This is a list of classic vessels around the world. These are veteran vessels being maintained or restored with the aim of keeping them in operation. Many are in use for regular sailings, cruises or on a charter basis. They can be owned privately, by public bodies or by preservation groups. This list does not include museum ships, and the vessels listed are not necessarily on static display – for these, see list of museum ships.
| Name | Built | Power | Function | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Ammonia" | SF Ammonia | 1929 | screw steamer | railway ferry | Lake Tinn, Norway | the world's last remaining steam-powered railway ferry. | |
| data-sort-value="Badger" | SS Badger | 1952 | screw steamer | passenger & auto ferry | Manitowoc, Wisconsin and Ludington, Michigan | Lake Michigan Carferry Service, regular sailings | |
| data-sort-value="Balatik" | Balatik | 2014 | sail | tourist excursion ship | Palawan, Philippines | Tao Philippines[1] | |
| data-sort-value="Balmoral" | 1949 | screw diesel | passenger ferry and excursion ship | Bristol | PSPS/Waverley Excursions Ltd., regular sailings and charter excursions | ||
| data-sort-value=Bernisse | Bernisse[2] | screw diesel | Minesweeper | Hellevoetsluis, Belgium | |||
| data-sort-value="Buncombe County" | USS Buncombe County (LST-510) | 1943 | screw diesel | LST | Orient Point, New York, United States | Ride an operational D-Day ship Cross Sound Ferry Services Inc, regular sailings. | |
| data-sort-value="Daniel Adamson" | Daniel Adamson | 1903 | screw steamer | canal tug | Cheshire | Daniel Adamson Preservation Society, regular sailings and charter cruises. | |
| data-sort-value="Hikitia" | Hikitia | 1926 | steam twin-screw | floating steam crane | Wellington, New Zealand | Sister ship of scrapped museum ship Rapaki. | |
| data-sort-value="Kingswear Castle" | 1924 | paddle steamer | Chatham | The Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust, regular sailings and charter cruises | |||
| data-sort-value="Liemba" | MV Liemba | 1913 | screw diesel | cargo-passenger ferry | Lake Tanganyika | former German warship. Marine Services Company Limited, makes scheduled crossings once a week. | |
| data-sort-value="Lyttelton" | Lyttelton | 1906 | steam | steam tug | Lyttelton, New Zealand | Volunteers run excursions[3] | |
| data-sort-value="Maid of the Loch" | PS Maid of the Loch | 1953 | paddle steamer | Loch Lomond, Scotland | being restored, open to visitors, restaurant for functions. | ||
| data-sort-value="Segwun" | 1887 | screw steamer | Gravenhurst, Ontario | regular excursions, charter cruises. | |||
| data-sort-value="Shieldhall" | 1954 | screw steamer | cargo ship (sludge boat) | Southampton | The Solent Steam Packet Company Ltd., open daily, charter, occasional excursions. | ||
| data-sort-value="Sir Walter Scott" | 1899 | screw steamer | Loch Katrine, Scotland | Scottish Water Co., regular sailings, charter cruises | |||
| data-sort-value="Storegut" | MF Storegut | 1956 | screw diesel | railway ferry | Lake Tinn, Norway | ||
| data-sort-value="VIC 32" | VIC 32 | 1943 | screw steamer | Clyde Puffer | Scotland | regular excursions, charter cruises. | |
| data-sort-value="Waverley" | PS Waverley | 1946 | paddle steamer | Glasgow | PSPS/Waverley Excursions Ltd., regular sailings |