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 the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships. Vessels listed are sorted by date of launch 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 it includes examples that are the last of their kind left in the world.
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 : 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.
Name | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location | Current location | Overall length | |
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Punjulharjo boat | 660–780 AD[3] [4] | Lashed-lug boat | Indonesia | Indonesia | |||
Butuan Boat 2 | 689–940 AD[5] [6] | Lashed-lug boat | Philippines | Philippines | |||
Äskekärrskeppet | 8th century[7] | Viking ship | Sweden | ||||
Butuan Boat 1 | 777–988[8] [9] | Lashed-lug boat | Philippines | Philippines | |||
First Lake Mendota canoe | 800[10] | Dugout canoe | United States | United States | |||
Oseberg Ship | 820[11] | Viking ship | Norway | Norway | |||
Gokstad ship | 900[12] | Viking ship | Norway | Norway | |||
Tune ship | 900[13] | Viking ship | Norway | Norway | |||
997–1030[14] [15] | Cargo vessel | Netherlands | Netherlands | ||||
Serçe Limanı Shipwreck | 11th century[16] | Merchant ship | Byzantine Empire | Turkey | |||
11th century[17] | Viking ship | Sweden | Sweden | ||||
Stanley Ferry logboat | 1000[18] [19] | Logboat | Britain | United Kingdom | |||
1025[20] [21] [22] | Viking ship | Norway | Denmark | ||||
Skuldelev 1 | 1030[23] | Viking ship | Norway | Denmark | |||
Skuldelev 5 | 1030[24] | Viking ship | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Skuldelev 6 | 1030[25] | Viking ship | Norway | Denmark | |||
Skuldelev 3 | 1040[26] | Viking ship | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Skuldelev 2 | 1042[27] | Viking ship | Kingdom of Dublin | Denmark | |||
Ląd boat | After 1125[28] [29] | Cargo vessel | Poland | Poland | |||
1163[30] | Merchant ship | Denmark | Denmark | ||||
Quanzhou ship | 1272 | Junk | China | China | |||
Shinan ship | 14th century[31] [32] | Trade ship | China | South Korea | |||
Bremen cog | 1380[33] | Trade ship | Holy Roman Empire | Germany | |||
15th century[34] | Cog | Netherlands | Netherlands | ||||
Newport Ship | 1449[35] | Trade ship | Spain | United Kingdom |
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location | Current location | data-sort-type=number | Overall length |
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Mary Rose | 1511 | Carrack | England | United Kingdom (Portsmouth) | |||
1517[36] | Sailing warship | Sweden | Sweden | ||||
1550 | Transport ship | Saaremaa | Estonia | 52 ft (16 m) | |||
Tarihi Kadırga | Late 16th century[37] [38] | Galley | Ottoman Empire | Turkey | 130 ft (39.64 m) | ||
Sparrow Hawk | 1626[39] | Pinnace | England | United States | 40 ft (12 m) | ||
Vasa | 1627[40] | Sailing warship | Swedish Empire | Sweden | |||
Botik of Peter the Great | 1640s | Miniature Warship | England or Russia | Russia | |||
State Barge of Charles II | 1670[41] [42] | Shallop | England | United Kingdom | |||
La Belle | 1684 | Colony Ship | Kingdom of France | United States | |||
Queen Mary's Shallop | 1689[43] | Shallop | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 41.60 ft (12.69 m) | ||
1689–1692[44] | Boat | Russia | Russia | 24 ft (7.3 m) | |||
Tsar Peters Båt | 1697[45] | Boat | Netherlands | Sweden | |||
1711[46] [47] | Royal barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Portugal | 81 ft (24 m) | |||
Bucintoro dei Savoia | 1729[48] [49] | Royal barge | Republic of Venice | Italy | |||
Prince Frederick's Barge | 1732[50] | Royal barge | Great Britain | United Kingdom | |||
Barque | 1735–1750[51] [52] | Transport ship | Canada | Canada | |||
Galeota Pequena | 1753[53] [54] | Royal barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Portugal | |||
HMS Victory | 1765[55] | Ship of the line | Great Britain | United Kingdom | |||
USS Philadelphia | 1776[56] [57] | Gunboat | United States | United States | |||
Bergantim real | 1780[58] | Royal barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Portugal | 96 ft (29 m) | ||
Hvide Chalup | 1780[59] | Royal barge | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Margaret | 1780[60] [61] | Sailing yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 86.9 ft (26.5 m) | ||
1787[62] | Royal barge | Sweden | Sweden | 33 ft (10 m) | |||
1787[63] | Royal barge | Sweden | Sweden | 33 ft (10 m) | |||
HMS Nancy | 1789 | Schooner | United States | Canada | |||
Peggy | 1789[64] | Armed yacht | Isle of Man | Isle of Man | |||
Saveira Dourada | 1790[65] | Royal barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Portugal | 43 ft (13 m) | ||
USS Constitution | 1797[66] | Frigate | United States | United States | |||
Galeota da Alfândega | Late 18th century[67] | State barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Portugal | 38 ft (12 m) | ||
Nordic Spirit | 19th century[68] [69] | Fishing boat (now replica Viking ship) | Norway | United States | |||
Zetland | 1802[70] [71] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1808[72] | Royal barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Brazil | 78 ft (24 m) | |||
1810[73] | Royal barge | French Empire | France | 59 ft (18 m) | |||
USS Ticonderoga | 1812–1814 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
1816–1818[74] | Royal barge | Netherlands | Netherlands | 55 ft (17 m) | |||
HMS Trincomalee | 1817[75] [76] | Frigate | Company Raj | United Kingdom | |||
Lady Guilford | 1819[77] [78] | Sailing galley | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
HMS Unicorn | 1824[79] | Frigate | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Waka Taua | Before 1827[80] | Waka | New Zealand | United Kingdom | |||
Oxford 1829 Boat | 1828[81] | Racing yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Prince Miguel's barge | 1831 | Royal barge | Kingdom of Portugal | Portugal | 47 ft (14 m) | ||
Tyne | 1833[82] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
LV16 Inner Dowsing | 1840[83] | Lightvessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 87.44 ft (26.67 m) | ||
Charles W. Morgan | 1841[84] | Whaler | United States | United States | |||
