List of oldest surviving ships
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on this list which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations all date to 1918 or prior. Vessels listed are sorted by date of launching as most accurately known. Many of the ships in the "Build location" column were built for use in other countries by the United Kingdom, which in the mid to late 1800s was a dominant worldwide ship builder. A majority of ships on this list are found in museums, and include examples that are the last of their kind left in the world.
List criteria
While this list includes the "oldest surviving" ships, many have since been restored, and/or reconstructed. Ships that have been exposed to the elements gradually deteriorate over time, thus no ship can be considered truly original due to part replacements during a ship's life. This leads to a known paradox called the "Ship of Theseus", making the definition of "original" unclear.[1] An example is the USS Niagara: the original sank in 1820 and was raised and reconstructed three times.[2] These extensive reconstructions left little of the original ship remaining (nonstructural items). Another separate issue is incomplete ships due to weathering conditions caused by their status as a former shipwreck, or by sheer neglect. One example is the ship Mary Rose, whose raised and preserved remains consist of only a partial hull. Those that remain underwater and intact are lumped into a separate category that focuses on shipwrecks, such as those found in the Black Sea. Many surviving old ships may also appear on other Wikipedia lists such as lightvessels. Many old lightvessels survive worldwide to this day, unlike ocean liners of which there are very few pre-World War II examples.
With these things in mind, the following are excluded:
- Reconstructed ships – "Restored" is fine as long as the ship retains its original features.[lower-alpha 1]
- Replicas – There is an article on ship replicas here.
- Partially complete wreckage – All of the ships listed below include a fully intact or mostly intact hull.
- Underwater wrecks – Lists of shipwrecks can be found here
- Lightvessels – A worldwide list of lightvessels can be found here; the sole exception included here is the "oldest".
- Ships made after 1918 – This is a list of "oldest" ships made up until the end of World War I.
Legend
- These ships have been preserved as museums
- Not a museum ship (commercial vessel, privately owned, et cetera)
Oldest ships
8040 BC–1380 AD
Name | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location[lower-alpha 2] | Current location | Overall length |
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Pesse canoe | 8040 to 7510 BC[3] | Canoe | Mesolithic Europe (Exact area unknown) |
Netherlands (Assen) |
9.75 ft (2.97 m) | |
Dufuna canoe | 6550 BC[4] | Canoe | Neolithic Africa (Exact area unknown) |
Nigeria (Yobe State) |
28 ft (8.5 m) | |
Bibongho canoe | N/A | 6000~BC[5] | Canoe | Prehistoric Korea | South Korea (Gimhae) |
10.17 ft (3.10 m) |
Khufu ship | 2500 BC[6] | Ritual barge | Ancient Egypt | Egypt (Giza) |
142 ft (43 m) | |
Dover Bronze Age Boat | 1500 BC | Seagoing boat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Dover) |
31 ft (9.4 m) | |
Ma'agan Michael ship | 400-500 BC | Trade ship | Palaestina Prima | Israel (Ma'agan Michael) |
37 ft (11 m) | |
Kyrenia ship | 400-300 BC | Trade ship | Macedonia | Cyprus (Kyrenia) |
47 ft (14 m) | |
Hjortspring boat | 400-300 BC[7] | Unknown | Undefined (Nordic tribal area) |
Denmark (Copenhagen) |
58 ft (18 m) | |
Sea of Galilee Boat | 120 BC – 50 AD | Fishing boat | Ancient Rome | Israel (Ginosar) |
27 ft (8.2 m) | |
De Meern 1 | N/A | 148 AD[8] | Barge | Ancient Rome | Netherlands (De Meern) |
82 ft (25 m) |
Arles Rhône 3 | 1st century AD[9] | Trade ship | Ancient Rome | France (Arles) |
102 ft (31 m) | |
Nydam Boat | 310-320 | Pre-Viking ship | Undefined (Nordic tribal area) |
Germany (Gottorf Castle) |
76 ft (23 m) | |
Salme ships | N/A | 700-750 | Viking ships | Saaremaa | Estonia (Tallinn) |
38 ft (12 m) and 56 ft (17 m) |
Oseberg Ship | 820[10] | Viking ship | Norway (Vestfold) |
Norway (Oslo) |
71 ft (22 m) | |
Gokstad ship | 900[11] | Viking ship | Norway (Vestfold) |
Norway (Oslo) |
76 ft (23 m) | |
Skuldelev 2 | 1042 | Viking ship | Kingdom of Dublin | Denmark (Roskilde) |
98 ft (30 m) | |
Bremen cog | 1380[12] | Trade ship | Holy Roman Empire (Archbishopric of Bremen) |
Germany (Bremerhaven) |
79 ft (24 m) |
1600s–1859
