List of oldest surviving ships
Oldest ships

List of oldest surviving ships

Section Title: Oldest ships
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Names	Image	Year of construction	Type	Country/area of origin	Current location	LOA	Displacement (tons)	Notes

Pesse canoe	-	8040 BC	Canoe	Netherlands, Europe	Assen, Netherlands	9.75 ft (2.97 m)	Believed to be the oldest boat in existence

Dufuna canoe	-	8500 BP (6550 BC)	Canoe	Nigeria, Africa	Yobe State, Nigeria	28 ft (8.5 m)	Oldest boat discovered in Africa, second oldest boat worldwide

Bibongho canoe	6000~BC	Canoe	Korea, Asia	Korea	10.17 ft (3.10 m)	Oldest boat discovered in Asia,

Khufu ship	-	2500 BC	Ritual barge	Egypt	Giza, Egypt	142 ft (43 m)	Oldest known intact ship

Dover Bronze Age boat	-	1500 BC	Seagoing boat	United Kingdom	Dover, United Kingdom	31 ft (9.4 m)	Oldest known seagoing vessel

Ma'agan Michael ship	-	400-500 BC	Trade ship	Israel	Ma'agan Michael	37 ft (11 m)	25

Kyrenia ship	-	400-300 BC	Trade ship	Cyprus	Kyrenia	47 ft (14 m)

Hjortspring boat	-	400-300 BC	Denmark	National Museum of Denmark	18 m	Oldest known clinker built vessel

Nydam Boat	-	320-310 BC	Denmark	Gottorf Castle, Germany	23 m

Sea of Galilee Boat	-	50 BC - 70 AD	Fishing boat	Israel	Sea of Galilee	27 ft (8.2 m)

Arles Rhône 3	-	1st century	River trading vessel	Ancient Rome	Arles, France	31 m (102 ft)

Salme ships	700-750	Viking ship	Estonia	Tallinn, Estonia	Legendarily tied to King Ingvar of Sweden.

Oseberg ship	-	820	Viking ship	Vestfold	Oslo, Norway	71 ft (22 m)

Gokstad ship	Gokstad Ship Side View.JPG	900	Viking ship	Vestfold	Oslo, Norway	76 ft (23 m)	Uncovered by digging in 1880

Skuldelev 2	-	1042	Viking ship	Dublin	Roskilde, Denmark	98 ft (30 m)	Second largest Viking ship discovered.

Bremen cog	-	1380	Trading cog	Germany	Bremerhaven, Germany	79 ft (24 m)	130

Vasa	-	1627	Sailing warship	Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	226 ft (69 m)	1330	Sank 1628; salvaged 1961

La Belle	-	1684	Colony Ship	France	Austin, Texas, USA	Sank 1686; salvaged 1997

HMS Victory	-	May 7, 1765	1st Rate ship-of-the-line	United Kingdom	Portsmouth, England	228 ft (69 m)	3500	Oldest commissioned naval vessel

USS Philadelphia	-	1776	Sailing warship	United States	Washington, D.C.	53 ft (16 m)	32	Sank 1776; salvaged 1935

Peggy	-	1789	Private yacht	Isle of Man	Castletown, Isle of Man	27 ft (8.2 m)	Oldest surviving Manx ship; also the oldest surviving schooner

USS Constitution	-	1797	Sailing warship	United States	Boston, Massachusetts	203.3 ft (62.0 m)	2200	Oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat

Tilikum	-	after 1800	Dugout canoe	Canada	Victoria, British Columbia	38 ft (12 m)

HMS Trincomalee	-	1817	Sailing frigate	India	Hartlepool, England	150.45 ft (45.86 m)

HMS Unicorn	-	1824	Sailing frigate	United Kingdom	Dundee, Scotland	151.9 ft (46.3 m)

Charles W. Morgan	-	1841	Whaler	United States	Mystic, Connecticut	113 ft (34 m)	Oldest surviving merchant ship; also the only surviving wooden whaling ship

SS Great Britain	-	1843	Ocean liner	United Kingdom	Bristol, England	322 ft (98 m)	3700	First iron-hulled steamship to cross the Atlantic, also the oldest surviving steamship, and the oldest surviving ocean liner.

Dom Fernando II e Glória	-	1843	Frigate	Portuguese India	Almada, Portugal	284 ft (87 m)	1800	Last sailing frigate of the Portuguese Navy

Bertha	-	1844	Dredge	United Kingdom	Eyemouth, England	50 ft (15 m)	60	Built in Bristol by Lunnel, G & Co copying a design, by John McLean, developed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to deal with silt in the Bristol Harbour.