Dom Fernando II e Glória | 1843[85] | Frigate | Portuguese India | Portugal | |||
Bertha | 1844[86] | Dredge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Great Britain | 1845[87] [88] | Ocean liner | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Brandtaucher | 1850[89] | Submarine | German Confederation | Germany | |||
Dolly | 1850[90] | Launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 40.98 ft (12.50 m) | ||
Gondola | 1850[91] | Gondola | Italy | United States | |||
Snow Squall | 1851[92] [93] | Clipper | United States | United States | 157 ft (48 m) | ||
Edwin Fox | 1853[94] | Australian convict ship | Company Raj | New Zealand | |||
Maria | 1853[95] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
USS Constellation | 1854[96] | Sloop-of-war | United States | United States | |||
Francis Metallic Surfboat | 1854 | Boat | United States | United States | |||
Tudor Vladimirescu | 1854[97] [98] | Paddle steamer | Austrian Empire | Romania | |||
Victoria | 1855[99] | Racing yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Santiago | 1856[100] | Barque | United Kingdom | Australia | 160 ft 7 in (48.95 m) | ||
Skibladner | 1856[101] [102] [103] | Paddle steamer | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
Gondola | 1859 | Steam yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location | Current location | data-sort-type=number | Overall length |
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SS Rifle | 1860s[104] | Steamship | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Jylland | 1860[105] | Steam frigate | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Mossdale | 1860[106] | Mersey flat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Warrior | 1860[107] | Ironclad | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Cairo | 1861[108] | Ironclad | United States | United States | |||
Hjejlen | 1861[109] | Paddle steamer | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Mayflower | 1861[110] | Tugboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Chattahoochee | 1863[111] | Gunboat | Confederate States of America | United States | 150 ft (46 m) | ||
Daring | 1863[112] | Schooner | New Zealand | New Zealand | 55 ft (17 m) | ||
H. L. Hunley | 1863[113] | Submarine | Confederate States of America | United States | |||
Intelligent Whale | 1863[114] | Submarine | United States | United States | |||
Neuse | 1863[115] [116] | Ironclad | Confederate States of America | United States | 152 ft (46 m) | ||
Star of India | 1863[117] | Windjammer | United Kingdom | United States | |||
City of Adelaide | 1864[118] | Clipper | United Kingdom | Australia | |||
Muscogee | 1864[119] | Ironclad | Confederate States of America | United States | |||
Strelets | 1864 | Monitor | Russian Empire | Russia | |||
El Mahrousa | 1865[120] | Superyacht | United Kingdom | Egypt | |||
Gerda | 1865 | Steamboat | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Huáscar | 1865[121] | Monitor | United Kingdom | Chile | |||
Sub Marine Explorer | 1865 | Submarine | United States | Panama | |||
Adelaide | 1866 | Paddle steamer | Australia | Australia | |||
Bjoren | 1866[122] | Steamboat | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
Emma C. Berry | 1866 | Sloop | United States | United States | 39.2 ft (11.9 m) | ||
Waterlily | 1866[123] | Launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1867[124] | Fishing vessel | Sweden–Norway | Germany | ||||
May Queen | 1867[125] | Ketch | Australia | Australia | |||
Buffel | 1868 | Ironclad | United Kingdom | Netherlands | |||
MV Enköping | 1868[126] | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Freja af Fryken | 1868 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Lone Star | 1868 | Towboat | United States | United States | |||
Schorpioen | 1868 | Ironclad | French Empire | Netherlands | |||
Cutty Sark | 1869[127] | Clipper | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Esperance | 1869[128] | Saloon launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Katarina | 1869 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Finland | |||
LV44 Carnarvon Bay | 1869[129] | Lightvessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Middlewich | 1870[130] | Icebreaker | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 42.10 ft (12.51 m) | ||
Yavari | 1870[131] | Lake steamer | United Kingdom | Peru | |||
1871 | Gaff rig | Germany | Germany | ||||
1871 | Paddle steamer | Austria-Hungary | Austria | ||||
1871 | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | ||||
Leitha | 1871[132] | River monitor | Austria-Hungary | Hungary | |||
Lewis R. French | 1871[133] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Raven | 1871 | Steam barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Stephen Taber | 1871[134] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
FK 312 | 1872[135] | Tugboat | Hungary | Hungary | |||
Gjøa | 1872[136] | Sloop | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
1872[137] | Cargo ship | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | ||||
Puno | 1872 | Hospital ship | United Kingdom | Peru | |||
Meiji Maru | 1873[138] | Lighthouse tender | United Kingdom | Japan | |||
Rap | 1873[139] | Torpedo boat | United Kingdom | Norway | |||
Eva | 1874[140] | Saloon launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
PS Hero | 1874 | Paddle steamer | Australia | Australia | |||
James Craig | 1874[141] | Barque | United Kingdom | Australia | |||
Juno | 1874[142] | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | 103.1 ft (31.45 m) | ||
SS Salama | 1874[143] [144] | Steamship | Finland | Finland | |||
ARA Uruguay | 1874[145] | Corvette | United Kingdom | Argentina | |||
Muñoz Gamero | 1875 | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom | Chile | |||
Sölve | 1875[146] | Monitor | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Anna Karoline | 1876[147] | Nordlandsjekt | Sweden–Norway | Norway | 21 ft (6.40 m) | ||
PS Gem | 1876[148] [149] | Paddle steamer | Australia | Australia | |||
1876 | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | ||||
Lottie Cooper | 1876[150] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
1876 | Steamboat | Germany | Germany | ||||
