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 | Overall length | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesse canoe | 8040–7510 BC | Dugout canoe | Mesolithic Europe | Netherlands (Assen) | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) | |
| Dufuna canoe | — | 6550 BC | Dugout canoe | Neolithic Africa | Nigeria (Yobe State) | 28 ft (8.5 m) | 
| Bibongho canoe | — | 6000 BC | Dugout canoe | Prehistoric Korea | South Korea (Gimhae) | 10.17 ft (3.10 m) | 
| Pirogues de Bercy | 4500 BC | Dugout canoes | Neolithic France | France (Musée Carnavalet) | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) | |
| Dugout Canoe of Gué de Beaulieu | 3500–3000 BC | Dugout canoe | Neolithic France | France (Musée de Cognac) | 18.56 ft (5.66 m) | |
| Khufu ship | 2500 BC | Solar ship | Ancient Egypt | Egypt (Giza) | 142 ft (43 m) | |
| Cooper River Canoe | — | Archaic period | Dugout canoe | United States | United States | 19.6 ft (6.0 m) | 
| Lurgan Canoe | 2000 BC | Dugout canoe | Prehistoric Ireland | Ireland (Dublin) | 50 ft (15 m) | |
| Carnegie boat | — | 1870–1831 BC | Solar ship | Ancient Egypt | United States | 32.8 ft (10.0 m) | 
| Chicago boat | 1870–1831 BC | Solar ship | Ancient Egypt | United States (Chicago) | 32.8 ft (10.0 m) | |
| Red boat | 1870–1831 BC | Solar ship | Ancient Egypt | Egypt (Sharm El-Sheikh Museum) | 32.8 ft (10.0 m) | |
| White boat | 1870–1831 BC | Solar ship | Ancient Egypt | Egypt (Sharm El-Sheikh Museum) | 32.8 ft (10.0 m) | |
| Appleby logboat | — | 1500–1300 BC | Logboat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (North Lincolnshire Museum) | — | 
| Dover Bronze Age Boat | 1500 BC | Seagoing boat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Dover) | 31 ft (9.4 m) | |
| Hanson Log Boat | 1500 BC | Logboat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Derby) | 32 ft (10 m) | |
| Zambratija boat | 1200–1000 BC | Sewn boat | Croatia | France | 39 ft (12 m) | |
| Carpow Logboat | 1000 BC | Logboat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Perth) | 29 ft (8.8 m) | |
| Second Lake Mendota canoe | — | 1000 BC | Dugout canoe | United States | United States (Madison) | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) | 
| Ljubljana Marshes dugout canoe | 9th century BC | Dugout canoe | Slovenia | Slovenia | 30.5 ft (9.3 m) | |
| Hasholme Logboat | 750–390 BC | Logboat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Hull) | 42.3 ft (12.9 m) | |
| Mazarrón I | 7th century BC | Merchant ship | Phoenicia | Spain | suviving fragments | |
| Mazarrón II | 7th century BC | Merchant ship | Phoenicia | Spain | 26.5 ft (8.1 m) | |
| Marseille 3 | 525–500 BC | Fishing vessel | France | France | 16.4 ft (5.0 m) | |
| Marseille 4 | 525–500 BC | Sailing vessel | Ancient Greece | France (Marseille) | 45.9 ft (14.0 m) | |
| Ma'agan Michael ship | 5th century BC | Trade ship | Palaestina Prima | Israel (Ma'agan Michael) | 37 ft (11 m) | |
| Fiskerton log boat | 457–300 BC | Logboat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Lincoln) | 23 ft (7.0 m) | |
| Hjortspring boat | 400–300 BC | Canoe | Unknown (Nordic tribal area) | Denmark (Copenhagen) | 58 ft (18 m) | |
| Kyrenia ship | 400–300 BC | Trade ship | Ancient Greece | Cyprus (Kyrenia) | 47 ft (14 m) | |