Brandtaucher	-	1850	Submarine	Germany	Dresden, Germany	27 ft (8.2 m)	Location of first recorded submarine escape

Edwin Fox	Inside EdwinFox.JPG	1853	Merchant Ship	India	Picton, New Zealand	157 ft (48 m)	830	Only remaining Australian convict ship

USS Constellation	-	1854	Sailing warship	United States	Baltimore, Maryland	199 ft (61 m)	1570	Reconstructed in 1854 using materials from USS Constellation (1797)

Skibladner	-	1856	paddle steamer	Norway	Gjøvik, Norway	164 ft (50 m)

Jylland	-	1860	Frigate	Denmark	Ebeltoft, Denmark	233 ft (71 m)

HMS Warrior	-	1860	Ironclad	United Kingdom	Portsmouth, England	420 ft (130 m)	10,100	First armour-plated, iron-hulled warship

Mayflower	-	1861	Tugboat	United Kingdom	Bristol, England	65 ft (20 m)	32	Believed to be the oldest surviving tug in the world.

USS Cairo	USSCairo2010.JPG	1861	Ironclad warship	United States	Vicksburg, Mississippi	175 ft (53 m)	512	Sank in 1862, salvaged in 1964.

CSS H. L. Hunley	-	1863	Submarine	Confederate States of America	Charleston, South Carolina	40 ft (12 m)	8	First submarine to sink an enemy warship

Star of India	-	1863	Windjammer	Isle of Man	San Diego, California	278 ft (85 m)	Oldest ship in regular use

City of Adelaide	-	1864	Clipper	United Kingdom	Adelaide, South Australia	244 ft (74 m)	800	Oldest surviving clipper ship

Al Mahroussa	-	1865	Motor Yacht	United Kingdom	Alexandria, Egypt	478 ft (146 m)	3762	Royal Yacht built for Isma'il Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt. Renamed El Horriya for some time, it was renamed back to Al Mahroussa in September 2000 by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Huascar	RH monitor Huascar.JPG	1865	Monitor	United Kingdom	Talcahuano, Chile	219 ft (67 m)	1300	Oldest vessel of the Chilean Navy

HNLMS Buffel	-	1868	Ironclad	United Kingdom	Rotterdam, Netherlands	196 ft (60 m)	2600

HNLMS Schorpioen	Den helder schorpioen.JPG	1868	Ironclad	France	Den Helder, Netherlands	196 ft (60 m)	2400

SS Enköping	-	1868	Steam ship	Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	99 ft (30 m)	Built as a steam passenger ferry. Now motorised, but still in passenger service.

Cutty Sark	-	1869	Clipper	United Kingdom	Greenwich, England	280 ft (85 m)	2100	Extensively restored 2007–2012

Yavari	-	1870	River gunboat	United Kingdom	Lake Titicaca, Perú	100 ft (30 m)	Museum ship on Lake Titicaca.

Lewis R. French	-	1871	Schooner	United States	Camden, Maine	101 ft (31 m)	Active freight carrier until 1971 at which time was refit for passenger use. Active member of Camden, Maine Schooner fleet.

Stephen Taber	-	1871	Schooner	United States	Rockland, Maine	68 ft (20.7 m)	Oldest documented sailing vessel in continuous service in the United States.

SMS Leitha	-	1871	River monitor	Austria-Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	166 ft (51 m)	Only surviving ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy

BAP Puno	-	1872	Hospital ship	United Kingdom	Lake Titicaca, Perú	100 ft (30 m)	Laid down as river gunboat Yapura, converted into hospital ship late 1970s.

Gjøa	-	1872	Sloop	Norway	Oslo, Norway	70 ft (21 m)	First vessel to transit the Northwest Passage.

Meiji Maru	満船飾の明治丸.JPG	1873	Lighthouse tender	Japan	Tokyo, Japan	249.3 ft (76.0 m)

HNoMS Rap	-	1873	Torpedo boat	United Kingdom	Horten, Norway	60 ft (18 m)	8

ARA Uruguay	-	1874	Corvette	United Kingdom	Buenos Aires, Argentina	150 ft (46 m)	600

James Craig	James Craig Sydney 3.JPG	1874	Tall Ship	Scotland	Sydney, Australia	70m	646 net	Iron-hulled merchant ship restored by Sydney Heritage fleet, has a motor in but still sails under own power multiple times a month

HSwMS Sölve	-	1875	Monitor	Sweden	Gothenburg, Sweden	131 ft (40 m)	500

Elissa	-	1877	Barque	United Kingdom	Galveston, Texas	141 ft (43 m)	600

Governor Stone	-	1877	Schooner	United States	Panama City, Florida	39 ft (12 m)

SY Lady of the Lake	-	1877	Steam yacht	United Kingdom	Ullswater, England	97 ft (30 m)	Built for passenger service on Ullswater, in the English Lake District. Now motorised, but still in service.