Bonaire | 1877 | Steam frigate | Netherlands | Netherlands | |||
Elissa | 1877[151] | Barque | United Kingdom | United States | |||
Governor Stone | 1877 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Lady of the Lake | 1877[152] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Loyal | 1877[153] [154] | Ketch | Sweden–Norway | Norway | 54 ft (16 m) | ||
Sirius | 1877[155] [156] | Yacht | Portugal | Portugal | |||
Bayou St. John submarine | 1878[157] | Submarine | United States | United States | |||
Enterprise | 1878 | Paddle steamer | Australia | Australia | 57 ft (17.3 m) | ||
Falls of Clyde | 1878[158] | Windjammer | United Kingdom | United States | |||
HMS Gannet | 1878[159] [160] | Sloop-of-war | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Great Canoe | 1878[161] [162] | Dugout canoe | Pacific Northwest | United States | |||
Holland I | 1878[163] | Submarine | United States | United States | |||
The Lightship | 1878[164] | Lightvessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Lady Elizabeth | 1879[165] | Barque | United Kingdom | Falkland Islands | |||
Light Vessel 50 H.Y. Tyne | 1879[166] | Lightvessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1879[167] | Paddle steamer | Germany | Germany | ||||
Vallejo | 1879 | Houseboat | United States | United States | |||
1879[168] | Steam Launch | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | 39.69 ft (12.1 m) | |||
Annie | 1880[169] | Sloop | United States | United States | 28 ft (8.5 m) | ||
Ejdern | 1880 [170] [171] | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Friedrich | 1880 [172] | Passenger ship | Germany | Germany | |||
Cygnet | 1881[173] | Spritsail barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Elise Ann Conners | 1881[174] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Fenian Ram | 1881[175] | Submarine | United States | United States | |||
1881[176] | Jekt | Sweden–Norway | Norway | ||||
Mary D. Hume | 1881[177] | Steamboat | United States | United States | 140 ft (43 m) | ||
Meissen | 1881 | Paddle Steamer | Germany | Germany | |||
S:t Erik af Göteborg | 1881 | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Grace Bailey | 1882 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Joseph Conrad | 1882[178] | Sailing ship | Denmark | United States | |||
1883[179] | River launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 59.67 ft (18.20 m) | |||
HMS Calypso | 1883 | Unprotected cruiser | United Kingdom | Canada | |||
Christeen | 1883[180] | Sloop | United States | United States | |||
Nelcebee | 1883[181] | Lighter | United Kingdom | Australia | |||
Abdón Calderón | 1884[182] | Gunboat | United Kingdom | Ecuador | |||
Kuna | 1884 | Icebreaker | Poland | Poland | 100 ft (30.48) | ||
Little Jennie | 1884 | Bugeye | United States | United States | |||
Amazon | 1885[183] | Yacht | United Kingdom | Malta | |||
Coronet | 1885[184] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
John Sebastian | 1885[185] | Lightvessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Partridge | 1885[186] | Gaff cutter | United Kingdom | France | |||
Pioneer | 1885[187] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Polly Woodside | 1885[188] | Barque | United Kingdom | Australia | |||
Wavertree | 1885[189] | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom | United States | |||
Balclutha | 1886[190] | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom | United States | |||
1886 | Steamship | Poland | Germany | ||||
Isaac H. Evans | 1886 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
L'Almée | 1886[191] | Yacht | France | France | |||
1886–1887[192] | Paddle steamer | Russia | Russia | ||||
Primrose | 1887[193] | Barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
RMS Segwun | 1887[194] | Steamship | Canada | Canada | 125 ft (38.1 m) | ||
Sigyn | 1887[195] | Barque | Sweden–Norway | Finland | |||
HNoMS Tyr | 1887[196] | Flat-iron gunboat | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
af Chapman | 1888[197] | Full-rigged ship | United Kingdom | Sweden | |||
Akarana | 1888 | Cutter | New Zealand | Australia | |||
City of Seattle | 1888[198] | Houseboat | United States | United States | |||
1888 | Lightvessel | Germany | Germany | ||||
Elf | 1888[199] [200] | Racing Yacht | United States | United States | |||
Equator | 1888[201] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Monarch | 1888[202] [203] | Rowing 10 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Priscilla | 1888[204] | Sloop | United States | United States | |||
Anna Kristina | 1889 | Hardangerjakt | Sweden–Norway | Spain | |||
Arthur Foss | 1889[205] [206] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
1889 | Ketch | Germany | Germany | ||||
SS Maggie | 1889[207] | Houseboat | United States or Denmark | United States | |||
MY Raven | 1889[208] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Peral | 1889[209] | Submarine | Kingdom of Spain | Spain |
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location | Current location | LOA | |
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Adamant | 1890[210] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Dorothy | 1890[211] | Tugboat | United States | United States | 90 ft (27.4 m) | ||
1890[212] | Schooner | United Kingdom | Germany | 95.14 ft (29.60 m) | |||
Eureka | 1890[213] | Ferry | United States | United States | 299 ft (91.29 m) | ||
Free China | 1890[214] [215] | Junk | China | Taiwan | |||
Frifararen | 1890[216] | Sloop | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Isabella Fortuna | 1890[217] | Fifie | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
SS Robin | 1890[218] | Steamship | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Scorpio | 1890[219] | Barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Alma | 1891[220] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Greta | 1891[221] [222] | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 80 ft (24 m) | ||
1891[223] | Whaling ship | United Kingdom | Antarctica | ||||
1891[224] | Steamship | Hungary | Hungary | ||||
1891[225] | Steamship | Hungary | Hungary | ||||
Nellie | 1891[226] | Sloop | United States | United States | |||