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location[lower-alpha 2] | Current location | Overall length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vasa | 1627[13] | Sailing warship[lower-alpha 3] | Swedish Empire (Stockholm) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
226 ft (69 m) | |
La Belle | 1684 | Colony Ship | Kingdom of France | United States (Austin, TX) |
54.4 ft (16.6 m) | |
Victory | 1765[14] | Ship of the line | Great Britain (Chatham, Kent) |
United Kingdom (Portsmouth) |
228 ft (69 m) | |
Philadelphia | 1776[15] | Sailing warship[lower-alpha 3] | United States (Skenesboro) |
United States (Washington, D.C.) |
53 ft (16 m) | |
Peggy | 1789[16] | Armed yacht | Isle of Man (Castletown) |
Isle of Man (Castletown) |
27 ft (8.2 m) | |
Constitution | 1797[17] | Frigate | United States (Boston, MA) |
United States (Boston, MA) |
203.3 ft (62.0 m) | |
Tilikum | 1801+[18] | Dugout canoe | British Canada | Canada (Victoria, British Columbia) |
38 ft (12 m) | |
Trincomalee | 1817[19] | Frigate | Company Raj (Bombay) |
United Kingdom (Hartlepool) |
150.45 ft (45.86 m) | |
Unicorn | 1824[20] | Frigate | United Kingdom (Chatham, Kent) |
United Kingdom (Dundee) |
151.9 ft (46.3 m) | |
Charles W. Morgan | 1841[21] | Whaler | United States (New Bedford, MA) |
United States (Mystic, CT) |
113 ft (34 m) | |
Dom Fernando II e Glória | 1843[22] | Frigate | Portuguese India (Daman) |
Portugal (Almada) |
284 ft (87 m) | |
Bertha | 1844 | Dredge | United Kingdom (Bristol) |
United Kingdom (Store) |
50 ft (15 m) | |
Great Britain | 1845[23] | Ocean liner | United Kingdom (Bristol) |
United Kingdom (Bristol) |
322 ft (98 m) | |
Brandtaucher | 1850[24] | Submarine | German Confederation (Kiel) |
Germany (Dresden) |
27 ft (8.2 m) | |
Edwin Fox | 1853[25] | Australian convict ship | Company Raj (Calcutta) |
New Zealand (Picton) |
157 ft (48 m) | |
Constellation | 1854[26] | Frigate[27] | United States (Portsmouth, VA) |
United States (Baltimore, MD) |
199 ft (61 m) | |
Francis Metallic Surfboat | 1854 | Boat | United States (Long Branch, NJ) |
United States (Douglas, MI) |
26 ft (7.9 m) | |
Skibladner | 1856[28] | Paddle steamer | Sweden–Norway (Motala) |
Norway (Gjøvik) |
164 ft (50 m) | |
Gondola | 1859 | Steam yacht | United Kingdom (Liverpool) |
United Kingdom (Coniston Water) |
86 ft (26 m) |
1860–1889
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location[lower-alpha 2] | Current location | LOA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jylland | 1860[29] | Steam frigate | Denmark (Copenhagen) |
Denmark (Ebeltoft) |
233 ft (71 m) | |
Warrior | 1860[30] | Ironclad | United Kingdom (London) |
United Kingdom (Portsmouth) |
420 ft (130 m) | |
Mayflower | 1861 | Tugboat | United Kingdom (Bristol) |
United Kingdom (Bristol) |
65 ft (20 m) | |
Cairo | 1861[31] | Ironclad | United States (Mound City, IL) |
United States (Vicksburg, MS) |
175 ft (53 m) | |
Hjejlen | 1861[32] | Paddle steamer | Denmark (B&W Copenhagen) |
Denmark (Ry) |
26.9 m (88 ft) | |
H. L. Hunley | 1863[33] | Submarine | Confederate States of America (Mobile, AL) |
United States (Charleston, SC) |
40 ft (12 m) | |
Intelligent Whale | 1863[34] | Submarine | United States | United States (Sea Girt, NJ) |
28.8 ft (8.8 m) | |
Star of India | 1863[35] | Windjammer | United Kingdom (Isle of Man) |
United States (San Diego, CA) |
278 ft (85 m) | |
City of Adelaide | 1864[36] | Clipper | United Kingdom (Sunderland) |
Australia (Adelaide, South Australia) |
244 ft (74 m) | |
Strelets | 1864 | Monitor | Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg) |
Russia (Saint Petersburg) |
201 ft (61 m) | |
El Mahrousa | 1865[37] | Superyacht | United Kingdom (London) |
Egypt (Alexandria) |
478 ft (146 m) | |
Huascar | 1865[38] | Monitor | United Kingdom (Birkenhead) |
Chile (Talcahuano) |
219 ft (67 m) | |
Bjoren | 1866[39] | Steamboat | Sweden–Norway (Oslo) |
Norway (Bygland) |
69 ft (21 m) | |
May Queen | N/A | 1867[40] | Ketch | Australia (Franklin, Tasmania) |
Australia (Hobart, Tasmania) |
69 ft (21 m) |
Buffel | 1868[38] | Ironclad | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
Netherlands (Rotterdam) |
196 ft (60 m) | |
Lone Star | 1868 | Towboat | United States (Lyons, IA) |
United States (Le Claire, IA) |
90 ft (27 m) | |
Schorpioen | 1868[38] | Ironclad | French Empire (La Seyne-sur-Mer) |
Netherlands (Den Helder) |
196 ft (60 m) | |
Enköping | 1868[41] | Steam ship | Sweden–Norway (Oskarshamn) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
99 ft (30 m) | |
