List of surviving ancient ships

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 Current location Overalllength Pesse canoe 8040–7510 BC Dugout canoe Mesolithic Europe Netherlands 00 Dufuna canoe 6550 BC Dugout canoe Neolithic Africa Nigeria Bibongho canoe 6000 BC Dugout canoe Prehistoric Korea South Korea 01Monoxiles della Marmotta 5620BC to 5300 BC Dugout canoeNeolithic EuropeItaly 01Lake Mendota Canoes3200 BC1300 ADNumerous dugout canoes made varyingly from elm and oakUnited States (Lake Mendota)United States (Madison) Pirogues de Bercy4500 BCDugout canoesNeolithic FranceFrance Dugout Canoe of Gué de Beaulieu3500–3000 BCDugout canoe Neolithic FranceFrance Khufu ship 2500 BC Solar ship, sewn boat construction Ancient Egypt Egypt 99Cooper River CanoeArchaic periodDugout canoeUnited StatesUnited StatesLurgan Canoe2000 BCDugout canoePrehistoric IrelandIrelandFerriby 32030–1780 BCSewn boat (wooden planks stitched together with cord)Bronze Age BritainHull museums (not on display) keel plank, interpreted as a hull length of Carnegie boat 1870–1831 BCSolar shipAncient EgyptUnited StatesChicago boat 1870–1831 BCSolar shipAncient EgyptUnited StatesRed boat1870–1831 BCSolar shipAncient EgyptEgyptWhite boat1870–1831 BCSolar shipAncient EgyptEgyptAppleby logboat 1500–1300 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom Dover Bronze Age Boat 1500 BC Seagoing boat, sewn boat with integral cleats for constructional lashings Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom Hanson Log Boat1500 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom32 ft (10 m)Zambratija boat1200–1000 BCSewn boatCroatiaFrance39 ft (12 m)Carpow Logboat1000 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited KingdomSecond Lake Mendota canoe1000 BCDugout canoeUnited StatesUnited StatesLjubljana Marshes dugout canoe9th century BCDugout canoeSloveniaSloveniaHasholme Logboat750–390 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom Mazarrón I7th century BCMerchant shipPhoeniciaSpainsuviving fragmentsMazarrón II7th century BCMerchant shipPhoeniciaSpainMarseille 3525–500 BCFishing vesselFranceFranceMarseille 4525–500 BCSailing vesselAncient GreeceFrance Ma'agan Michael ship 5th century BC Trade ship Palaestina Prima Israel Fiskerton log boat457–300 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom Hjortspring boat 400–300 BC Canoe Unknown Denmark Kyrenia ship 400–300 BC Trade ship Ancient Greece Cyprus Mohelnice monoxyl3rd century BCDugout canoeCzech RepublicCzech RepublicPoole Logboat300 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom33 ft (10 m)Marsala Punic shipwreck235 BCWarshipAncient CarthageItaly Silk Road No.1 202 BC - 220 AD Riverboat Han dynasty People's Republic of China Sea of Galilee Boat 120 BC–50 AD Fishing boat Ancient Rome Israel Comacchio wreck1st century BCCargo vesselAncient RomeItalyZwammerdam 31st century BC–1st century ADCanoeAncient RomeNetherlandsAlkedo1st century ADPleasure craftAncient RomeItaly Arles Rhône 3 1st century AD Trade ship Ancient Rome France 98Marseille 51st–2nd century ADCoastal working boatAncient RomeFranceMarseille 61st–2nd century ADCoastal working boatAncient RomeFrancePommeroeul 11st–2nd century ADBargeAncient RomeBelgiumPommeroeul 21st century ADDugout canoeAncient RomeBelgiumZwammerdam 2 80–200 ADCargo vesselAncient RomeNetherlandsMainz 681 ADBargeAncient RomeGermanyOberstimm 1100 ADMilitary vesselAncient RomeGermanyOberstimm 2100 ADMilitary vesselAncient RomeGermanyBarchino F2nd century ADBoatAncient RomeItalyShip A2nd century ADShipping vesselAncient RomeItaly De Meern 1 148 AD Barge Ancient Rome Netherlands Bourse Roman shipwreck160–220 ADMerchant shipAncient RomeFranceBevaix boat182 ADTrade shipAncient RomeSwitzerland63.6 ft (19.40 m)Mainz 3191 ADPatrol vesselAncient RomeGermanyMarseille 73rd century ADCoastal working boatAncient RomeFrance Roman ship of Marausa3rd century ADMerchant shipAncient RomeItalyMainz 2249 ADNavis lusoriaAncient RomeGermanyBjörkebåten4th century ADLog boatSwedenSwedenMainz 44th century ADNavis lusoriaAncient RomeGermany Nydam Boat 310–320 AD Pre-Viking ship Denmark Germany Mainz 1385 ADNavis lusoriaAncient RomeGermanyMainz 5395 ADNavis lusoriaAncient RomeGermanyShip D5th century ADBargeAncient RomeItaly Ship I5th century ADRiver ferryAncient RomeItalyChitimacha dugout canoe450–620 ADDugout canoeUnited States United States

See also Ships of ancient Rome List of oldest surviving ships List of longest ships List of longest wooden ships Museum ship List of museum ships Archaeology of shipwrecks

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