Tern | 1891 | Motor yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 145.7 ft (44.41 m) | ||
Fram | 1892[227] | Schooner | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
1892[228] | Admirals barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | ||||
Kestrel | 1892[229] | Steam yacht | United States | United States | |||
Mirosa | 1892[230] | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Olympia | 1892[231] | Protected cruiser | United States | United States | |||
Rona | 1892 | Sailing Yacht | New Zealand | New Zealand | |||
Trafik | 1892 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Yarmouth Belle | 1892[232] | Excursion vessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 81.97 ft (25.0 m) | ||
SS Coya | 1893 | Steamship | United Kingdom | Peru | |||
El Primero | 1893 | Steam yacht | United States | United States | |||
Lettie G. Howard | 1893[233] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Maggie S. Myers | 1893 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Result | 1893[234] | Schooner | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1893 | Steamboat | Finland | Finland | ||||
Viking | 1893 | Replica Viking ship | Sweden–Norway | United States | 78 ft (23 m) | ||
Lagaren | 1894 | Motorship | Sweden–Norway | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |||
Sif | 1894 | Schooner | Odense, Denmark | Imperia | 54.9 ft(16.47m) | ||
RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353) | 1894 | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1894 | Icebreaker | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | ||||
Effie M. Morrissey | 1894[235] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Henry Ramey Upcher | 1894 | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Spry | 1894[236] | Severn Trow | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Turbinia | 1894[237] [238] | Experimental steamship | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Vridni | 1894[239] | Tugboat | Austria-Hungary | Croatia | |||
Bessie | 1895[240] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
C.A. Thayer | 1895[241] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Centaur | 1895 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Hiawatha | 1895 | Ferry | Canada | Canada | |||
Kitty | 1895 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Lightvessel Gedser Rev | 1895 | Lightvessel | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Motala Express | 1895 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Orinoco | 1895[242] | Barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1895[243] [244] | Brixham trawler | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | ||||
Belem | 1896[245] | Barque | France | France | |||
Branksome | 1896[246] | Saloon launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Edna G | 1896 | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Genève | 1896 | Paddle steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | |||
Glenlee | 1896[247] | Barque | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1896[248] | Sailing boat | Hungary | Hungary | ||||
Lynher | 1896[249] | Tamar Barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Meteor | 1896[250] | Whaleback | United States | United States | |||
Otto | 1896[251] | Launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Rebecca T. Ruark | 1896[252] | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
Rickmer Rickmers | 1896[253] | Barque | German Empire | Germany | |||
Dawn | 1897[254] | Spritsail barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Keenora | 1897[255] | Passenger ship | Canada | Canada | |||
La Dolce Vita | 1897[256] | Hotel barge | Netherlands | Italy | |||
Marianne | 1897 | Yacht | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
HSwMS Najaden | 1897[257] | Full-rigged ship | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
Presidente Sarmiento | 1897[258] | Training ship | United Kingdom | Argentina | |||
St Paul | 1897[259] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Wallace Foss | 1897[260] [261] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Wyvern | 1897 | Sailing yacht | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
Albion | 1898 | Norfolk wherry | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Berkeley | 1898[262] | Ferry | United States | United States | |||
Carola | 1898[263] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Consuta | 1898[264] | Umpire's Launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Edme | 1898 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
RNLB Jane Anne | 1898[265] [266] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Kittiwake | 1898[267] | Saloon launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Marjorie | 1898 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 84 ft (25.6 m) | ||
Marquis | 1898[268] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Moyie | 1898[269] | Paddle steamer | Canada | Canada | |||
Niagara | 1898[270] | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 86.7 ft (26.43 m) | ||
Northwich | 1898[271] [272] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Nuneham | 1898[273] | Passenger vessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Puglia | 1898[274] | Protected cruiser | Italy | Italy | 289.5 ft (88.25 m) | ||
1898 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 78.74 ft (24.00 m) | |||
1898 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 92.84 ft (28.30 m) | |||
1898 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 100.06 ft (30.50 m) | |||
PS Waimarie | 1898[275] | Paddle Steamer | United Kingdom | New Zealand | |||
SB Wyvenhoe | 1898 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Albatros | 1899 | Ketch | Netherlands | Netherlands | 131 ft (39.9 m) | ||
Decima | 1899[276] | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Enterprise No 1 | 1899[277] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 52 ft (15.86 m) | ||
James Stevens No 10 | 1899[278] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Maud | 1899 | Norfolk wherry | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Norrtelje | 1899 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Shamrock | 1899[279] | Tamar Barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Stjernen I | 1899 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Norway | |||