Cutty Sark | 1869[42] | Clipper | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
United Kingdom (Greenwich) |
280 ft (85 m) | |
Katarina | 1869 | Steamship | Sweden (Stockholm) |
Finland (Turku) |
97.42 ft (29.69 m) | |
Yavari | 1870[43] | River gunboat | United Kingdom (London) |
Peru (Lake Titicaca) |
100 ft (30 m) | |
Lewis R. French | 1871[44] | Schooner | United States (South Bristol, ME) |
United States (Camden, ME) |
101 ft (31 m) | |
Raven | 1871 | Steam barge | United Kingdom (T. B Seath & Co Shipbuilders) |
United Kingdom (Windermere) |
70.95 ft (21.63 m) | |
Stephen Taber | 1871[45] | Schooner | United States (Glenwood Landing, NY) |
United States (Rockland, ME) |
68 ft (21 m) | |
Leitha | 1871[46] | River monitor | Austria-Hungary (Budapest) |
Hungary (Budapest) |
166 ft (51 m) | |
Puno | 1872 | Hospital ship | United Kingdom (London) |
Peru (Lake Titicaca) |
100 ft (30 m) | |
Gjøa | 1872[47] | Sloop | Sweden–Norway (Rosendal) |
Norway (Oslo) |
70 ft (21 m) | |
Meiji Maru | 1873[48] | Lighthouse tender | United Kingdom (Govan) |
Japan (Tokyo) |
249.3 ft (76.0 m) | |
Rap | 1873[49] | Torpedo boat | United Kingdom (London) |
Norway (Horten) |
60 ft (18 m) | |
Uruguay | 1874[50] | Corvette | United Kingdom (Birkenhead) |
Argentina (Buenos Aires) |
150 ft (46 m) | |
James Craig | 1874[51] | Barque | United Kingdom (Sunderland) |
Australia (Sydney) |
229.6 ft (70.0 m) | |
County of Peebles | 1875 | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
Chile (Punta Arenas) |
266.6 ft (81.3 m) | |
Sölve | 1875[52] | Monitor | Sweden–Norway (Norrkoping) |
Sweden (Gothenburg) |
131 ft (40 m) | |
Elissa | 1877[53] | Barque | United Kingdom (Aberdeen) |
United States (Galveston, TX) |
141 ft (43 m) | |
Governor Stone | 1877 | Schooner | United States (Pascagoula, MS) |
United States (Panama City, FL) |
39 ft (12 m) | |
Lady of the Lake | 1877[54] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
United Kingdom (Ullswater) |
97 ft (30 m) | |
Bonaire | 1877[38] | Steam frigate | Netherlands (Rotterdam) |
Netherlands (Den Helder) |
173 ft (53 m) | |
Bayou St. John submarine[55] | 1878[lower-alpha 4] | Submarine | United States (Unknown location) |
United States (Baton Rouge, LA) |
20 ft (6.1 m) | |
Falls of Clyde | 1878[56] | Windjammer | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
United States (Honolulu, HI) |
280 ft (85 m) | |
Gannet | 1878[57] | Sloop-of-war | United Kingdom (Sheerness, Kent) |
United Kingdom (Chatham, Kent) |
170 ft (52 m) | |
Holland I | 1878[58] | Submarine | United States (New York City) |
United States (Paterson, NJ) |
14 ft (4.3 m) | |
Lady Elizabeth | 1879[59] | Barque | United Kingdom (Sunderland) |
United Kingdom (Stanley, F.I.) |
223 ft (68 m) | |
Elise Ann Conners | 1881[60] | Tugboat | United States (Camden, NJ) |
United States (Kingston, NY) |
76.5 ft (23.3 m) | |
Fenian Ram | 1881[61] | Submarine | United States (New York City) |
United States (Paterson, NJ) |
30.10 ft (9.17 m) | |
Grace Bailey | 1882 | Schooner | United States (Patchogue, NY) |
United States (Camden, ME) |
118 ft (36 m) | |
Joseph Conrad | 1882[62] | Sailing ship |
Denmark (Copenhagen) |
United States (Mystic, CT) |
118 ft (36 m) | |
Christeen | 1883[63] | Sloop | United States (Glenwood Landing, NY) |
United States (Oyster Bay, NY) |
40 ft (12 m) | |
Nelcebee | 1883[64] | Lighter | United Kingdom (Rutherglen) |
Australia (Port Adelaide) |
107 ft (33 m) | |
Abdon Calderon | 1884[65] | Gunboat | United Kingdom (Port Glasgow) |
Ecuador (Guayaquil) |
131 ft (40 m) | |
Little Jennie | N/A | 1884 | Bugeye | United States (Solomons, MD) |
United States (Centerport, NY) |
54 ft (16 m) |
Amazon | 1885 | Yacht | United Kingdom (Southampton) |
Malta | 102 ft (31 m) | |
Coronet | 1885[66] | Schooner | United States (Brooklyn, NY) |
United States (Newport, RI) |
190 ft (58 m) | |
Partridge | 1885[67] | Gaff cutter | United Kingdom (Gosport) |
France (La Ciotat) |
71.78 ft (21.88 m) | |
Polly Woodside | 1885[68] | Barque | United Kingdom (Belfast) |
Australia (Melbourne) |
192 ft (59 m) | |
Wavertree | 1885[69] | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom (Southampton) |
United States (New York, NY) |
279 ft (85 m) | |
Balclutha | 1886[70] | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
United States (San Francisco, CA) |
301 ft (92 m) | |
Isaac H. Evans | 1886 | Schooner | United States (Mauricetown, NJ) |
United States (Rockland, ME) |
118 ft (36 m) | |
Tyr | N/A | 1887 | Flat-iron gunboat | Sweden–Norway (Horten) |
Norway (Kvinnherad) |
