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
Dufuna canoe 8500 BP[1] Canoe Africa Nigeria, Africa 28 ft (8.5 m) Oldest boat discovered in Africa, second oldest boat worldwide
Khufu ship 80px 2500 BC Ritual barge Egypt Giza, Egypt 142 ft (43 m) Oldest known intact ship[2]
Dover Bronze Age boat 80px 1500 BC Seagoing boat United Kingdom Dover, United Kingdom 31 ft (9.4 m) Oldest known seagoing vessel[3]
Oseberg ship 80px 820[4] Viking ship Vestfold Oslo, Norway 71 ft (22 m)
Gokstad ship Gokstad Ship Side View.JPG 900[5] Viking ship Vestfold Oslo, Norway 76 ft (23 m) Uncovered by digging in 1880
Skuldelev 2 Skuldelev II.jpg 1042 Viking ship Dublin Roskilde, Denmark 98 ft (30 m) Second largest Viking ship discovered.
Bremen cog Hansekogge Bremerhaven uf.jpg 1380[6] Trading cog Germany Bremerhaven, Germany 79 ft (24 m) 130
Vasa 80px 1627[7] Sailing warship Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 226 ft (69 m) 1330 Sank 1628; salvaged 1961
HMS Victory 80px May 7, 1765[8] 1st Rate ship-of-the-line United Kingdom Portsmouth, England 228 ft (69 m) 3500 Oldest commissioned naval vessel
USS Philadelphia GunboatPhiladelphia.jpg 1776[9] Sailing warship United States Washington, D.C. 53 ft (16 m) 32 Sank 1776; salvaged 1935
Peggy Peggy of Castletown.jpg 1789[10] 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 Defense.gov photo essay 120819-N-MJ265-210.jpg 1797[11] Sailing warship United States Boston, Massachusetts 203.3 ft (62.0 m) 2200 Oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat
Tilikum 80px after 1800[12] Dugout canoe Canada Victoria, British Columbia 38 ft (12 m)
HMS Trincomalee 80px 1817[13] Sailing frigate India Hartlepool, England 150.45 ft (45.86 m)
HMS Unicorn HMS Unicorn.jpg 1824[14] Sailing frigate United Kingdom Dundee, Scotland 151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Charles W. Morgan 80px 1841[15] 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 80px 1843[16] Frigate Portuguese India Almada, Portugal 284 ft (87 m) 1800 Last sailing frigate of the Portuguese Navy
SS Great Britain 80px 1843[17] Ocean liner United Kingdom Bristol, England 322 ft (98 m) 3700 First iron-hulled steamship to cross the Atlantic
Brandtaucher Brandtaucher Dresden.jpg 1850[18] Submarine Germany Dresden, Germany 27 ft (8.2 m) Location of first recorded submarine escape
Edwin Fox Inside EdwinFox.JPG 1853[19] Full-rigged ship India Picton, New Zealand 157 ft (48 m) 830 Only remaining Australian convict ship
USS Constellation 80px 1854[20] Sailing warship United States Baltimore, Maryland 199 ft (61 m) 1570 Reconstructed in 1854 using materials from USS Constellation (1797)
Jylland Fregatten-jylland-2005.jpg 1860[21] Frigate Denmark Ebeltoft, Denmark 233 ft (71 m)
HMS Warrior HMS warriorjune20092.jpg 1860[22] Ironclad United Kingdom Portsmouth, England 420 ft (130 m) 10,100 First armour-plated, iron-hulled warship
CSS H. L. Hunley 80px 1863[23] Submarine Confederate States of America Charleston, South Carolina 40 ft (12 m) 8 First submarine to sink an enemy warship
Star of India Starofindia.jpg 1863[24] Windjammer Isle of Man San Diego, California 278 ft (85 m) Oldest ship in regular use
City of Adelaide SV City Adelaide Dutton Lithograph.jpg 1864[25] Clipper United Kingdom Adelaide, South Australia 244 ft (74 m) 800 Oldest surviving clipper ship
Al Mahroussa El Horria aka Mahroussa (1865) 1865[26] 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 80px 1865[27] Monitor United Kingdom Talcahuano, Chile 219 ft (67 m) 1300 Oldest vessel of the Chilean Navy
HNLMS Buffel Rotterdam - Museumschip Zr Ms Buffel bij nacht.jpg 1868[28] Ironclad United Kingdom Rotterdam, Netherlands 196 ft (60 m) 2600
HNLMS Schorpioen 80px 1868[29] Ironclad France Den Helder, Netherlands 196 ft (60 m) 2400