William B. Tennison | 1899 | Bugeye | United States | United States | |||
1899 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 102.36 ft (31.20 m) | |||
1900[280] | Icebreaker | United Kingdom | Russia | 200.13 ft (61 m) | |||
1900 | Steamer | Netherlands | Netherlands | ||||
Edward M. Cotter | 1900 | Fireboat | United States | United States | |||
SY Ena | 1900 | Steam yacht | Australia | Australia | |||
SS Howard L. Shaw | 1900 | Lake Freighter | United States | Canada | |||
Ironsides | 1900 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
James Stevens No 14 | 1900[281] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1900 | Tall ship/Frigate | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | ||||
Marbury | 1900[282] | Icebreaker | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Mikasa | 1900[283] | Pre-dreadnought battleship | United Kingdom | Japan | |||
Regina M. | 1900[284] | Sloop | United States-Canada | United States | |||
River Thames Visitor Centre | 1900[285] | Thames Lighter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 60 ft (18.30 m) | ||
Sir Walter Scott | 1900 | Steamship | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 110 ft (34 m) | ||
Västan | 1900 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Victory Chimes | 1900[286] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Cangarda | 1901 | Yacht | United States | United States | 126 ft (38 m) | ||
Chauncy Maples | 1901[287] | Motor ship | United Kingdom | Malawi | |||
RRS Discovery | 1901[288] | Barque | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 172 ft (52 m) | ||
Duchesse Anne | 1901[289] | Full-rigged ship | German Empire | France | |||
Gazela | 1901[290] | Barquentine | Kingdom of Portugal | United States | |||
Holland 1 | 1901[291] | Submarine | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Janie Seddon | 1901[292] | Submarine minelayer | United Kingdom | New Zealand | |||
Kathryn | 1901 | Skipjack | United States | United States | 50 ft (15 m) | ||
Lilith | 1901[293] [294] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Reaper | 1901[295] | Fifie | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Sigsbee | 1901[296] | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
Susan May | 1901 | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
Tilikum | 1901[297] | Dugout canoe | British Canada | Canada | |||
Urger | 1901[298] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
1901[299] | Paddle Steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | ||||
HMCC Vigilant | 1901[300] | Customs cutter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Windsor Belle | 1901[301] | Launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Basuto | 1902[302] [303] | Clyde puffer | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 65.90 ft (20.10 m) | ||
Columbia | 1902[304] | Excursion steamship | United States | United States | |||
Irene | 1902[305] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Jupiter | 1902[306] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Kung Ring | 1902 | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | |||
Madiz | 1902 | Yacht | United Kingdom | ||||
Normac | 1902[307] | Steamship | United States | Canada | 110 ft (35.2 m) | ||
Osprey | 1902[308] | Saloon launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
USS Sachem | 1902[309] [310] | Yacht | United States | United States | |||
Shenandoah | 1902 | Schooner | United States | United Kingdom | |||
Silver Heel | 1902[311] | Log canoe | United States | United States | |||
Solway Lass | 1902[312] | Schooner | Netherlands | Australia | |||
Stanley Norman | 1902[313] | Skipjack | United States | United States | 48.3 ft (14.71 m) | ||
Suomen Joutsen | 1902[314] | Full-rigged ship | France | Finland | |||
Waratah | 1902[315] | Tugboat | Australia | Australia | 108.5 ft (33.1 m) | ||
Water Viper | 1902[316] | Saloon launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Alma Doepel | 1903 | Schooner | Australia | Australia | |||
Aurora | 1903[317] | Protected cruiser | Russian Empire | Russia | |||
Boomerang | 1903[318] | Schooner | Australia | Australia | 96 ft (29.28 m) | ||
Celtic | 1903 | Thames sailing barge | Netherlands | United Kingdom | 90 ft (27.43 m) | ||
1903[319] | Tugboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 109.93 ft (33.53 m) | |||
Eleanor | 1903 | Racing sloop | United States | United States | |||
Garlandstone | 1903[320] | Cargo vessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Lightship Finngrundet | 1903 | Lightvessel | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | 107.6 ft (32.7 m) | ||
Föri | 1903[321] | Ferry | Grand Duchy of Finland | Finland | |||
Light Vessel 72 | 1903[322] | Lightvessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1903 | Passenger ship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | ||||
Pommern | 1903[323] | Barque | United Kingdom | Finland | |||
Alose | 1904[324] | Submarine | France | France | |||
Ariki | 1904[325] | Yacht | New Zealand | New Zealand | 54 ft (16.45 m) | ||
Barnegat | 1904 | Lightship | United States | United States | 129 ft (39 m) | ||
STV Black Jack | 1904 | Brigantine | United Kingdom | Canada | |||
1904 | Steamship | Sweden–Norway | Sweden | 67.61 ft (20.61 m) | |||
Fannie L. Daugherty | 1904 | Skipjack | United States | United States | 41.3 ft (12.6 m) | ||
1904[326] | Submarine | Sweden–Norway | Sweden ( | ||||
Henry | 1904[327] | Spritsail barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
James & Mary Walker | 1904[328] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
RNLB J C Madge (ON 536) | 1904 | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1904 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 88.09 ft (26.85 m) | |||
Maple Leaf | 1904[329] | Schooner | Canada | Canada | |||
Medea | 1904[330] | Steam yacht | United Kingdom | United States | |||
SS Milwaukee Clipper | 1904[331] | Ferry | United States | United States | |||
1904[332] | Paddle Steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | ||||
Moshulu | 1904 | Barque | United Kingdom | United States | |||
