List of oldest surviving ships

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This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day without significantly losing their original form. It includes warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations. It does not include reconstructions or replicas, partially complete wreckage, or ships which have been located but remain underwater. For example, the Mary Rose, whose remains consist only of a partial hull, is not included here. Vessels listed are sorted by date of launching as most accurately known.

Oldest ships

Names Image Year of construction Type Country/area of origin Current location LOA Displacement (tons) Notes
Pesse canoe 8040 BCE[1] Canoe Netherlands, Europe Assen, Netherlands 117 in (3.0 m) Believed to be the oldest boat in existence
Dufuna canoe 8500 BP (6550 BCE)[2] Canoe Nigeria, Africa Yobe State, Nigeria 28 ft (8.5 m) Oldest boat discovered in Africa, second oldest boat worldwide
Khufu ship 2500 BC Ritual barge Egypt Giza, Egypt 142 ft (43 m) Oldest known intact ship[3]
Dover Bronze Age boat 1500 BC Seagoing boat United Kingdom Dover, United Kingdom 31 ft (9.4 m) Oldest known seagoing vessel[4]
Oseberg ship 820[5] Viking ship Vestfold Oslo, Norway 71 ft (22 m)
Gokstad ship 900[6] Viking ship Vestfold Oslo, Norway 76 ft (23 m) Uncovered by digging in 1880
Skuldelev 2 1042 Viking ship Dublin Roskilde, Denmark 98 ft (30 m) Second largest Viking ship discovered.
Bremen cog 1380[7] Trading cog Germany Bremerhaven, Germany 79 ft (24 m) 130
Vasa 1627[8] Sailing warship Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 226 ft (69 m) 1330 Sank 1628; salvaged 1961
HMS Victory May 7, 1765[9] 1st Rate ship-of-the-line United Kingdom Portsmouth, England 228 ft (69 m) 3500 Oldest commissioned naval vessel
USS Philadelphia 1776[10] Sailing warship United States Washington, D.C. 53 ft (16 m) 32 Sank 1776; salvaged 1935
Peggy 1789[11] Private yacht Isle of Man Castletown, Isle of Man 27 ft (8.2 m) Oldest surviving Manx ship; also the oldest surviving schooner
USS Constitution 1797[12] Sailing warship United States Boston, Massachusetts 203.3 ft (62.0 m) 2200 Oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat
Tilikum after 1800[13] Dugout canoe Canada Victoria, British Columbia 38 ft (12 m)
HMS Trincomalee 1817[14] Sailing frigate India Hartlepool, England 150.45 ft (45.86 m)
HMS Unicorn 1824[15] Sailing frigate United Kingdom Dundee, Scotland 151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Charles W. Morgan 1841[16] Whaler United States Mystic, Connecticut 113 ft (34 m) Oldest surviving merchant ship; also the only surviving wooden whaling ship
Dom Fernando II e Glória 1843[17] Frigate Portuguese India Almada, Portugal 284 ft (87 m) 1800 Last sailing frigate of the Portuguese Navy
SS Great Britain 1843[18] Ocean liner United Kingdom Bristol, England 322 ft (98 m) 3700 First iron-hulled steamship to cross the Atlantic
Brandtaucher 1850[19] Submarine Germany Dresden, Germany 27 ft (8.2 m) Location of first recorded submarine escape
Edwin Fox 1853[20] Full-rigged ship India Picton, New Zealand 157 ft (48 m) 830 Only remaining Australian convict ship
USS Constellation 1854[21] Sailing warship United States Baltimore, Maryland 199 ft (61 m) 1570 Reconstructed in 1854 using materials from USS Constellation (1797)
Jylland 1860[22] Frigate Denmark Ebeltoft, Denmark 233 ft (71 m)
HMS Warrior 1860[23] Ironclad United Kingdom Portsmouth, England 420 ft (130 m) 10,100 First armour-plated, iron-hulled warship
CSS H. L. Hunley 1863[24] Submarine Confederate States of America Charleston, South Carolina 40 ft (12 m) 8 First submarine to sink an enemy warship
Star of India 1863[25] Windjammer Isle of Man San Diego, California 278 ft (85 m) Oldest ship in regular use
City of Adelaide 1864[26] Clipper United Kingdom Adelaide, South Australia 244 ft (74 m) 800 Oldest surviving clipper ship
Al Mahroussa 1865[27] Motor Yacht United Kingdom Alexandria, Egypt 478 ft (146 m) 3762 Royal Yacht built for Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt. Renamed El Horriya for some time, it was renamed back to Al Mahroussa in September 2000 by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Huascar 1865[28] Monitor United Kingdom Talcahuano, Chile 219 ft (67 m) 1300 Oldest vessel of the Chilean Navy
HNLMS Buffel 1868[29] Ironclad United Kingdom Rotterdam, Netherlands 196 ft (60 m) 2600
HNLMS Schorpioen 1868[30] Ironclad France Den Helder, Netherlands 196 ft (60 m) 2400
Cutty Sark 1869[31] Clipper United Kingdom Greenwich, England 280 ft (85 m) 2100 Extensively restored 2007–2012
Lewis R French 1871[32] Schooner United States Camden, Maine 101 ft