104.33 ft (31.80 m) |
Sigyn | 1887[71] | Barque | Sweden–Norway (Gothenburg) |
Finland (Turku) |
189 ft (58 m) | |
af Chapman | 1888[72] | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom (Whitehaven) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
290 ft (88 m) | |
Akarana | 1888 | Cutter | New Zealand (Auckland) |
Australia (Darling Harbour) |
39 ft (12 m) | |
Equator | 1888[73] | Schooner | United States (San Francisco, CA) |
United States (Everett, WA) |
Unknown | |
Priscilla | 1888[74] | Sloop | United States (Patchogue, NY) |
United States (West Sayville, NY) |
60 ft (18 m) | |
Arthur Foss | 1889[75] | Tugboat | United States (Portland, OR) |
United States (Seattle, WA) |
120 ft (37 m) | |
MY Raven | 1889[76] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom (Rutherglen) |
United Kingdom (Ullswater) |
112 ft (34 m) | |
Peral | 1889[77] | Submarine | Kingdom of Spain (Arsenal de la Carraca) |
Spain (Cartagena) |
72 ft (22 m) | |
Anna Kristina | 1889 | Hardangerjakt | Sweden–Norway (Somewhere in Norway) |
Spain (Canary Islands) |
108 ft (33 m) |
1890–1909
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location[lower-alpha 2] | Current location | LOA |
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Robin | 1890[78] | Steamship | United Kingdom (London) |
United Kingdom (London) |
143 ft (44 m) | |
Alma | 1891[79] | Schooner | United States (San Francisco, CA) |
United States (San Francisco, CA) |
80 ft (24 m) | |
Nellie | 1891[80] | Sloop | United States (Smithtown, NY) |
United States (Mystic, CT) |
32.7 ft (10.0 m) | |
Fram | 1892[81] | Schooner | Sweden–Norway (Larvik) |
Norway (Oslo) |
128 ft (39 m) | |
Kestrel | N/A | 1892[82] | Steam yacht | United States (Boston, MA) |
United States (Alexandria Bay, NY) |
63 ft (19 m) |
Mirosa | 1892 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Maldon) |
United Kingdom (Faversham) |
82.92 ft (25.27 m) | |
Olympia | 1892[83] | Protected cruiser | United States (San Francisco, CA) |
United States (Philadelphia, PA) |
344 ft (105 m) | |
El Primero | 1893 | Steam yacht | United States (San Francisco, CA) |
United States (Bremerton, WA) |
120 ft (37 m) | |
Lettie G. Howard | 1893[84] | Schooner | United States (Essex, MA) |
United States (New York, NY) |
125 ft (38 m) | |
Maggie S. Myers | N/A | 1893 | Schooner | United States (Bridgeton, NJ) |
United States (Leipsic, DE) |
50 ft (15 m) |
Result | N/A | 1893 | Schooner | United Kingdom (Carrickfergus) |
United Kingdom (Cultra) |
102 ft (31 m) |
Effie M. Morrissey | 1894[85] | Schooner | United States (Essex, MA) |
United States (New Bedford, MA) |
152 ft (46 m) | |
Henry Ramey Upcher | 1894 | Lifeboat | United Kingdom (Sheringham) |
United Kingdom (Sheringham) |
36 ft (11 m) | |
Turbinia | 1894[86] | Experimental steamship | United Kingdom (Wallsend) |
United Kingdom (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
102 ft (31 m) | |
Vridni | 1894[87] | Tugboat | Austria-Hungary (Fiume) |
Croatia (Split) |
42 ft (13 m) | |
Bessie | N/A | 1895 | Narrowboat | United Kingdom (Brierley Hill) |
United Kingdom (Dudley) |
69.97 ft (21.33 m) |
C.A. Thayer | 1895[88] | Schooner | United States (Eureka, CA) |
United States (San Francisco, CA) |
219 ft (67 m) | |
Centaur | 1895 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Harwich) |
United Kingdom (Maldon) |
85.7 ft (26.1 m) | |
Hiawatha | 1895 | Ferry | Canada (Toronto) |
Canada (Toronto) |
56 ft (17 m) | |
Belem | 1896[89] | Barque | France (Nantes) |
France (Nantes) |
190 ft (58 m) | |
Edna G | 1896 | Tugboat | United States (Cleveland, OH) |
United States (Two Harbors, MN) |
92.4 ft (28.2 m) | |
Genève | 1896 | Paddle steamer | Switzerland (Winterthur) |
Switzerland (Lake Geneva) |
208 ft (63 m) | |
Glenlee | 1896[90] | Barque | United Kingdom (Port Glasgow) |
United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
246 ft (75 m) | |
Meteor | 1896[91] | Whaleback | United States (Superior, WI) |
United States (Superior, WI) |
380 ft (120 m) | |
Rickmer Rickmers | 1896[92] | Barque | German Empire (Bremerhaven) |
Germany (Hamburg) |
318 ft (97 m) | |
La Dolce Vita | 1897 | Hotel barge | Netherlands (Groningen) |
Italy (Venice) |
69 ft (21 m) | |
Najaden | 1897[93] | Full-rigged ship | Sweden–Norway (Karlskrona) |
Norway (Fredrikstad) |
160 ft (49 m) | |
Presidente Sarmiento | 1897[94] | Training ship | United Kingdom (Birkenhead) |
Argentina (Buenos Aires) |
267 ft (81 m) | |
Wyvern | 1897 | Sailing yacht | Norway (Porsgrund Baatbyggeri) |
Norway (Stavanger) |
59.75 ft (18.21 m) | |