1904[333] [334] | Paddle Steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | ||||
Provider | 1904[335] | Schooner | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Sava | 1904[336] | Monitor | Austria-Hungary | Serbia | |||
Seamew | 1904–08 | Yard tender | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Swiftsure (LV-83) | 1904 | Lightship | United States | United States | 129.6 ft (39.47 m) | ||
Virginia W | 1904 | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
Woltman | 1904 | Tugboat | Germany | Germany | |||
SS Amasa Stone | 1905 | Lake freighter | United States | United States | |||
1905 | Gunboat | United Kingdom | Peru | ||||
Asgard | 1905[337] | Sailing yacht | Norway | Ireland | |||
Doris | 1905[338] | Sailing yacht | United States | United States | |||
MS Fæmund II | 1905 | Ferry | Norway | Norway | |||
Hathor | 1905 | Norfolk wherry | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1905 | Sailboat | Germany | Germany | ||||
Hilda M. Willing | 1905 | Skipjack | United States | United States | 40 ft (12 m) | ||
1905 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 79.39 ft (24.20 m) | |||
1905 | Steamboat | Germany | Germany | ||||
SS Ridgetown | 1905 | Lake freighter | United States | Canada | 569 ft (176.4 m) | ||
Sheila | 1905[339] | Canoe Yawl | Isle of Man | France | 23 ft (7.6m) | ||
Alexander von Humboldt | 1906 | Barque | Germany | Germany | 205.2 ft (62.55 m) | ||
Baltimore | 1906[340] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Blümlisalp | 1906 | Paddle steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | |||
1906 | Steamboat | Germany | Germany | ||||
SB Cambria | 1906[341] | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Edith May | 1906 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
SB Ena | 1906[342] | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Ida May | 1906[343] | Skipjack | United States | United States | 42.2 ft (12.9 m) | ||
Minnehaha | 1906[344] | Steamboat | United States | United States | 70 ft (21 m) | ||
Östanå I | 1906 | Passenger ferry | Sweden | Sweden | |||
Saturn | 1906[345] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
SS St. Marys Challenger | 1906 | Lake Freighter | United States | United States | 551 ft (167.945 m) | ||
Thalatta | 1906 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Ticonderoga | 1906[346] | Paddle steamer | United States | United States | |||
U-1 | 1906 | Submarine | German Empire | Germany | |||
Viking | 1906 | Barque | Denmark | Sweden | |||
Viola | 1906[347] | Trawler | United Kingdom | South Georgia | 108.50 ft (33.07 m) | ||
Ambrose (LV-87) | 1907 | Lightvessel | United States | United States | 135.5 ft (41.28 m) | ||
1907[348] | Paddle steamer | Germany | Germany | ||||
Charles Henry Ashley | 1907[349] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1907[350] | Tugboat | Canada | Canada | ||||
Drazki | 1907 | Torpedo boat | France | Bulgaria | |||
F. C. Lewis Jr. | 1907 | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
MS Henrik Ibsen | 1907 | Steamship | Sweden | Norway | |||
Hercules | 1907[351] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
1907 | Lifeboat | Sweden | Sweden | ||||
Irene | 1907 | Ketch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Keewatin | 1907[352] | Passenger liner | United Kingdom | Canada (Kingston, Ontario) | |||
Lyttelton | 1907 | Tugboat | United Kingdom | New Zealand | |||
Moewe | 1907 | Ketch | Germany | Germany | |||
Nyanza | 1907 | Steamship | United Kingdom | Kenya | |||
Pegasus | 1907 | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Prince Otman | 1907[353] | Yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 92 ft (28 m) | ||
Rosa | 1907 | Hotel barge | Netherlands | France | |||
1907 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 90.38 ft (27.55 m) | |||
Tarmo | 1907[354] | Icebreaker | United Kingdom | Finland | |||
Yankee | 1907 | Ferry | United States | United States | |||
1908[355] [356] | Steamship | Germany | Germany | ||||
Circle Line XIV | 1908 | Tour boat | United States | United States | |||
Fehmarnbelt | 1908 | Lightvessel | Germany | Germany | 149.1 ft (45.44 m) | ||
Mohican II | 1908 | Steamship | United States | United States | |||
Monarch | 1908[357] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Oscar W | 1908[358] [359] [360] | Paddle steamer | Australia | Australia | 103.1 ft (31.42 m) | ||
Oster | 1908 | Steamship | Norway | Norway | |||
Raeo | 1908[361] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Sabino | 1908[362] | Steamship | United States | United States | |||
Sharpness | 1908[363] | Tugboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 44.98 ft (13.72 m) | ||
Speeder | 1908[364] | Motor vessel | United States | United States | 87 ft (26.52 m) | ||
Storskär | 1908 | Steamship | Sweden | Sweden | |||
1908 | Cable ship | United States | Greece | ||||
Angantyr | 1909 | Ferry | Sweden | Sweden | |||
Ardwina | 1909 | Thames sailing barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Arkansas | 1909[365] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Bigwin | 1909[366] | Steamship | Canada | Canada | 66 ft (20 m) | ||
Black Pearl | 1909[367] | Schooner | Sweden | Malta | |||
1909 | Lightvessel | Germany | Germany | ||||
Dar Pomorza | 1909[368] | Frigate | German Empire | Poland | |||
Doris | 1909[369] | Thames bawley | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Drottningholm | 1909[370] | Ferry | Sweden | Sweden | |||
Duwamish | 1909[371] | Fireboat | United States | United States | |||
Großherzogin Elisabeth | 1909 | Schooner | Netherlands | Germany | |||
1909 | Steamship | Norway | Norway | ||||
Lizzie Porter | 1909[372] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 34.98 ft (10.67 m) | ||
Lotus | 1909[373] | Motor ship | United States | United States | |||
President | 1909 | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Stadt Zürich | 1909[374] | Paddle steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | |||
Steam Pinnace 199 | 1909[375] | Pinnace | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1909 | Training ship | Japan | Japan | 136.1 ft (41.51 m) | |||
William Riley of Birmingham | 1909[376] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
