Can you name the literary marine vessels based on their crewmembers and/or passengers?

created by Chunklets
  • Enter a ship in the box below
  • Correctly named ships will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • Source: Wikipedia, mostly, along with some aggressive googling.
  • "Ships" in this context includes ships, boats, submarines - basically anything that operates on or under water (no spaceships on this one). If I've missed obvious ones, do mention it in the comments!
  • Also try: Space Ships by Crew
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Crew/PassengersShipAuthor/Source
Capt. Nemo, Prof. Arronax, Ned LandJ. Verne
Capt. Ahab, Queequeg, IshmaelH. Melville
Capt. Blood, Nicholas Dyke, Ned OgleR. Sabatini
Capt. Ball, First Mate Montgomery, Mr. GlencannonG. Gilpatric
Ham, Japheth, various animalsBook of Genesis et al.
Capt. Pugwash, Tom the Cabin Boy, WillyJ. Ryan
Count Dracula, doomed Russian sailorsB. Stoker
Capt. Ramius, Political Officer Putin, Navigational Officer KamarovT. Clancy
Ged, an old fisherman with cataractsU. LeGuin
Rev. Scott, Det. Rogo, Mary KinsaleP. Gallico
John, Susan, and Roger WalkerA. Ransome
Capt. Smollett, Long John Silver, Jim HawkinsR.L. Stevenson
Capt. Aubrey, Dr. Maturin, 1st lt. DillonP. O'Brian
Le Chevalier François de HadoqueHergé
Capt. Brashen Trell/Althea Vestrit/AmberR. Hobb
Crew/PassengersShipAuthor/Source
Brother Brutha, VorbisT. Pratchett
Capt. Hornblower, some pearl-diversC.S. Forester
King Caspian X, Lucy Pevensie, ReepicheepC.S. Lewis
Capt. Conway, Midshipman Bolitho, Midshipman DancerA. Kent
Capt. Queeg, Lt. Keefer, Lt. MarykH. Wouk
Para Handy, Engineer MacPhail, Dougie the MateN. Munro
Charlie Allnutt, Rose SayerC.S. Forester
Capt. Flint, Israel Hands, Ben GunnR.L. Stevenson/R.F. Delderfield
Jason, Herakles, OrpheusApollonius Rhodius et al.
Eärendil, ElwingJ.R.R. Tolkien
Travis McGeeJ.D. McDonald
Capt. McWhirr, First Mate Jukes, Solomon RoutJ. Conrad
Hrym, Loki, legions of jötnarS. Sturluson et al.
Capt. Hook, Boatswain Smee, First Mate StarkeyJ.M. Barrie
The Captain, his young daughter, an old sailor who 'had sailed to the Spanish Main.'H.W. Longfellow
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Literary Ships by Crewmember Quiz

  1. by Chunklets
  • Created Oct 14, 2010 in Literature
  • Featured Nov 9, 2010
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