| Mohelnice monoxyl | 3rd century BC | Dugout canoe | Czechia | Czechia (Olomouc) | 34.4 ft (10.5 m) | |
| Poole Logboat | 300 BC | Logboat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom (Poole) | 33 ft (10 m) | |
| Marsala Punic shipwreck | 235 BC | Warship | Ancient Carthage | Italy (Sicily) | 115 ft (35 m) | |
| Sea of Galilee Boat | 120 BC–50 AD | Fishing boat | Ancient Rome | Israel (Ginosar) | 27 ft (8.2 m) | |
| Comacchio wreck | 1st century BC | Cargo vessel | Ancient Rome | Italy (Palazzo Bellini) | 68.89 ft (21.00 m) | |
| Zwammerdam 3 | 1st century BC–1st century AD | Canoe | Ancient Rome | Netherlands (Archeon) | 34.9 ft (10.6 m) | |
| Alkedo | 1st century AD | Pleasure craft | Ancient Rome | Italy (Pisa) | 72 ft (22 m) | |
| Arles Rhône 3 | 1st century AD | Trade ship | Ancient Rome | France (Arles) | 102 ft (31 m) | |
| Marseille 5 | 1st–2nd century AD | Coastal working boat | Ancient Rome | France (Marseille) | 52.4 ft (16.0 m) | |
| Marseille 6 | 1st–2nd century AD | Coastal working boat | Ancient Rome | France (Marseille) | 49.2 ft (15.0 m) | |
| Pommeroeul 1 | 1st–2nd century AD | Barge | Ancient Rome | Belgium (Ath) | 39.3 ft (12.0 m) | |
| Pommeroeul 2 | 1st century AD | Dugout canoe | Ancient Rome | Belgium (Ath) | 65.6 ft (20.0 m) | |
| Zwammerdam 2 | 80–200 AD | Cargo vessel | Ancient Rome | Netherlands (Archeon) | 74.63 ft (22.75 m) | |
| Mainz 6 | 81 AD | Barge | Ancient Rome | Germany (Mainz) | 13.7 ft (4.2 m) | |
| Oberstimm 1 | 100 AD | Military vessel | Ancient Rome | Germany (Manching) | 49 ft (15 m) | |
| Oberstimm 2 | 100 AD | Military vessel | Ancient Rome | Germany (Manching) | 50.5 ft (15.4 m) | |
| Barchino F | 2nd century AD | Boat | Ancient Rome | Italy (Pisa) | 29.5 ft (9.0 m) | |
| Ship A | 2nd century AD | Shipping vessel | Ancient Rome | Italy (Pisa) | 98 ft (30 m) | |
| De Meern 1 | 148 AD | Barge | Ancient Rome | Netherlands (De Meern) | 82 ft (25 m) | |
| Bourse Roman shipwreck | 160–220 AD | Merchant ship | Ancient Rome | France (Marseille) | 75.4 ft (23.0 m) | |
| Bevaix boat | 182 AD | Trade ship | Ancient Rome | Switzerland (Laténium) | 63.6 ft (19.40 m) | |
| Mainz 3 | 191 AD | Patrol vessel | Ancient Rome | Germany (Mainz) | 55.77 ft (17.00 m) | |
| Marseille 7 | 3rd century AD | Coastal working boat | Ancient Rome | France (Marseille) | — | |
| Roman ship of Marausa | 3rd century AD | Merchant ship | Ancient Rome | Italy (Trapani) | 91.5 ft (27.9 m) | |
| Mainz 2 | 249 AD | Navis lusoria | Ancient Rome | Germany (Mainz) | 70.53 ft (21.50 m) | |
| Björkebåten | 4th century AD | Log boat | Sweden | Sweden (Gävle) | 23.68 ft (7.22 m) | |
| Mainz 4 | 4th century AD | Navis lusoria | Ancient Rome | Germany (Mainz) | 70.53 ft (21.50 m) | |
| Nydam Boat | 310–320 AD | Pre-Viking ship | Denmark (Nordic tribal area) | Germany | 76 ft (23 m) | |
| Mainz 1 | 385 AD | Navis lusoria | Ancient Rome | Germany (Mainz) | 70.53 ft (21.50 m) | |
| Mainz 5 | 395 AD | Navis lusoria | Ancient Rome | Germany (Mainz) | 70.53 ft (21.50 m) | |
| Ship D | 5th century AD | Barge | Ancient Rome | Italy (Pisa) | — | |
| Ship I | 5th century AD | River ferry | Ancient Rome | Italy (Pisa) | — | |
| Chitimacha dugout canoe | — | 450–620 AD | Dugout canoe | United States | United States (Texas A&M University Conservation Research Laboratory) | 14 ft (4.3 m) |