Names | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location | Current location | Length overall | |
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George | 1910[377] | Short boat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Georgios Averof | 1910[378] | Armored cruiser | Kingdom of Italy | Greece | |||
Gonca | 1910[379] | Steam yacht | Turkey | ||||
Grimsby | 1910[380] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
RNLB Helen Smitton (ON 603) | 1910[381] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
RNLB James Leith | 1910 | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Juneta | 1910[382] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
1910 | Yacht | Russia | Russia | 151.9 ft (46.3 m) | |||
1910[383] | Paddle steamer | Switzerland | 257.5 ft (78.5 m) | ||||
Laurindo Pitta | 1910[384] [385] | Tugboat | Great Britain | Brazil | |||
Noorderlicht | 1910 | Schooner | German Empire | Norway | |||
Norrskär | 1910 | Steamship | Sweden | Sweden | |||
Sand Man | 1910[386] [387] [388] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Ste. Claire | 1910[389] | Excursion steamship | United States | United States | 190 ft (58 m) | ||
Suriname-Rivier | 1910 | Lightvessel | Netherlands | Suriname | 81.6 ft (24.85 m) | ||
Tiger | 1910 | Tugboat | Germany | Germany | |||
Trillium | 1910[390] | Ferry | Canada | Canada | |||
Atlinto | 1911[391] | Launch | Canada | Canada | |||
1911 | Steamship | Sweden | Sweden | ||||
Claude W. Somers | 1911 | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
Connaught | 1911[392] | Passenger vessel | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 105.93 ft (32.31 m) | ||
Europa | 1911[393] | Barque | Germany | Netherlands | |||
Eye of the Wind | 1911 | Brigantine | Germany | Germany | |||
Hestmanden | 1911 | Merchant ship | Norway | Norway | |||
James M. Schoonmaker | 1911[394] | Lake freighter | United States | United States | |||
McKeever Brothers (SP-683) | 1911[395] | Patrol vessel | United States | United States | 136 ft (41 m) | ||
Nomadic | 1911[396] | Tender | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Nusret | 1911 | Minelayer | German Empire | Turkey | 131 ft (40.20 m) | ||
Passat | 1911[397] | Barque | German Empire | Germany | |||
Peking | 1911[398] | Barque | German Empire | Germany | |||
Thomas W. Clyde | 1911 | Skipjack | United States | United States | |||
Tordenskjold | 1911 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Tradewind | 1911 | Schooner | Netherlands | Netherlands | 121 ft (37 m) | ||
Wäiski | 1911 | Passenger ship | Germany | Finland | |||
1911 | Barge | Netherlands | Netherlands | ||||
African Queen | 1912[399] | Boat | United Kingdom | United States | |||
1912 | Steamboat | Germany | Germany | ||||
Canberra | 1912 | Paddle Steamer | Australia | Australia | 74 ft (22.6 m) | ||
Cartela | 1912 | Ferry | Australia | Australia | |||
TSS Earnslaw | 1912[400] | Steamship | New Zealand | New Zealand | |||
Garðar BA 64 | 1912[401] | Whaler | Norway | Iceland | 100.39 ft (30.6 m) | ||
MS Gustaf III | 1912 | Steamship | Sweden | Sweden | |||
MV Gustafsberg VII | 1912 | Steamship | Sweden | Sweden | |||
Herons | 1912[402] | Houseboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Hospital Boat No. 67 | 1912[403] | Hospital boat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 70 ft (21 m) | ||
1912 | Lightvessel | Russia | Finland | ||||
Ilford | 1912[404] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
James Caird | 1912[405] | Whaleboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
MS J. L. Runeberg | 1912 | Steamship | Finland | Finland | 94.4 ft (28.8 m) | ||
Kanangra | 1912 | Ferry | Australia | Australia | |||
Katherine M. Lee | 1912 | Oyster schooner | United States | United States | |||
1912[406] | Tugboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 76.95 ft (23.47 m) | |||
Kwasind | 1912 | Ferry | Canada | Canada | |||
La Palma | 1912 | Steamship | United Kingdom | Canary Islands | |||
Lady Denman | 1912 | Ferry | Australia | Australia | |||
Sundowner | 1912[407] [408] | Yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Wendameen | 1912 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Zhongshan | 1912[409] | Gunboat | Japan | China | |||
Acadia | 1913[410] | Survey vessel | United Kingdom | Canada | |||
Adventuress | 1913 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Benjamim Guimarães | 1913 | Paddle steamer | United States | Brazil | |||
Claus D | 1913 | Tugboat | Germany | Germany | |||
Count Dracula | 1913[411] [412] | Launch | German Empire | United Kingdom | |||
1913 | Steamship | Hungary | Hungary | 118.43 ft (36.10 m) | |||
Jolie Brise | 1913[413] | Cutter | France | United Kingdom | |||
Kildare | 1913[414] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Kommuna | 1913 | Salvage Vessel | Russian Empire | Sevastopol | |||
1913[415] | Steamship | Hungary | Hungary | 202.7 ft (61.80 m) | |||
Kyle | 1913 | Steamship | United Kingdom | Canada | |||
MV North Head | 1913 | Ferry | Australia | Australia | |||
Rusinga | 1913 | Ferry | United Kingdom | Kenya | |||
SS Stord I | 1913 | Passenger ship | Norway | Norway | |||
SS Usoga | 1913 | Ferry | United Kingdom | Kenya | |||
1913 | Pleasure ship | Finland | Finland | 78.58 ft (23.95 m) | |||
Belle of Louisville | 1914 | Paddle steamer | United States | United States | |||
Borcea | 1914[416] | Paddle steamer | Romania | Romania ) | |||
Bustardthorpe | 1914[417] | Lighter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Caroline | 1914[418] | Light cruiser | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Doulos Phos | 1914 | Cruise ship | United States | Indonesia | |||
Eppleton Hall | 1914[419] | Tugboat | United Kingdom | United States | |||
1914 | Schooner | Denmark | Denmark | 38 m (124.7 ft) | |||
Halas 71 | 1914[420] | Ferry | United Kingdom | Turkey | |||
Hazel | 1914[421] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Hercules | 1914 | Floating crane | Germany | Panama | |||
Horns Rev | 1914 | Lightvessel | Denmark | Denmark | |||
Alaska | 1914[422] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Katahdin | 1914[423] | Steamboat | United States | United States | |||
L.V. Railroad Barge No. 79 | 1914[424] | Barge | United States | United States | |||