Albion | 1898 | Norfolk wherry | United Kingdom (Lake Lothing) |
United Kingdom (Ludham) |
65 ft (20 m) | |
Berkeley | 1898[95] | Ferry | United States (San Francisco, CA) |
United States (San Diego, CA) |
279 ft (85 m) | |
Edme | 1898 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Harwich) |
United Kingdom (St Osyth) |
80 ft (24 m) | |
Wyvenhoe | 1898 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Wivenhoe) |
United Kingdom (Maldon) |
85 ft (26 m) | |
Maud | 1899 | Norfolk wherry | United Kingdom (Reedham) |
United Kingdom (Ludham) |
60 ft (18 m) | |
Moyie | 1898[96] | Paddle steamer | Canada (Toronto) |
Canada (Kaslo) |
161.7 ft (49.3 m) | |
William B. Tennison | 1899 | Bugeye | United States (Oriole, MD) |
United States (Solomons Island, MD) |
60.5 ft (18.4 m) | |
Admiral Dewey | 1900 | Tugboat | United States (New York, NY) |
United States (New York, NY) |
95.7 ft (29.2 m) | |
Edward M. Cotter | 1900 | Fireboat | United States (Elizabeth, NJ) |
United States (Buffalo, NY) |
118 ft (36 m) | |
Ena | 1900 | Steam yacht | Australia (Berrys Bay) |
Australia (Sydney) |
88 ft (27 m) | |
Ironsides | 1900 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Grays) |
United Kingdom (Faversham) |
84 ft (26 m) | |
Mikasa | 1900[97] | Pre-dreadnought battleship | United Kingdom (Barrow-in-Furness) |
Japan (Yokosuka) |
432 ft (132 m) | |
Västan | 1900 | Steamship | Sweden (Motala) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
106.5 ft (32.5 m) | |
Victory Chimes | 1900[98] | Schooner | United States (Bethel, DE) |
United States (Rockland, ME) |
135 ft (41 m) | |
Chauncy Maples | 1901[99] | Motor ship | United Kingdom (Polmadie) |
Malawi (Monkey Bay) |
126 ft (38 m) | |
Duchesse Anne | 1901[100] | Full-rigged ship | German Empire (Bremerhaven) |
France (Dunkirk) |
302 ft (92 m) | |
Gazela | 1901[101] | Barquentine | Kingdom of Portugal (Setubal) |
United States (Philadelphia, PA) |
177 ft (54 m) | |
Holland 1 | 1901 | Submarine | United Kingdom (Barrow-in-Furness) |
United Kingdom (Gosport) |
63.10 ft (19.23 m) | |
Reaper | 1901[102] | Fifie | United Kingdom (Sandhaven) |
United Kingdom (Fife) |
70.26 ft (21.42 m) | |
Susan May | N/A | 1901 | Skipjack | United States (Pocomoke City, MD) |
United States (Wenona, MD) |
46 ft (14 m) |
Urger | 1901[103] | Tugboat | United States (Ferrysburg, MI) |
United States (Waterford, NY) |
73 ft (22 m) | |
Columbia | 1902[104] | Excursion steamship | United States (Wyandotte, MI) |
United States (Buffalo, NY) |
207.67 ft (63.30 m) | |
Jupiter | 1902[105] | Tugboat | United States (Philadelphia, PA) |
United States (Philadelphia, PA) |
101 ft (31 m) | |
Madiz | 1902 | Yacht | United Kingdom (Ailsa Shipbuilding Company) |
N/A | 147.5 ft (45.0 m) | |
Shenandoah | 1902 | Schooner | United States (Somewhere in New York) |
United Kingdom (Sark) |
177 ft (54 m) | |
Suomen Joutsen | 1902[106] | Full-rigged ship | France (Saint-Nazaire) |
Finland (Turku) |
315 ft (96 m) | |
Alma Doepel | 1903 | Schooner | Australia (Bellingen, NSW) |
Australia (Melbourne) |
148.3 ft (45.2 m) | |
Aurora | 1903[107] | Protected cruiser | Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg) |
Russia (Saint Petersburg) |
416 ft (127 m) | |
Eleanor | N/A | 1903 | Racing sloop | United States (City Island, NY) |
United States (Hudson, NY) |
36 ft (11 m) |
Pommern | 1903[108] | Barque | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
Finland (Åland Islands) |
311.8 ft (95.0 m) | |
Alose | N/A | 1904[109] | Submarine | France (Toulon) |
France (Marseille) |
77.9 ft (23.7 m) |
RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) | 1904 | Lifeboat | United Kingdom (Thames Iron Works) |
United Kingdom (Sheringham Museum) |
41 ft (12 m) | |
Medea | 1904[110] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
United States (San Diego, CA) |
134 ft (41 m) | |
Sava | 1904[111] | Monitor | Austria-Hungary (Újpest) |
Serbia (Belgrade) |
189 ft (58 m) | |
Moshulu | 1904 | Barque | United Kingdom (Port Glasgow) |
United States (Philadelphia, PA) |
396 ft (121 m) | |
Virginia W | N/A | 1904 | Skipjack | United States (Guilford, VA) |
United States (Cambridge, MD) |
37.5 ft (11.4 m) |
SS Milwaukee Clipper | 1904 | Ferry | United States (Cleveland, OH) |
United States (Muskegon, MI) |
361 ft (110 m) | |
Asgard | 1905[112] | Sailing yacht | Norway (Larvik) |
Ireland (Collins Barracks) |
50.9 ft (15.5 m) | |
Fæmund II | 1905 | Ferry | Unknown | Norway (Femund) |
82 ft (25 m) | |
Hathor | 1905 | Norfolk wherry | United Kingdom (Reedham) |
United Kingdom (Wroxham) |
