List of surviving ancient ships explained

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.

NameImageYear of constructionTypeBuild locationCurrent locationOverall
length
Pesse canoe8040–7510 BC[1] Dugout canoeMesolithic EuropeNetherlands
00
Dufuna canoe6550 BC[2] Dugout canoeNeolithic AfricaNigeria
Bibongho canoe6000 BC[3] Dugout canoePrehistoric KoreaSouth Korea
01
Pirogues de Bercy4500 BC[4] Dugout canoesNeolithic FranceFrance
Dugout Canoe of Gué de Beaulieu3500–3000 BC[5] Dugout canoeNeolithic FranceFrance
Khufu ship2500 BC[6] Solar shipAncient EgyptEgypt
99
Cooper River CanoeArchaic period[7] [8] [9] Dugout canoeUnited StatesUnited States
Lurgan Canoe2000 BC[10] Dugout canoePrehistoric IrelandIreland
Carnegie boat1870–1831 BC[11] Solar shipAncient EgyptUnited States
Chicago boat1870–1831 BCSolar shipAncient EgyptUnited States
Red boat1870–1831 BCSolar shipAncient EgyptEgypt
White boat1870–1831 BC[12] [13] Solar shipAncient EgyptEgypt
Appleby logboat1500–1300 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom
Dover Bronze Age Boat1500 BC[14] Seagoing boatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom
Hanson Log Boat1500 BC[15] LogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom
32 ft (10 m)
Carpow Logboat1000 BC[16] LogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom
Second Lake Mendota canoe1000 BC[17] Dugout canoeUnited StatesUnited States
Ljubljana Marshes dugout canoe9th century BC[18] Dugout canoeSloveniaSlovenia
Hasholme Logboat750–390 BCLogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom
7th century BC[19] [20] BoatAncient PhoeniciaSpain
Marseille 3525–500 BC[21] [22] Fishing vesselFranceFrance
Marseille 4525–500 BC[23] [24] Sailing vesselAncient GreeceFrance
Ma'agan Michael ship5th century BCTrade shipPalaestina PrimaIsrael
Fiskerton log boat457–300 BC[25] LogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom
Hjortspring boat400–300 BC[26] CanoeUnknown
Denmark
Kyrenia ship400–300 BCTrade shipMacedoniaCyprus
Mohelnice monoxyl3rd century BCDugout canoeCzechiaCzechia
Poole Logboat300 BC[27] [28] LogboatPrehistoric BritainUnited Kingdom33 ft (10 m)
Marsala Punic shipwreck235 BC[29] [30] WarshipAncient CarthageItaly
Sea of Galilee Boat120 BC–50 ADFishing boatAncient RomeIsrael
Comacchio wreck1st century BC[31] [32] Cargo vesselAncient RomeItaly
Zwammerdam 31st century BC–1st century AD[33] [34] CanoeAncient RomeNetherlands
Alkedo1st century AD[35] [36] Pleasure craftAncient RomeItaly
Arles Rhône 31st century AD[37] Trade shipAncient RomeFrance
98
Marseille 51st–2nd century AD[38] [39] Coastal working boatAncient RomeFrance
Marseille 61st–2nd century AD[40] [41] Coastal working boatAncient RomeFrance
Pommeroeul 11st–2nd century AD[42] [43] BargeAncient RomeBelgium
Pommeroeul 21st century AD[44] Dugout canoeAncient RomeBelgium
Zwammerdam 2 80–200 AD[45] [46] [47] Cargo vesselAncient RomeNetherlands
Mainz 681 AD[48] BargeAncient RomeGermany
Oberstimm 1100 AD[49] [50] Military vesselAncient RomeGermany
Oberstimm 2100 AD[51] Military vesselAncient RomeGermany
Barchino F2nd century AD[52] BoatAncient RomeItaly
Ship A2nd century AD[53] Shipping vesselAncient RomeItaly
De Meern 1148 AD[54] BargeAncient RomeNetherlands
Bourse Roman shipwreck160–220 AD[55] [56] Merchant shipAncient RomeFrance
Bevaix boat182 AD[57] Trade shipAncient RomeSwitzerland63.6 ft (19.40 m)
Mainz 3191 AD[58] Patrol vesselAncient RomeGermany
Marseille 73rd century AD[59] Coastal working boatAncient RomeFrance
Roman ship of Marausa3rd century ADMerchant shipAncient RomeItaly
Mainz 2249 AD[60] Navis lusoriaAncient RomeGermany
Björkebåten4th century AD[61] [62] Log boatSwedenSweden
Mainz 44th century AD[63] Navis lusoriaAncient RomeGermany
Nydam Boat310–320 AD[64] Pre-Viking shipDenmarkGermany
Mainz 1385 AD[65] Navis lusoriaAncient RomeGermany
Mainz 5395 AD[66] Navis lusoriaAncient RomeGermany
Ship D5th century AD[67] BargeAncient RomeItaly
Ship I5th century AD[68] River ferryAncient RomeItaly
Chitimacha dugout canoe450–620 AD[69] [70] Dugout canoeUnited StatesUnited States

See also

Notes and References

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  12. The Cairo Dahshur Boats. Creaseman . Pearce Paul . Master . Texas A&M University . December 2005.
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