r/Ships
104k members
r/Ships is a subreddit with 104k members. The community frequently discusses ship, shipwreck, navy, battleship, and uss, and they frequently recommend/review gift ideas, and the most common flair used is photo, question, video, vessel show-off, and history.
ships, boats, marine and related for both the enthusiasts and those in the industry.
All posts to be in English and please use flairs, happy posting!
Popular Topics in r/Ships
#1
Ship
78 posts
#2
Shipwreck
14 posts
#3
Navy
13 posts
#4
Battleship
10 posts
#5
Uss
7 posts
#6
Cargo
7 posts
#7
Vessel
6 posts
#8
Military
6 posts
#9
Liner
6 posts
#10
Sunk
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/Ships
Gift Ideas
1 review
#1
Simon Winchester
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Ships
#1
Photo
: "Second triple 16” turret of USS Iowa (BB-61) after it exploded, April 19, 1989"
32 posts
#2
Question
: "What are those AirPod-shaped funnels on steam ships and why do they open forward instead of rearwards?"
19 posts
#3
Video
: "Sailing tug boat crushed to ship ."
10 posts
#4
Vessel show-off
: "Recently visited the USS Little Rock - I never realized how much of these cruisers was dedicated purely to reloading the relatively small missile system!"
10 posts
#5
history
: "The USS Liberty was a U.S. Navy signals-intelligence ship that was in the eastern Mediterranean during the Six-Day War, officially to monitor regional communications. On June 8, 1967, Israeli aircraft and then torpedo boats attacked it, killing 34 American sailors and wounding 171."
6 posts
#6
News!
: "USS Fort Lauderdale has just made landfall in Venezuela assisted by tugboats Bachaco and Cucaracha."
4 posts
Member Growth in r/Ships
Yearly
+44k members(73.8%)
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Last updated: July 16, 2026