List of ancient ships

This is a list of 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[lower-alpha 1] Current location Overall
length
Pesse canoe 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)
Bibongho canoe N/A 6000 BC[3] Canoe Prehistoric Korea South Korea
(Gimhae)		 0110.17 ft (3.10 m)
Dugout Canoe of Gué de Beaulieu 3500–3000 BC[4] Canoe Neolithic France France

(Musée de Cognac)

 18.56 ft (5.66 m)
Khufu ship 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)
Carnegie boat N/A 1870–1831 BC[7][8] Solar ship Ancient Egypt United States

(Pittsburgh)

 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Chicago boat 1870–1831 BC[7] Solar ship Ancient Egypt United States

(Chicago)

 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
Red boat[lower-alpha 2] 1870–1831 BC[7][9] Solar ship Ancient Egypt Egypt
(Sharm El-Sheikh Museum)		 32.8 ft (10.0 m)
White boat[lower-alpha 3] 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 1500 BC[10] Seagoing boat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(Dover)		 31 ft (9.4 m)[lower-alpha 4]
Hanson Log Boat 1500 BC[11] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom
(Derby)		 32 ft (10 m)
Carpow Logboat 1000 BC[12] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom

(Perth)

 29 ft (9 m)
Dugout canoe from the Ljubljansko barje 9th century BC[13] Dugout canoe Ljubljana Marsh Slovenia

(Ljubljana)

 30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Hasholme Logboat 750–390 BC Logboat Unknown United Kingdom

(Hull)

 42.3 ft (12.9 m)
Ma'agan Michael ship 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 400–300 BC[15] Canoe Undefined
(Nordic tribal area)		 Denmark
(Copenhagen)		 58 ft (18 m)
Kyrenia ship 400–300 BC Trade ship Macedonia Cyprus
(Kyrenia)		 47 ft (14 m)
Tessarakonteres 3rd century BC Catamaran Egypt Lost 130 m (430 ft)
Poole Logboat 300 BC[16][17] Logboat Unknown United Kingdom

(Poole)

 33 ft (10 m)
Syracusia 240 BC Monohull Syracuse, Sicily Lost 110 m (360 ft)
Marsala Ship 235 BC[18] Liburnian 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)
Alkedo 1st century AD[19][20] Pleasure craft Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

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

(Archeon)

 74.63 ft (22.75 m)
Mainz Wreck 6 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)
Ship Oberstimm 1 100 AD[26][27] Military vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Manching)

 49 ft (15 m)
Ship Oberstimm 2 100 AD[28][27] Military vessel Ancient Rome Germany

(Manching)

 50.5 ft (15.4 m)
Barchino F Second century AD[29] Boat Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 29.5 ft (9.0 m)
Ship A Second century AD[30] Shipping vessel Ancient Rome Italy

(Pisa)

 98 ft (30 m)[lower-alpha 5]
De Meern 1 148 AD[31] Barge Ancient Rome Netherlands

(De Meern)

 82 ft (25 m)
Bevaix boat 182 AD[32] Trade ship Unknown Switzerland

(Laténium)

 63.6 ft (19.40 m)
Mainz Wreck 3 3rd century AD[25][33] Patrol vessel Germany Germany

(Mainz)

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

(Unknown)

 Italy

(Trapani)

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

(Nordic tribal area)

 Germany

(Gottorf Castle)

 76 ft (23 m)
Mainz Wreck 1 385[7][34] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

 27 ft (8.2 m)
Mainz Wreck 5 390[7][35] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

 59 ft (18 m)
Mainz Wreck 4 4th century AD[7][36] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

 N/A
Mainz Wreck 2 4th century AD[7][37] Troop transport Germany Germany

(Mainz)

 52 ft (16 m)
Ship D 5th century AD[38] 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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