(31 m)

 Active freight carrier until 1971 at which time was refit for passenger use. Active member of Camden, Maine Schooner fleet. She is the last schooner remaining of thousands built in Maine during the 19th century.
SMS Leitha 1871[33] River monitor Austria-Hungary Budapest, Hungary 166 ft (51 m) Only surviving ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
HNoMS Rap 1873[34] Torpedo boat United Kingdom Horten, Norway 60 ft (18 m) 8
ARA Uruguay 1874[35] Corvette United Kingdom Buenos Aires, Argentina 150 ft (46 m) 600
HSwMS Sölve 1875[36] Monitor Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden 131 ft (40 m) 500
Elissa 1877[37] Barque United Kingdom Galveston, Texas 141 ft (43 m) 600
Falls of Clyde 1878[38] Windjammer United Kingdom Honolulu, Hawaii 280 ft (85 m) 1800 Only surviving sail-driven oil tanker
HMS Gannet 1878[39] Sloop-of-war United Kingdom Chatham, England 170 ft (52 m) 1100
Lady Elizabeth 1879[40] Barque United Kingdom Stanley, Falkland Islands 223 ft (68 m) 1200 Beached since 1936
BAE Abdon Calderon 1884[41] Gunboat United Kingdom Guayaquil, Ecuador 131 ft (40 m) 300
Polly Woodside 1885[42] Barque Belfast Melbourne, Australia 192 ft (59 m) 1100 Polly Woodside is typical of thousands of smaller iron barques built in the last days of sail, intended for deep water trade around the world and designed to be operated as economically as possible.
Balclutha 1886[43] Full-rigged ship United Kingdom San Francisco, California 301 ft (92 m) 4100
Sigyn 1887 Barque Turku, Finland 189 ft (57.5 m)
af Chapman 1888[44] Full-rigged ship United Kingdom Stockholm, Sweden 290 ft (88 m)
Arthur Foss 1889[45] Tugboat United States Seattle, Washington 129 ft (39 m) Likely oldest wooden tugboat afloat
Fram 1892[46] Schooner Norway Oslo, Norway 128 ft (39 m) 402 Sailed farther north and south than any other wooden vessel
USS Olympia 1892[47] Protected cruiser United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 344 ft (105 m) 6300 Only surviving ship from the Spanish–American War
Turbinia 1894[48] Experimental steamship United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, England 102 ft (31 m) 45 First turbine-powered ship
Vridni 1894[49] Tugboat Austria-Hungary Split, Croatia 42 ft (13 m) 10
C.A. Thayer 1895[50] Schooner United States San Francisco, California 219 ft (67 m) 500
Belem 1896[51] Barque France Nantes, France 190 ft (58 m) 500
Glenlee 1896[52] Barque United Kingdom Glasgow, Scotland 246 ft (75 m) 3000
ARA Presidente Sarmiento 1897[53] Training ship United Kingdom Buenos Aires, Argentina 267 ft (81 m) 3000
Japanese battleship Mikasa 1900 Pre-dreadnought battleship United Kingdom Yokosuka, Japan 432 ft (132 m) 15140 The last remaining example of a pre-dreadnought battleship.
MV Chauncy Maples 1901 Motor ship United Kingdom Malawi 126 ft (38 m) 250 Africa's oldest motor ship[54]
Gazela 1901 Barquentine Portugal Philadelphia 177 ft (54 m) 652 Museum ship
