List of ancient ships

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These are specific ships (as opposed to ship types) which existed in the ancient or prehistoric era. They are known today either through archaeological artifacts or historical records. All the ships on this list date to 500 AD or before.

Name Image Year of construction Type Build location[a] Current location Overall
length
Pesse canoe Boomstamkano van Pesse, Drents Museum, 1955-VIII-2.jpg 8040–7510 BC[1] Canoe Mesolithic Europe
(Exact area unknown) 		Netherlands
(Assen) 		00 9.75 ft (2.97 m)
Dufuna canoe N/A 6550 BC[2] Canoe Neolithic Africa
(Exact area unknown) 		Nigeria
(Yobe State) 		28 ft (8.5 m)
N/A 6000 BC[3] Canoe Prehistoric Korea South Korea
(Gimhae) 		0110.17 ft (3.10 m)
Dugout Canoe of Gué de Beaulieu Dug-out.jpg 3500–3000 BC[4] Canoe Neolithic France France

(Musée de Cognac)

18.56 ft (5.66 m)
Khufu ship Solar boat2(js).jpg 2500 BC[5] Solar ship Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Giza) 		99142 ft (43 m)
Lurgan Canoe N/A 2000 BC[6] Canoe Prehistoric Ireland Ireland

(Dublin)

50 ft (15 m)
N/A 1870–1831 BC[7][8] Solar ship Ancient Egypt United States

(Pittsburgh)

32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Field Museum Funeral Boat 01.jpg 1870–1831 BC[7] Solar ship Ancient Egypt United States

(Chicago)

32.8 ft (10.0 m)
[b] By ovedc - Egyptian Museum (Cairo) - 013.jpg 1870–1831 BC[7][9] Solar ship Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Sharm El-Sheikh Museum) 		32.8 ft (10.0 m)
[c] Cairo Dahshur boats00 (1).jpg 1870–1831 BC[7][9] Solar ship Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Sharm El-Sheikh Museum) 		32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Appleby logboat N/A 1500–1300 BC Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(North Lincolnshire Museum) 		N/A
Dover Bronze Age Boat Bronze age boat (3752754931).jpg 1500 BC[10] Seagoing boat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(Dover) 		31 ft (9.4 m)[d]
Hanson Log Boat Hanson Log boat in Derby Museum.jpg 1500 BC[11] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(Derby) 		32 ft (10 m)
Carpow Logboat Perth and Kinross Perth Museum Carpow Logboat 1.jpg 1000 BC[12] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Perth)

29 ft (9 m)
Dug-out canoe in the National Museum of Slovenia 01.jpg 9th century BC[13] Dugout canoe Ljubljana Marshes Slovenia

(Ljubljana)

30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Hasholme Logboat Hasholme boat 6 July 2018 1.jpg 750–390 BC Logboat Unknown United Kingdom

(Hull)

42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Ma'agan Michael ship Hecht 090710 Maagan Michael Boat 2.jpg 400–500 BC Trade ship Palaestina Prima Israel
(Ma'agan Michael) 		37 ft (11 m)
Fiskerton log boat N/A 457–300 BC[14] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Lincoln)

23 ft (7.0 m)
Hjortspring boat Hjortspring.jpg 400–300 BC[15] Canoe Undefined
(Nordic tribal area) 		Denmark
(Copenhagen) 		58 ft (18 m)
Kyrenia ship Kyrenia shipwreck, Kyrenia Castle, Kyrenia, Northen Cyprus.jpg 400–300 BC Trade ship Macedonia Cyprus
(Kyrenia) 		47 ft (14 m)
Tessarakonteres Tessarakonteres.jpg 3rd century BC Catamaran Egypt Lost 130 m (430 ft)
Poole Logboat Poole Logboat.jpg 300 BC[16][17] Logboat Unknown United Kingdom

(Poole)

33 ft (10 m)
Syracusia The Syracusia.png 240 BC Monohull Syracuse, Sicily Lost 110 m (360 ft)
Marsala Ship Marsala ship 2.jpg 235 BC[18] Liburnian Ancient Carthage Italy

(Sicily)

115 ft (35 m)
Sea of Galilee Boat JesusBoat.jpg 120 BC–50 AD Fishing boat Ancient Rome Israel
(Ginosar) 		27 ft (8.2 m)
Alkedo Alkedo, nave militare riutilizzata come da diporto, I-15 dc. ca. 01.jpg 1st century AD[19][20] Pleasure craft Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

72 ft (22 m)
Arles Rhône 3 Chachand Rhône 3 - poupe.jpg 1st century AD[21] Trade ship Ancient Rome France
(Arles) 		98102 ft (31 m)
Nemi ships Nemi Ship Hull 1930.jpg 1st century AD Monohull Lake Nemi, Italy Destroyed by fire 31 May 1944 70 m (230 ft)
Zwammerdam 2 Archeon Zwammerdam2 1.jpg 80–200 AD[22][23][24] Cargo vessel Ancient Rome Netherlands

(Archeon)

74.63 ft (22.75 m)
Mainz Wreck 6 The remains of the Mainz Wreck 6, Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz (34983378421).jpg 81 AD[25] Barge Germany Germany

