List of surviving ancient ships

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This is a list of surviving ships from the ancient or prehistoric era. All the ships on this list date to 5th century AD or before.

Name Image Year of construction Type Build location[a] Current location Overall
length
Pesse canoe 8040–7510 BC[1] Dugout canoe Mesolithic Europe Netherlands
(Assen)		 9.75 ft (2.97 m)
Dufuna canoe — 6550 BC[2] Dugout canoe Neolithic Africa Nigeria
(Yobe State)		 28 ft (8.5 m)
Bibongho canoe — 6000 BC[3] Dugout canoe Prehistoric Korea South Korea
(Gimhae)		 10.17 ft (3.10 m)
Monoxiles della Marmotta — 5620BC to 5300 BC [4] Dogout canoe Neolithic Europe Italy

(Museo delle Civiltà, Roma)

 34.21 ft (10.43 m)
Pirogues de Bercy 4500 BC[5] Dugout canoes Neolithic France France

(Musée Carnavalet)

 17.00 ft (5.18 m)
Dugout Canoe of Gué de Beaulieu 3500–3000 BC[6] Dugout canoe Neolithic France France

(Musée de Cognac)

 18.56 ft (5.66 m)
Khufu ship 2500 BC[7] Solar ship, sewn boat construction Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Giza)		 142 ft (43 m)
Cooper River Canoe — Archaic period[b][8][9][10] Dugout canoe United States United States

(Warren Lasch Conservation Center)

 19.6 ft (6.0 m)
Lurgan Canoe 2000 BC[11] Dugout canoe Prehistoric Ireland Ireland

(Dublin)

 50 ft (15 m)
Ferriby 3 2030–1780 BC[12] Sewn boat (wooden planks stitched together with cord) Bronze age Britain Hull museums (not on display) 7.7 m (25 ft) keel plank, interpreted as a hull length of 15.28 m (50.1 ft)
Carnegie boat — 1870–1831 BC[13][14] Solar ship Ancient Egypt United States

(Pittsburgh)

 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Chicago boat 1870–1831 BC[13] Solar ship Ancient Egypt United States

(Chicago)

 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Red boat[c] 1870–1831 BC[13][15] Solar ship Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Sharm El-Sheikh Museum)		 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
White boat[d] 1870–1831 BC[13][15] Solar ship Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Sharm El-Sheikh Museum)		 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Appleby logboat — 1500–1300 BC Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(North Lincolnshire Museum)		 —
Dover Bronze Age Boat 1500 BC[16] Seagoing boat, sewn boat with integral cleats for constructional lashings Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(Dover)		 31 ft (9.4 m)[e]
Hanson Log Boat 1500 BC[17] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(Derby)		 32 ft (10 m)
Zambratija boat 1200–1000 BC Sewn boat Croatia France 39 ft (12 m)
Carpow Logboat 1000 BC[18] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Perth)

 29 ft (8.8 m)
Second Lake Mendota canoe — 1000 BC[19] Dugout canoe United States

(Lake Mendota)

 United States

(Madison)

 14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Ljubljana Marshes dugout canoe 9th century BC[20] Dugout canoe Slovenia Slovenia

(Ljubljana)

 30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Hasholme Logboat 750–390 BC Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Hull)

 42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Mazarrón I 7th century BC[21][22] Merchant ship Phoenicia Spain

(Cartagena)

 suviving fragments
Mazarrón II 7th century BC[21][22] Merchant ship Phoenicia Spain

(Cartagena)

 26.5 ft (8.1 m)
Marseille 3 525–500 BC[23][24] Fishing vessel France France

(Marseille)

 16.4 ft (5.0 m)
Marseille 4 525–500 BC[25][26] Sailing vessel Ancient Greece France

(Marseille)

 45.9 ft (14.0 m)
Ma'agan Michael ship 5th century BC Trade ship Palaestina Prima Israel
(Ma'agan Michael)		 37 ft (11 m)
Fiskerton log boat 457–300 BC[27] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Lincoln)

 23 ft (7.0 m)
Hjortspring boat 400–300 BC[28] Canoe Unknown
(Nordic tribal area)		 Denmark
(Copenhagen)		 58 ft (18 m)
Kyrenia ship 400–300 BC Trade ship Ancient Greece Cyprus
(Kyrenia)		 47 ft (14 m)
Mohelnice monoxyl 3rd century BC[f] Dugout canoe Czechia Czechia