Libby's No. 23 | 1914[425] | Sailboat | United States | United States | |||
Naramata | 1914[426] | Tugboat | Canada | Canada | |||
Perth | 1914 | Ferry | United Kingdom | Australia | |||
Pilot | 1914[427] | Pilot boat | United States | United States | |||
Sicamous | 1914[428] | Sternwheeler | Canada | Canada | |||
Stadt Rapperswil | 1914[429] | Paddle steamer | Switzerland | Switzerland | |||
Statsraad Lehmkuhl | 1914[430] [431] | Training ship | German Empire | Norway | |||
Suur Tõll | 1914[432] | Icebreaker | German Empire | Estonia | 75.4abbr=onNaNabbr=on | ||
SSV Tabor Boy | 1914 | Sailboat | Netherlands | United States | |||
Texas | 1914[433] | Dreadnought battleship | United States | United States | |||
USS Zumbrota | 1914[434] | Motor boat | United States | United States | |||
Addie | 1915[435] | Tugboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1915 | Lightvessel | Germany | Germany | ||||
Atta Boy | 1915[436] | Motor launch | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Bradbury | 1915[437] | Patrol boat | Canada | Canada | |||
Brandram | 1915[438] [439] | X Lighter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 105 ft (32 m) | ||
Cyclops | 1915[440] | Admiralty pinnace | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Glala | 1915[441] | Yacht | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Iowa | 1915[442] | Tugboat | United States | United States | |||
Katie (SP-660) | 1915 | Patrol vessel | United States | United States | 48 ft (15 m) | ||
Langer Heinrich | 1915 | Floating crane | Germany | Italy | |||
Liemba | 1915 | Ferry | German Empire | Tanzania | |||
Light Ship Petrel | 1915[443] | Lightvessel | Ireland | United Kingdom | 99 ft (30 m) | ||
M33 | 1915[444] | Monitor | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
1915 | Schooner | Germany | Netherlands | ||||
Miseford | 1915 | Tugboat | Canada | Canada | |||
Peacock | 1915[445] | Narrowboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Peter P | 1915[446] | X Lighter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Sankt Erik | 1915[447] | Icebreaker | Sweden | Sweden | |||
See W. See (SP-740) | 1915 | Patrol vessel | United States | United States | |||
1915 | Steamship | Denmark | Denmark | ||||
Spithead | 1915[448] | X Lighter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Wilhelm Carpelan | 1915 | Transport boat | Finland | Finland | 60.8 ft (18.5 m) | ||
Coastal Motor Boat 4 | 1916[449] | Torpedo boat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Coastal Motor Boat 9 | 1916[450] [451] | Torpedo boat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Krassin | 1916[452] | Icebreaker | United Kingdom | Russia | 327.4 ft (99.8 m) | ||
Lilian | 1916[453] | Yacht | Sweden | United Kingdom | |||
1916[454] | Torpedo boat | Italy | Italy | ||||
Mercantile | 1916 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Portsmouth Lightship | 1916 | Lightvessel | United States | United States | |||
1916[455] | Sailing cruiser | Germany | France | ||||
SM UB-46 | 1916 | U-boat | Germany | Turkey | |||
Carlisle II | 1917 | Ferry | United States | United States | |||
CLS2 Carpentaria | 1917[456] | Lightvessel | Australia | Australia | |||
CLS4 Carpentaria | 1917[457] | Lightvessel | Australia | Australia | |||
Commander | 1917 | Motor vessel | United States | United States | |||
Flashing Stream | 1917[458] | Pinnace | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
L'Art de Vivre | 1917 | Hotel barge | United Kingdom | France | |||
1917[459] | Torpedo boat | Italy | Italy | 52 ft (16 m) | |||
Maud | 1917[460] | Sailing ship | Norway | Norway | 119 ft (36 m) | ||
1917 | Steamship | Hungary | Hungary | 88.58 ft (27 m) | |||
1917[461] | Steamship | Hungary | Hungary | 253.94 ft (77.4 m) | |||
Tarahne | 1917[462] | Passenger ferry | Canada | Canada | 119.3 ft (36.3 m) | ||
Valley Camp | 1917[463] | Lake freighter | United States | United States | |||
Concrete Canal Boat | 1918[464] | Barge | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Felipe Larrazabal (R-11) | 1918[465] | Minesweeper | United States | Venezuela | 187 ft (57 m) | ||
STS Kapitan Borchardt | 1918 | Schooner | Poland | Poland | |||
Lotus | 1918 | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
Oosterschelde | 1918 | Schooner | Netherlands | 160 ft (48.7 m) | |||
President | 1918[466] [467] | Q-ship | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Robert and Ellen Robson | 1918[468] | Lifeboat | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
Seaplane Lighter H21 | 1918[469] | Seaplane lighter | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 57.97 ft (17.68 m) | ||
Surprise | 1918[470] | Schooner | United States | United States | |||
W. P. Snyder Jr. | 1918 | Sternwheeler | United States | United States |
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.
Oldest... | Name | Year of construction | Type | |
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Warship[471] | Mary Rose | 1511 | Carrack | |
Continuously maintained[472] | Tarihi Kadırga | c.1600 | Galley | |
Schooner[473] | Peggy | 1791 | Armed yacht | |
Lifeboat[474] | Zetland | 1802 | Rescue craft | |
Submarine[475] | Brandtaucher | 1850 | Naval ship | |
Tugboat[476] [477] | Mayflower | 1861 | Steam tug | |
Clipper ship[478] [479] | City of Adelaide | 1864 | Sailing ship | |
Turbine-powered ship[480] | Turbinia | 1894 | Experimental | |
Sternwheeler[481] | Moyie | 1898 | Paddle steamer |
Oldest... | Name | Year of construction | Type | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Commissioned naval vessel[482] | 1765 | Ship of the line | ||
Commissioned naval vessel afloat[483] | 1797 | Frigate | ||
Commissioned naval vessel in active service[484] | Kommuna | 1913 | Salvage ship | |
Merchant ship[485] | Charles W. Morgan | 1841 | Whaler | |
Ocean liner[486] | 1843 | Passenger ship | ||
Operational steamship[487] | Bertha | 1844 | Dredge | |
Active steamship[488] | Tudor Vladimirescu | 1854 | Paddle steamer | |
Active sailing ship[489] | Star of India | 1863 | Windjammer | |
Active river icebreaker | Kuna | 1884 | River icebreaker | |
Racing yacht[490] | Partridge | 1885 | Yacht | |
Active fireboat[491] [492] | Edward M. Cotter | 1900 | Fireboat |