HNLMS Bonaire	Zr. Ms. Bonaire, 1877, in restauratie, 2018 - 1.JPG	1877	Steam frigate	Netherlands	Den Helder, Netherlands	173 ft (53 m)	837

Falls of Clyde	-	1878	Windjammer	United Kingdom	Honolulu, Hawaii	280 ft (85 m)	1800	Only surviving sail-driven oil tanker

HMS Gannet	-	1878	Sloop-of-war	United Kingdom	Chatham, England	170 ft (52 m)	1100

Lady Elizabeth	-	1879	Barque	United Kingdom	Stanley, Falkland Islands	223 ft (68 m)	1200	Beached since 1936

Joseph Conrad	-	1882	Sailing ship	Denmark	Mystic, Connecticut	118 ft (36 m)

MV Nelcebee	Nelcebee.JPG	1883	Lighter	Scotland	Port Adelaide, Australia	32.61 metres (107.0 ft)	Preserved at South Australian Maritime Museum.

BAE Abdon Calderon	-	1884	Gunboat	United Kingdom	Guayaquil, Ecuador	131 ft (40 m)	300

Coronet	-	1885	Schooner Yacht	United States	Newport, Rhode Island	190 ft (58 m)	230	a wooden-hull schooner yacht built in 1885 in Brooklyn, New York for racing, is one of the oldest and largest schooner yachts in the world

Partridge	-	1885	Gaff Cutter	United Kingdom	La Ciotat, France	71.78 ft (21.88 m)	28	Partridge is the oldest, fully functioning classic racing yacht in the world and was built by John Beavor-Webb. She is based at Classic Works in La Ciotat, France.

Polly Woodside	-	1885	Barque	Belfast	Melbourne, Australia	192 ft (59 m)	1100	Polly Woodside is typical of thousands of smaller iron barques built in the last days of sail, intended for deep water trade around the world and designed to be operated as economically as possible.

Wavertree	South Street Seaport Boat.JPG	1885	Full-rigged ship	England	New York City, United States	279 ft (85 m)	Preserved at South Street Seaport.

Balclutha	-	1886	Full-rigged ship	United Kingdom	San Francisco, California	301 ft (92 m)	4100

Sigyn	-	1887	Barque	Gothenburg, Sweden	Turku, Finland	189 ft (57.5 m)	Last remaining wooden barque used for trade across the oceans.

af Chapman	-	1888	Full-rigged ship	United Kingdom	Stockholm, Sweden	290 ft (88 m)

Arthur Foss	-	1889	Tugboat	United States	Seattle, Washington	129 ft (39 m)	Likely oldest wooden tugboat afloat

MY Raven	-	1889	Steam yacht	United Kingdom	Ullswater, England	112 ft (34 m)	Built for passenger service on Ullswater, in the English Lake District. Now motorised, but still in service.

Fram	Fram02.JPG	1892	Schooner	Norway	Oslo, Norway	128 ft (39 m)	402	Sailed farther north and south than any other wooden vessel

USS Olympia	-	1892	Protected cruiser	United States	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	344 ft (105 m)	6300	Only surviving ship from the Spanish–American War

Turbinia	-	1894	Experimental steamship	United Kingdom	Newcastle upon Tyne, England	102 ft (31 m)	45	First turbine-powered ship

Vridni	-	1894	Tugboat	Austria-Hungary	Split, Croatia	42 ft (13 m)	10

C.A. Thayer	-	1895	Schooner	United States	San Francisco, California	219 ft (67 m)	500

Belem	-	1896	Barque	France	Nantes, France	190 ft (58 m)	500

Glenlee	-	1896	Barque	United Kingdom	Glasgow, Scotland	246 ft (75 m)	3000

SS Meteor	-	1896	Whaleback	United States	Superior, Wisconsin	380 ft.	Last surviving whaleback freighter in the world.

ARA Presidente Sarmiento	-	1897	Training ship	United Kingdom	Buenos Aires, Argentina	267 ft (81 m)	3000

HSwMS Najaden	Najaden halmstad slott-1.JPG	1897	Full-rigged ship	Sweden	Fredrikstad, Norway

William B. Tennison	Tennison Side Dec 08.JPG	1899	Bugeye	United States	Solomons Island, Maryland	60.5 ft.	Built as a sailing bugeye at Crab Island MD in 1899 converted to engine power in 1912. Still operating as a US Coast Guard Licensed Passenger Vessel.

Mikasa	-	1900	Pre-dreadnought battleship	United Kingdom	Yokosuka, Japan	432 ft (132 m)	15140	The last remaining example of a pre-dreadnought battleship.

Victory Chimes	-	1900	Schooner	United States	Rockland, Maine	135 ft (41.1 m)	Largest passenger sailing vessel under the USA flag.