Cutty Sark The Cutty Sark 2005-01-24.jpg 1869[30] Clipper United Kingdom Greenwich, England 280 ft (85 m) 2100 Extensively restored 2007–2012
SMS Leitha SMS Leitha 1872.jpg 1871[31] River monitor Austria-Hungary Budapest, Hungary 166 ft (51 m) Only surviving ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
HNoMS Rap Torpedoboat rap 1873.png 1873[32] Torpedo boat United Kingdom Horten, Norway 60 ft (18 m) 8
ARA Uruguay Corbeta Uruguay (A.R.A.).jpg 1874[33] Corvette United Kingdom Buenos Aires, Argentina 150 ft (46 m) 600
HSwMS Sölve The Sölve monitor.jpg 1875[34] Monitor Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden 131 ft (40 m) 500
Elissa Elissa-ship.jpg 1877[35] Barque United Kingdom Galveston, Texas 141 ft (43 m) 600
Falls of Clyde 80px 1878[36] Windjammer United Kingdom Honolulu, Hawaii 280 ft (85 m) 1800 Only surviving sail-driven oil tanker
HMS Gannet 80px 1878[37] Sloop-of-war United Kingdom Chatham, England 170 ft (52 m) 1100
Lady Elizabeth Lady Elizabeth shipwreck IMG 6593.jpg 1879[38] Barque United Kingdom Stanley, Falkland Islands 223 ft (68 m) 1200 Beached since 1936
BAE Abdon Calderon 1884[39] Gunboat United Kingdom Guayaquil, Ecuador 131 ft (40 m) 300
Polly Woodside Polly woodside-1w.jpg 1885[40] 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 Balclutha ship.jpg 1886[41] Full-rigged ship United Kingdom San Francisco, California 301 ft (92 m) 4100
Sigyn 80px 1887 Barque Turku, Finland 189 ft (57.5 m)
af Chapman 80px 1888[42] Full-rigged ship United Kingdom Stockholm, Sweden 290 ft (88 m)
Arthur Foss Tugboat Arthur Foss 04.jpg 1889[43] Tugboat United States Seattle, Washington 129 ft (39 m) Likely oldest wooden tugboat afloat
Fram 80px 1892[44] Schooner Norway Oslo, Norway 128 ft (39 m) 402 Sailed farther north and south than any other wooden vessel
USS Olympia USS Olympia 2.jpg 1892[45] Protected cruiser United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 344 ft (105 m) 6300 Only surviving ship from the Spanish–American War
Turbinia Turbinia At Speed.jpg 1894[46] Experimental steamship United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, England 102 ft (31 m) 45 First turbine-powered ship
Vridni 80px 1894[47] Tugboat Austria-Hungary Split, Croatia 42 ft (13 m) 10
C.A. Thayer CA Thayer HAER 041940.jpg 1895[48] Schooner United States San Francisco, California 219 ft (67 m) 500
Belem 80px 1896[49] Barque France Nantes, France 190 ft (58 m) 500
Glenlee 80px 1896[50] Barque United Kingdom Glasgow, Scotland 246 ft (75 m) 3000
ARA Presidente Sarmiento 80px 1897[51] Training ship United Kingdom Buenos Aires, Argentina 267 ft (81 m) 3000
Japanese battleship Mikasa 80px 1900 Pre-dreadnought battleship United Kingdom Yokosuka, Japan 432 ft (132 m) 15140 The last remaining example of a pre-dreadnought battleship.
Aurora Aurora 1903.jpg 1903 Protected Cruiser Russia Saint Petersburg 416 ft (127 m) 6731 Museum Ship open for tours
Georgios Averof Averof Today2.jpg 1910 Armored Cruiser Greece Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece 459.7 ft (140.1 m) 10200 Museum Ship open for tours
SS Nomadic Nomadic.jpg 1911 Tender Belfast Belfast 220 ft (67 m) 1273 The last remaining White Star line ship.
Chacon 80px 1912 Fishing Boat United States Chugiak, Alaska 72 ft (22 m) 100 Memorial
HMS Caroline HMS Caroline.jpg 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 USS Texas (BB-35).jpg 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 Kommuna rescue ship 2008 G2.jpg 1915 Submarine Salvage Ship Russia Sevastopol 315 ft (96 m) 3100 World War I, World War II, Currently in active service
SS Klondike File:SS Klondike 03.jpg 1921 Sternwheeler Canada Whitehorse, Yukon 210 ft (64 m) 1226.25 Museum Ship open for tours

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.

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