56 ft (17 m) | |
Baltimore | 1906[113] | Tugboat | United States (Baltimore, MD) |
United States (Baltimore, MD) |
84.5 ft (25.8 m) | |
Blümlisalp | 1906 | Paddle steamer | Switzerland (Zürich) |
Switzerland (Lake Thun) |
198.33 ft (60.45 m) | |
Cambria | 1906 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Greenhithe) |
United Kingdom (Faversham) |
90.95 ft (27.72 m) | |
Edith May | 1906 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Harwich) |
United Kingdom (Lower Halstow) |
20.75 ft (6.32 m) | |
Ena | 1906 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Harwich) |
United Kingdom (Hoo St Werburgh) |
88.13 ft (26.86 m) | |
Östanå I | 1906 | Passenger ferry | Sweden (Stockholm) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
115 ft (35 m) | |
Thalatta | 1906 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Harwich) |
United Kingdom (St Osyth) |
88.9 ft (27.1 m) | |
SS St. Marys Challenger | 1906 | Lake Freighter | United States | United States | 551 ft
(167.945 m) | |
U-1 | 1906 | Submarine | German Empire (Kiel) |
Germany (Munich) |
139.1 ft (42.4 m) | |
Ticonderoga | 1906[114] | Paddle steamer | United States (Shelburne, VT) |
United States (Shelburne, VT) |
220 ft (67 m) | |
MS Henrik Ibsen | 1907 | Unclear | Sweden (Gothenburg) |
Norway (Telemark Canal) |
101.5 ft (30.9 m) | |
Hercules | 1907[115] | Tugboat | United States (Camden, NJ) |
United States (San Francisco, CA) |
151 ft (46 m) | |
Irene | 1907 | Ketch | United Kingdom (Bridgwater) |
United Kingdom (Bridgwater) |
100 ft (30 m) | |
Keewatin | 1907[116] | Passenger Ferry | United Kingdom (Govan) |
Canada (Port McNicoll, ON) |
336.5 ft (102.6 m) | |
Nyanza | 1907 | Steamship | United Kingdom (Renfrewshire) |
Kenya (Kisumu) |
N/A | |
Pegasus | 1907 | Tugboat | United States (Baltimore, MD) |
United States (Jersey City, NJ) |
100 ft (30 m) | |
Rosa | 1907 | Hotel barge | Netherlands (Dedemsvaart) |
France (Canal Latéral de la Garonne) |
98 ft (30 m) | |
Tarmo | 1907[117] | Icebreaker | United Kingdom (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Finland (Kotka) |
220 ft (67 m) | |
Viking | 1907 | Barque | Denmark (Copenhagen) |
Sweden (Gothenburg) |
387.2 ft (118.0 m) | |
Yankee | 1907 | Ferry | United States (Kensington, PA) |
United States (New York, NY) |
136.6 ft (41.6 m) | |
Mohican II | 1908 | Steamship | United States (Newburgh, NY) |
United States (Lake George, NY) |
117 ft (36 m) | |
Oster | 1908 | Steamship | Norway (Kristiansand) |
Norway (Bergen) |
104 ft (32 m) | |
Sabino | 1908[118] | Steamship | United States (Boothbay, ME) |
United States (Mystic, CT) |
57 ft (17 m) | |
Storskär | 1908 | Steamship | Sweden (Gothenburg) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
127.8 ft (39.0 m) | |
Angantyr | 1909 | Ferry | Sweden (Motala Verkstad) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
76 ft (23 m) | |
Ardwina | 1909 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom (Ipswich) |
United Kingdom (London) |
85 ft (26 m) | |
Dar Pomorza | 1909[119] | Frigate | German Empire (Hamburg) |
Poland (Gdynia) |
267 ft (81 m) | |
Drottningholm | 1909 | Ferry | Sweden (Motala Verkstad) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
76 ft (23 m) | |
Duwamish | 1909[120] | Fireboat | United States (Shoreline, WA) |
United States (Seattle, WA) |
120 ft (37 m) | |
Großherzogin Elisabeth | 1909 | Schooner | Netherlands (Alblasserdam) |
Germany (Elsfleth) |
209 ft (64 m) | |
Lotus | 1909[121] | Motor ship | United States (Seattle, WA) |
United States (Seattle, WA) |
85 ft (26 m) | |
President | 1909 | Narrowboat | United Kingdom (Saltley) |
United Kingdom (Dudley) |
71 ft (22 m) | |
Stadt Zürich | 1909 | Paddle steamer | Switzerland (Zürich) |
Switzerland (Lake Zürich) |
193.9 ft (59.1 m) |
1910–1918
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location[lower-alpha 2] | Current location | LOA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgios Averof | 1910[122] | Armored Cruiser | Kingdom of Italy (Livorno) |
Greece (Palaio Faliro) |
459.7 ft (140.1 m) | |
Laurindo Pitta | 1910[123] | Tugboat | Brazil | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) |
129 ft (39 m) | |
Noorderlicht | 1910 | Schooner | German Empire (Flensburg) |
Norway (Svalbard) |
151.7 ft (46.2 m) | |
Norrskär | 1910 | Steamship | Sweden (Gothenburg) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
114.3 ft (34.8 m) | |
Trillium | 1910 | Ferry | Canada (Toronto) |
Canada (Toronto) |
150 ft (46 m) | |
Claude W. Somers | 1911 | Skipjack | United States (Young's Creek, VA) |