(Mainz)(partially preserved)

131 ft (40 m)
Caligula's Giant Ship N/A 37 AD Barge Ancient Rome Italy(remains were discovered during the construction of the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in the 1950s.) 312–341 ft (95–104 m)
KMM - Römerschiffe 6.jpg 100 AD[26][27] Military vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Manching)

49 ft (15 m)
KMM - Römerschiffe 8.jpg 100 AD[28][29] Military vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Manching)

50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Barca F, piroga di età adrianea usata per il trasporto di merci sul fiume e tra le navi maggiori, 03.jpg Second century AD[30] Boat Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

29.5 ft (9.0 m)
Nave A, imbarcazione da trasporto delle anfore, 250-280 dc. ca. 00.jpg Second century AD[31] Shipping vessel Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

98 ft (30 m)[e]
De Meern 1 De Meern - Castellum Hoge Woerd 20210911 De Meern 1 - bovenaanzicht.jpg 148 AD[32] Barge Ancient Rome Netherlands

(De Meern)

82 ft (25 m)
Bevaix boat Laténium-espace-navigation.jpg 182 AD[33] Trade ship Unknown Switzerland

(Laténium)

63.6 ft (19.40 m)
Mainz Wreck 3 The remains of the Mainz Wreck 3 used for border control on the Rhine (navis actuaria), Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz (35074023586).jpg 3rd century AD[25][34] Patrol vessel Germany Germany

(Mainz)

N/A
Roman ship of Marausa Nave romana Marausa.jpg 3rd century AD Merchant ship Italy (Roman Empire)

(Unknown)

Italy

(Trapani)

91.5 ft (27.9 m)
Nydam Boat Nydam.jpg 310–320 Pre-Viking ship Denmark

(Nordic tribal area)

Germany

(Gottorf Castle)

76 ft (23 m)
Mainz Wreck 1 The remains of the Mainz Wreck 1, Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz (34265798514).jpg 385[7][35] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

27 ft (8.2 m)
Mainz Wreck 5 The remains of the Mainz Wreck 5, Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz (34302523533).jpg 390[7][36] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

59 ft (18 m)
Mainz Wreck 4 The remains of the Mainz Wreck 4, Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz (34268504194).jpg 4th century AD[7][37] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

N/A
Mainz Wreck 2 The remains of the Mainz Wreck 2, Museum für Antike Schiffahrt, Mainz (35072619766).jpg 4th century AD[7][38] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

52 ft (16 m)
Nave D, grande barcone fluviale per il trasporto della rena, trainato da un'alzaia di cavalli parzialmente rinvenuta, VI secolo dc. 06.jpg 5th century AD[39] Barge Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

N/A

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Area of origin
  2. ^ Its official name is GC 4926
  3. ^ Its official name is GC 4925
  4. ^ Extant length
  5. ^ 32.8 ft (10 m) section remaining

References[]

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  2. ^ Gumnior, Maren; Thiemeyer, Heinrich (2003). "Holocene fluvial dynamics in the NE Nigerian Savanna". Quaternary International. 111: 54. doi:10.1016/s1040-6182(03)00014-4.
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  5. ^ "Solar Lady". Solar Navigator. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ^ "The Lurgan Canoe". Milltown Heritage Group. 2015-01-14. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "THE CAIRO DAHSHUR BOATS" (PDF).
  8. ^ Woodcock, Taylor Bryanne; Greiner, Thomas H., eds. (2018-05-05). "Andrew Carnegie and Pittsburgh's Ancient Egypt Collection". The Nile Scribes. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  9. ^ a b "Sharm El-Sheikh Museum receives King Senusret III boats from Egyptian Museum in Tahrir". EgyptToday. 2020-06-02. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  10. ^ "Bronze Age Boat". www.dovermuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  11. ^ "British Archaeology magazine, March 2003". 2013-09-27. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  12. ^ "3,000-Year-Old Log Boat To Be Raised From Tay Estuary | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  13. ^ "Collection Highlights - NMS". www.nms.si. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  14. ^ "Iron Age boat on show at museum". 2006-03-01. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
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  17. ^ "Poole Logboat".
  18. ^ "Saudi Aramco World : The Punic Warship". archive.aramcoworld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
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  25. ^ a b "Museum of Ancient Seafaring (Mainz, Germany)". following hadrian photography. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  26. ^ "Ship Oberstimm 1". www2.rgzm.de. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  27. ^ "kelten römer museum manching - Roman military boats of Oberstimm". www.museum-manching.de. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  28. ^ "Ship Oberstimm 2". www2.rgzm.de. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  29. ^ "kelten römer museum manching - Roman military boats of Oberstimm". www.museum-manching.de. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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  33. ^ "A gallo-roman naval building yard at Avenches / En Chaplix".
  34. ^ "Ship Mainz 3". www2.rgzm.de. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  35. ^ "Ship Mainz 1". www2.rgzm.de. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  36. ^ "Ship Mainz 5". www2.rgzm.de. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  37. ^ "Ship Mainz 4". www2.rgzm.de. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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