In February next year, The Royal Institution of Naval Architects will again publish another issue of Significant Ships presenting information on technically interesting ships completed and delivered during this year. This will be part of the Institutions successful series published every year since 1990. If you would like to nominate a vessel for considerations as one of the vessels featured in Significant Ships, click here for more details