United States (Reedville, VA) |
42.5 ft (13.0 m) | |
James M. Schoonmaker | 1911[124] | Lake freighter | United States (Ecorse, MI) |
United States (Toledo, OH) |
617 ft (188 m) | |
Nomadic | 1911[125] | Tender | United Kingdom (Belfast) |
United Kingdom (Belfast) |
220 ft (67 m) | |
Passat | 1911[126] | Barque | German Empire (Hamburg) |
Germany (Hamburg) |
377 ft (115 m) | |
Peking | 1911[127] | Barque | German Empire (Hamburg) |
Germany (Hamburg) |
377.6 ft (115.1 m) | |
Thomas W. Clyde | 1911 | Skipjack | United States (Oriole, MD) |
United States (Deal Island, MD) |
54.4 ft (16.6 m) | |
Wäiski | 1911 | Passenger ship | Germany (Einswarden) |
Finland (Helsinki) |
157.48 ft (48.00 m) | |
African Queen | 1912 | Boat | United Kingdom (Lytham) |
United States (Key Largo, FL) |
30 ft (9.1 m) | |
Cartela | 1912 | Ferry | Australia (Hobart, TAS) |
Australia (Hobart, TAS) |
123 ft (37 m) | |
Chacon | 1912 | Cannery tender | United States (Seattle, WA) |
United States (Chugiak, AK) |
72 ft (22 m) | |
Earnslaw | 1912[128] | Steamship | New Zealand (Dunedin) |
New Zealand (Lake Wakatipu) |
168 ft (51 m) | |
Gustafsberg VII | 1912 | Steamship | Sweden (Oskarshamn) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
113.7 ft (34.7 m) | |
James Caird | 1912[129] | Whaleboat | United Kingdom (London) |
United Kingdom (London) |
22.5 ft (6.9 m) | |
Kanangra | N/A | 1912 | Ferry | Australia (Mort's Dock) |
Australia (Sydney) |
149.18 ft (45.47 m) |
Katherine M. Lee | N/A | 1912 | Oyster schooner | United States (Greenwich, NJ) |
United States (Leipsic, DE) |
85 ft (26 m) |
Kwasind | 1912 | Ferry | Canada (Toronto) |
Canada (Toronto) |
71 ft (22 m) | |
Lady Denman | N/A | 1912 | Ferry | Australia (Huskisson, NSW) |
Australia (City of Shoalhaven, NSW) |
110 ft (34 m) |
Sundowner | 1912[130] | Yacht | United Kingdom (Sheerness, Kent) |
United Kingdom (Ramsgate, Kent) |
58 ft (18 m) | |
Wendameen | 1912 | Schooner | United States (Boothbay, ME) |
United States (Portland, ME) |
67 ft (20 m) | |
Acadia | 1913[131] | Survey vessel | United Kingdom (Tyne and Wear) |
Canada (Halifax, NS) |
182 ft (55 m) | |
Adventuress | 1913 | Schooner | United States (Boothbay, ME) |
United States (Seattle, WA) |
133 ft (41 m) | |
Benjamim Guimarães | N/A | 1913 | Steam paddle boat | United States (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Brazil (Pirapora) |
144 ft (44 m) |
Jolie Brise | 1913 | Cutter | France (Le Havre) |
United Kingdom (Exact location unknown) |
73.10 ft (22.28 m) | |
Kommuna | 1913 | Salvage Vessel | Russian Empire (St. Petersburg) |
Sevastopol (Disputed) |
315 ft (96 m) | |
Kyle | 1913 | Steamship | United Kingdom (Tyne and Wear) |
Canada (Harbour Grace, NL) |
220 ft (67 m) | |
North Head | 1913 | Ferry | Australia (Woolwich) |
Australia (Cairns) |
210 ft (64 m) | |
Rusinga | 1913 | Ferry | United Kingdom (Renfrewshire) |
Kenya (Exact location unknown) |
220 ft (67 m) | |
Belle of Louisville | 1914 | Paddle steamer | United States (Pittsburgh, PA) |
United States (Louisville, KY) |
157.5 ft (48.0 m) | |
Caroline | 1914[132] | Light cruiser | United Kingdom (Birkenhead) |
United Kingdom (Belfast) |
420 ft (130 m) | |
Horns Rev | 1914 | Lightvessel | Denmark (Fåborg) |
Denmark (Esbjerg) |
110.18 ft (33.58 m) | |
Hercules | N/A | 1914 | Floating crane | Germany (Emden) |
Panama (Panama Canal) |
152 ft (46 m) |
Katahdin | 1914 | Steamboat | United States (Bath Iron Works) |
United States (Greenville, ME) |
102 ft (31 m) | |
L.V. Railroad Barge No. 79 | 1914 | Barge | United States (Perth Amboy, NJ) |
United States (Brooklyn, NY) |
36 ft (11 m) | |
Libby's No. 23 | 1914[133] | Sailboat (Fishing vessel) |
United States (Seattle, WA) |
United States (Port Alsworth, AK) |
29.6 ft (9.0 m) | |
Naramata | N/A | 1914[134] | Tugboat | Canada (Okanagan Landing, BC) |
Canada (Penticton, BC) |
98 ft (30 m) |
Perth | 1914 | Ferry | United Kingdom (Glasgow) |
Australia (Perth) |
103 ft (31 m) | |
Pilot | 1914[135] | Pilot boat | United States (San Diego, CA) |
United States (San Diego, CA) |
52 ft (16 m) | |
Sicamous | 1914[136] | Sternwheeler | Canada (Port Arthur, Ontario) |
Canada (Penticton, BC) |
200.5 ft (61.1 m) | |
Stadt Rapperswil | 1914 | Paddle steamer | Switzerland (Zürich) |
Switzerland (Lake Zürich) |
193.9 ft (59.1 m) | |
Statsraad Lehmkuhl | 1914 | Training ship | German Empire (Bremerhaven) |
Norway (Bergen) |
320 ft (98 m) | |
Suur Tõll | 1914[137] | Icebreaker | German Empire (Stettin) |
Estonia (Tallinn) |
247 ft (75.4 m) | |