MV Chauncy Maples	-	1901	Motor ship	United Kingdom	Malawi	126 ft (38 m)	250	Africa's oldest motor ship

Gazela	Gazela-lowlova.JPG	1901	Barquentine	Portugal	Philadelphia	177 ft (54 m)	652	Museum ship

Aurora	-	1903	Protected Cruiser	Russia	Saint Petersburg	416 ft (127 m)	6731	Museum Ship

Hercules	Hercules (steam tug, San Francisco).JPG	1907	Tugboat	United States	San Francisco	151 ft (46 m)	409	Museum Ship

SS Nyanza	-	1907	cargo ship	United Kingdom	Kenya	812	Although delerict, she still retains her original engines and boilers

SS Keewatin	1907	Passenger Ferry	Scotland	Canada	336.5 ft (102.6 m)	3856	Museum Ship

Tarmo	1907	Icebreaker	United Kingdom	Kotka, Finland	67.1 metres (220 ft)	1574	Preserved at the Maritime Museum of Finland.

SS Oster	1908	Steamship	Norway	Bergen, Norway	104 feet (32 m)	202	Excursion vessel

Dar Pomorza	-	1910	Frigate	Germany	Poland	267 ft (81,5 m)	2500	Museum ship in Gdynia (Poland)

Georgios Averof	-	1910	Armored Cruiser	Greece	Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece	459.7 ft (140.1 m)	10200	Museum Ship open for tours

Laurindo Pitta	Ecm rebocador laurindo pitta.JPG	1910	Tugboat	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	39 m (128 ft)

SS Nomadic	-	1911	Tender	Belfast	Belfast	220 ft (67 m)	1273	The last remaining White Star Line ship.

MV Cartela	-	1912	Ferry	Australia	Hobart, Tasmania	123 ft (37 m)	260	Continuous operation, now under restoration returning to steam. W.W.1. R.A.N.

Chacon	-	1912	Fishing Boat	United States	Chugiak, Alaska	72 ft (22 m)	100	Memorial

May Queen	1912	Barge	Australia	Hobart, Tasmania	69 ft (21 m)	90	Restored afloat display of the Tasmanian Maritime Museum Constitution Dock, Hobart.

CSS Acadia	-	1913	Hydrographic Surveying Ship	Canada	Halifax, Canada	182 ft (55 m)	1700	Also a former Canadian Navy Patrol Vessel

Kommuna	-	1913	Salvage Vessel	Russia	Sevastopol, Russia	315 ft (96 m)

SS Rusinga	-	1913	cargo ship	United Kingdom	Kenya	220 ft (67 m)	1300	Still operational as of 2005

SS Usoga	-	1913	cargo ship	United Kingdom	Kenya	220 ft (67 m)	1300	Dereliced at Kisumu.

Statsraad Lehmkuhl	-	1914	School sailing ship	Bergen, Norway

HMS Caroline	-	1914	Light Cruiser	United Kingdom	Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	420 ft (128.0 m)	3750	Only remaining ship from the Battle of Jutland. Was second oldest ship in the Royal Navy when decommissioned in 2011.

USS Texas	-	1914	Dreadnought Era World War I Battleship	United States	San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, Texas	573 ft (175 m)	27,000	The last remaining World War I era dreadnought battleship. Also one of six remaining ships that served in World War I and World War II

MV Liemba	-	1915	cargo ship	German Empire	Tanzania	234.25 ft (71.40 m)	1575	Scuttled during the Battle for Lake Tanganyika during the First World War, she was later raised by the British and is still an active ferry to this day

HMS M33	-	1915	Monitor	United Kingdom	Portsmouth, England	177 ft (54 m)	580	Museum Ship

Kommuna	-	1915	Salvage Ship	Russian Empire	St. Petersburg, Russia	315 ft (96 m)	3100	World's oldest naval vessel in commission that is still used for its designed role

Carlisle II	-	1917	freight and passengers	United States	Port Orchard, Washington	65 ft (20 m)	95	Museum ship in operation between Bremerton and Port Orchard.

A.K. Falie	-	1919	Ketch	Netherlands	Port Adelaide, South Australia	151 ft (46 m)	Museum Ship open for tours

SS Klondike	-	1921	Sternwheeler	Canada	Whitehorse, Yukon	210 ft (64 m)	1226.25	Museum Ship open for tours

STS Sedov	-	1921	Barque	Germany	Russia	117.5 ft (35.8 m)	7400	Sail Training Vessel

PS Sudan	PS Sudan, on the Nile.JPG	1921	paddle steamer	Scotland	River Nile	228 ft (69 m)	600	Currently used for River cruises along the Nile River

SS Delphine	-	1921	Steam Ship	United States	Monaco	257.8 ft (78.6 m(	1961	Steamship

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Vridni is among the oldest ships.

final_sentence: Vridni is among the oldest ships.