Aurora 1903 Protected Cruiser RussiaSaint Petersburg 416 ft (127 m) 6731 Museum Ship open for tours
Hercules 1907 Tugboat United StatesSan Francisco 151 ft (46 m) 409 Museum Ship
SS Nyanza 1907 cargo ship United Kingdom Kenya 812 Although delerict, she still retains her original engines and boilers
Georgios Averof 1910 Armored Cruiser GreecePalaio Faliro, Athens, Greece 459.7 ft (140.1 m) 10200 Museum Ship open for tours
SS Nomadic 1911 Tender Belfast Belfast 220 ft (67 m) 1273 The last remaining White Star line ship.
Chacon 1912 Fishing Boat United States Chugiak, Alaska 72 ft (22 m) 100 Memorial
CSS Acadia 1913 Hydrographic Surveying Ship CanadaHalifax, Canada 182 ft (55 m) 1700 Also a former Canadian Navy Patrol Vessel
SS Rusinga 1913 cargo ship United Kingdom Kenya 220 ft (67 m) 1300 Still operational as of 2005 [55]
HMS Caroline 1914 Light Cruiser United Kingdom Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 420 ft (128.0 m) 3750 Only remaining ship from battle of Jutland. Was second oldest ship in British Navy when decommissioned in 2011. Currently undergoing major restoration
USS Texas 1914 Dreadnought Era World War I Battleship United States San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, Texas 573 ft (175 m) 27,000 The last remaining World War I era dreadnought battleship. Also one of six remaining ships that served in World War I and World War II
Kommuna 1915 Submarine Salvage ShipRussiaSevastopol315 ft (96 m)3100 World War I, World War II, Currently in active service
MV Liemba 1915 cargo ship German Empire Tanzania 234.25 ft (71.40 m) 1575 Scuttled during the Battle for Lake Tanganyika during the First World War, she was later raised by the British and is still an active ferry to this day
HMS M33 1915 Monitor United Kingdom Portsmouth, England 177 ft (54 m) 580 Museum Ship
SS Klondike 1921 Sternwheeler Canada Whitehorse, Yukon 210 ft (64 m) 1226.25 Museum Ship open for tours
STS Sedov 1921 Barque Germany Russia 117.5 ft (35.8 m) 7400 Sail Training Vessel
PS Sudan 1921[56] paddle steamer Scotland River Nile 228 ft (69 m) 600 Currently used for River cruises along the Nile River[57]

See also

1907 S.S. Keewatin built in Govan Scotland for Canadian Pacific Railways as a passenger and freight ship traversing the Great Lakes until 1965. Sold to RJ Peterson of Peterson Marine in 1967 as a museum ship. Sold to Canadian interests in Port McNicoll Ontario in 2012. Operating as a museum ship currently.

1905 Steamboat Minnehaha, Lake Minnetonka Minnesota - 70 feet long launch style torpedo stern passenger ferry "streetcar boat" with triple expansion steam engine. Built by the Royal C. Moore boatworks (Wayzata, MN) for the Twin Cities Rapid Transit Company for continuation of trolley line passenger service to multiple destinations on Lake Minnetonka. Scuttled in 1926, raised in 1980, restoration completed in 1995. Currently operates as a non-profit museum ship offering public excursions and special cruises.

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