Tabor Boy | N/A | 1914 | Sailboat | Netherlands | United States (Marion, MA) |
92 ft (28 m) |
Texas | 1914[138] | Dreadnought battleship | United States (Newport News, VA) |
United States (La Porte, TX) |
573 ft (175 m) | |
Bradbury | 1915[139] | Patrol boat | Canada (Selkirk, Manitoba) |
Canada (Selkirk, Manitoba) |
158 ft (48 m) | |
Langer Heinrich | 1915 | Floating crane | Germany (Duisburg) |
Italy (Genoa) |
165 ft (50 m) | |
Liemba | 1915 | Ferry | German Empire (Papenburg) |
Tanzania (Kigoma) |
234.25 ft (71.40 m) | |
M33 | 1915[140] | Monitor | United Kingdom (Belfast) |
United Kingdom (Portsmouth) |
177 ft (54 m) | |
Miseford | 1915 | Tugboat | Canada (Welland, ON) |
Canada (Thunder Bay, ON) |
80 ft (24 m) | |
Peacock | N/A | 1915 | Narrowboat | United Kingdom (Birmingham) |
United Kingdom (Dudley) |
69.97 ft (21.33 m) |
Sankt Erik | 1915[141] | Icebreaker | Sweden (Stockholm) |
Sweden (Stockholm) |
200 ft (61 m) | |
Coastal Motor Boat 4 | 1916[142] | Torpedo boat | United Kingdom (London) |
United Kingdom (Duxford) |
45 ft (14 m) | |
Mercantile | 1916 | Schooner | United States (Little Deer Isle, ME) |
United States (Camden, ME) |
155 ft (47 m) | |
Skeaf VII | 1916[143] | Sailing cruiser | Germany (Lemwerder) |
France (Douarnenez, Bretagne) |
92 ft (28 m) | |
Carlisle II | 1917 | Ferry | United States (Bellingham, WA) |
United States (Port Orchard, WA) |
65 ft (20 m) | |
Commander | 1917 | Motor vessel | United States (Morehead City, NC) |
United States (New York, NY) |
60 ft (18 m) | |
L'Art de Vivre | 1917 | Hotel barge | United Kingdom (Deptford) |
France (Bourdeaux) |
100 ft (30 m) | |
Valley Camp | 1917[144] | Lake freighter | United States (Lorain, OH) |
United States (Sault Ste. Marie, MI) |
550 ft (170 m) | |
Lotus | 1918 | Schooner | United States (Rocky River, OH) |
United States (Sodus Point, NY) |
60 ft (18 m) | |
Surprise | 1918[145] | Schooner | United States (Rockport, MA) |
United States (Camden, ME) |
44.5 ft (13.6 m) | |
W. P. Snyder Jr. | 1918[145] | Sternwheeler | United States (Pittsburgh, PA) |
United States (Marietta, OH) |
175 ft (53 m) |
Oldest surviving by category
The following is a list of ships arranged by category. These include ships that are the oldest in the world by type and by function, they do not include ships known only for being the last of their kind. The cutoff date as with the list are ships constructed before 1919.
By type
Oldest... | Name | Year of construction | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Known ship[146][147] | Pesse canoe | 8040 BC | Dugout canoe |
Intact ship[148] | Khufu ship | 2500 BC | Ritual barge |
Seagoing vessel[149] | Dover Bronze Age Boat | 1500 BC | Seagoing boat |
Rowboat[150] | Nydam Boat | 320-310 BC | Clinker built ship[151] |
Warship[152] | Mary Rose[lower-alpha 5] | 1511 | Carrack |
Schooner[153] | Peggy | 1791 | Armed yacht |
Lifeboat[154] | Zetland | 1802 | Rescue craft |
Submarine[155] | Brandtaucher | 1850 | Naval ship |
Tugboat[156][157] | Mayflower | 1861 | Steam tug |
Clipper ship[158][159] | City of Adelaide | 1864 | Sailing ship |
Turbine-powered ship[160] | Turbinia | 1894 | Experimental |
Sternwheeler[161] | Moyie | 1898 | Paddle steamer |
By function
Oldest... | Name | Year of construction | Type |
---|---|---|---|
Commissioned naval vessel[162] | HMS Victory | 1765 | Ship of the line |
Commissioned naval vessel afloat | USS Constitution | 1797 | Frigate |
Merchant ship[163] | Charles W. Morgan | 1841 | Whaler |
Ocean liner[164] | SS Great Britain | 1843 | Passenger ship |
Operational steamship[165] | Bertha[lower-alpha 6] | 1844 | Dredge |
Active steamship[166] | Skibladner | 1856 | Paddle steamer[lower-alpha 7] |
Active sailing ship[167] | Star of India | 1863 | Windjammer |
Racing yacht[168] | Partridge | 1885 | Yacht |
Active fireboat[169][170] | Edward M. Cotter | 1900 | Fireboat |
See also
Notes
- Use your best judgement when including these ships here per "Ship of Theseus". Going by reliable sources indicating that the ship is "surviving" is a good indication of inclusion.
- Area of origin
- Not otherwise defined, it's only known that these ships were used for warfare.
- This is the discovery date, it is assumed the submarine is from the confederacy. No known information is available regarding a launch date or original name.
- The Mary Rose does not have a complete hull, excluding it from the list above
- The Bertha is laid up (inactive)
- The Skibladner is a "Sidewheeler" as opposed to the Moyie.
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