(Olomouc)

 34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Poole Logboat 300 BC[29][30] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Poole)

 33 ft (10 m)
Marsala Punic shipwreck 235 BC[31][32] Warship Ancient Carthage Italy

(Sicily)

 115 ft (35 m)
Sea of Galilee Boat 120 BC–50 AD Fishing boat Ancient Rome Israel
(Ginosar)		 27 ft (8.2 m)
Comacchio wreck 1st century BC[33][34] Cargo vessel Ancient Rome Italy

(Palazzo Bellini)

 68.89 ft (21.00 m)
Zwammerdam 3 1st century BC–1st century AD[35][36] Canoe Ancient Rome Netherlands

(Archeon)

 34.9 ft (10.6 m)
Alkedo 1st century AD[37][38] Pleasure craft Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 72 ft (22 m)
Arles Rhône 3 1st century AD[39] Trade ship Ancient Rome France
(Arles)		 102 ft (31 m)
Marseille 5 1st–2nd century AD[40][41] Coastal working boat Ancient Rome France

(Marseille)

 52.4 ft (16.0 m)
Marseille 6 1st–2nd century AD[42][43] Coastal working boat Ancient Rome France

(Marseille)

 49.2 ft (15.0 m)
Pommeroeul 1 1st–2nd century AD[44][45] Barge Ancient Rome Belgium

(Ath)

 39.3 ft (12.0 m)
Pommeroeul 2 1st century AD[44][46] Dugout canoe Ancient Rome Belgium

(Ath)

 65.6 ft (20.0 m)
Zwammerdam 2 80–200 AD[47][48][49] Cargo vessel Ancient Rome Netherlands

(Archeon)

 74.63 ft (22.75 m)
Mainz 6 81 AD[50] Barge Ancient Rome Germany

(Mainz)

 13.7 ft (4.2 m)
Oberstimm 1 100 AD[51][52] Military vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Manching)

 49 ft (15 m)
Oberstimm 2 100 AD[53][52] Military vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Manching)

 50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Barchino F 2nd century AD[54] Boat Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 29.5 ft (9.0 m)
Ship A 2nd century AD[55] Shipping vessel Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 98 ft (30 m)[g]
De Meern 1 148 AD[56] Barge Ancient Rome Netherlands

(De Meern)

 82 ft (25 m)
Bourse Roman shipwreck 160–220 AD[57][58] Merchant ship Ancient Rome France

(Marseille)

 75.4 ft (23.0 m)
Bevaix boat 182 AD[59] Trade ship Ancient Rome Switzerland

(Laténium)

 63.6 ft (19.40 m)
Mainz 3 191 AD[60] Patrol vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Mainz)

 55.77 ft (17.00 m)
Marseille 7 3rd century AD[61] Coastal working boat Ancient Rome France

(Marseille)

 —
Roman ship of Marausa 3rd century AD Merchant ship Ancient Rome Italy

(Trapani)

 91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Mainz 2 249 AD[62] Navis lusoria Ancient Rome Germany

(Mainz)

 70.53 ft (21.50 m)
Björkebåten 4th century AD[63][64] Log boat Sweden Sweden

(Gävle)

 23.68 ft (7.22 m)
Mainz 4 4th century AD[65] Navis lusoria Ancient Rome Germany

(Mainz)

 70.53 ft (21.50 m)
Nydam Boat 310–320 AD[66] Pre-Viking ship Denmark

(Nordic tribal area)

 Germany

(Gottorf Castle)

 76 ft (23 m)
Mainz 1 385 AD[67] Navis lusoria Ancient Rome Germany

(Mainz)

 70.53 ft (21.50 m)
Mainz 5 395 AD[68] Navis lusoria Ancient Rome Germany

(Mainz)

 70.53 ft (21.50 m)
Ship D 5th century AD[69] Barge Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 —
Ship I 5th century AD[70] River ferry Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 —
Chitimacha dugout canoe — 450–620 AD[71][72] Dugout canoe United States United States

(Texas A&M University Conservation Research Laboratory)

 14 ft (4.3 m)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Area of origin
  2. ↑ Carbon-14 dated to 4170 BP (+/- 60)
  3. ↑ Its official name is GC 4926
  4. ↑ Its official name is GC 4925
  5. ↑ Extant length
  6. ↑ 400–50 AD
  7. ↑ 32.8 ft (10 m) section preserved

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