This list of Liberia-flagged cargo ships consists of vessels which are registered in Liberia and subject to the laws of that country. Liberia is the world's second most prolific flag state by both tonnage and number of ships, largely due to its status as a flag of convenience.[1] A total of 2,496 bulk carriers, container ships, and general cargo ships flew the Liberian flag in 2021.[2] Any ship which flew the flag at any point in its career, and is present in the encyclopedia, is listed here.
Name | Owner | Country | Year built | Type | Fate | Notes | |
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Altavia | Herm. Dauelsberg | 1994 | General cargo | Sold for scrap in 2014. | |||
Amoco Cadiz | Amoco Transport Co. | 1974 | VLCC | Sank after grounding on rocks in 1978[3] | Caused the largest oil spill of the time[4] | ||
Avenue Star | 2008 | Bulk carrier | |||||
Biscaglia | Winged Foot Shipping | 1986 | Chemical tanker | Scrapped in 2013 | |||
MCP Altona | Intership Navigation Co | 2007 | Container ship | ||||
MSC Cordoba | Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. | International | 2007 | Container ship | |||
Salem | Pimmerton Shipping Ltd. | 1969 | Supertanker | Scuttled off the coast of Guinea in 1980 to fraudulently claim insurance[5] | |||
Sea Empress | Oriental Ocean Shipping | 1992 | Suezmax oil tanker | Scrapped in 2012 | Ran aground off Wales in 1996, causing a major oil spill[6] | ||
Torrey Canyon | Barracuda Tanker Corporation | 1959 | Suezmax oil tanker | Ran aground and sank off Cornwall in 1996, causing a major oil spill[7] |