List of museum ships

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This list of museum ships is a sortable, annotated list of notable museum ships around the world. This includes "ships preserved in museums" defined broadly but is intended to be limited to substantial (large) ships or, in a few cases, very notable boats or dugout canoes or the like. This list does not include submarines; see List of submarine museums for those. This includes ships currently or formerly serving as museums or preserved at museums. This includes ships on static display or floating and perhaps sometimes used for excursions. It includes only genuine historic ships; replica ships, some associated with museums, are listed separately in the List of ship replicas.

Some historic ships actively used for excursions, and not previously or currently associated with museums, are included in the list of classic vessels. For shipwrecks that may be visited by diving, including some perhaps associated with museums, see List of shipwrecks.

Ships whose coordinates are included below may be seen together in map accessed by clicking on "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.

Africa

Egypt

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Khufu ship[1]
2500 BC
Ancient Egypt Solar barge Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt
29.99370°N 31.11968°E / 29.99370; 31.11968 (Khufu ship)
World's oldest intact ship, dismantled and sealed in a pit beside the Great Pyramid of Giza; was on display at Giza Solar boat museum at the Giza pyramid complex from 1982 to 2021.[2][3]
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Nigeria

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NNS Bonny
1954
United Kingdom United Kingdom Seaward defence boat Nigerian War Museum, Umuahia, Nigeria
5.54484°N 7.48678°E / 5.54484; 7.48678 (NNS Bonny)
Originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Gifford. Sold to Nigeria in 1968, and served in the Nigerian Civil War against Biafra.[4]
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South Africa

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NCS Challenger
1991
Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa Only open boat sailed around the world by a single person (Anthony Steward, during 1991–93)[5][6][7]
SAS Durban
1957
United Kingdom United Kingdom Minesweeper Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa
29.86225°S 31.02892°E / -29.86225; 31.02892 (SAS Durban)
First ship built for the South African Navy. Sank at its moorings in 2020,[8] raised in 2021, sank again in 2022, and likely to be scrapped.[9] Still at the museum as of 2023.[10]
J.R. More[7]
1961
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steam tug Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa
29.86201°S 31.02890°E / -29.86201; 31.02890 (J.R. More)
Ulundi
1927
South Africa Union of South Africa Steam tug Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa
29.86201°S 31.02891°E / -29.86201; 31.02891 (Ulundi)
Coal-fired steam powered tug, the oldest surviving pilot tug in South Africa[7]
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Asia

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Azerbaijan

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Category:Surakhani ship-museum Thumb
1957
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Tanker (ship) Baku, Azerbaijan
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Brunei

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KDB Maharajalela[11]
1965
Brunei Brunei Patrol boat Royal Brunei Armed Forces Museum, Bolkiah Garrison, Jalan Pertahanan, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4.92743°N 114.93643°E / 4.92743; 114.93643 (Maharajalela)
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China

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Alexander Grantham[12] Thumb
1953
British Hong Kong British Hong Kong Fireboat Quarry Bay Park, Hong Kong, China
22.28925°N 114.219264°E / 22.28925; 114.219264 (Alexander Grantham (fireboat))
Anshan[13] Thumb
1941
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Chinese Naval Museum Qingdao, Qingdao, Shandong, China
36.05404°N 120.32136°E / 36.05404; 120.32136 (Anshan/Rekordny)
Former Rekordny
MV Burazil Maru[14][15] Thumb
1954
Japan Japan Passenger ship Zhanjiang, China
21.216344°N 110.420301°E / 21.216344; 110.420301 (Brasil Maru (1954))
Changchun (103)[16] Thumb
1940
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Rushan, Shandong, China
36.80869°N 121.63008°E / 36.80869; 121.63008 (Changchun)
Former Reshitelny
Changzhi (519)
1979
China China Frigate Zhangjiatai Pier, Rizhao, China

35.45703°N 119.5961°E / 35.45703; 119.5961 (Chongqing)

Not open to public
Chongqing (133) Thumb
1980
China China Destroyer Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin
39.15570°N 117.81312°E / 39.15570; 117.81312 (Chongqing)
Dalian (110)[17] Thumb
1981
China China Destroyer Liugong Island Ferry Terminal, Weihai
37.49388°N 122.13453°E / 37.49388; 122.13453 (Dalian)
Hongzehu (881)[18] Thumb
1979
China China Replenishment oiler Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Huimin(619)
1977
China China Corvette Renjiatai Resort, Rizhao, China
35.50652°N 119.61723°E / 35.50652; 119.61723 (Huimin (619)))
Ji'an(518)[19]
1978
China China Frigate Wuxue Binjiang Park National Defense Education Base, Wuxue, China
29.842683°N 115.543195°E / 29.842683; 115.543195 (Huimin (619)))
Jinan (105)[20] Thumb
1970
China China Destroyer Chinese Naval Museum Qingdao, Qingdao, China
36.05485°N 120.32107°E / 36.05485; 120.32107 (Jinan (105))
Jinhua (534)[21]
1982
China China Frigate Hengdian World Studios, Dongyang, Jinhua, China
29.17645°N 120.31890°E / 29.17645; 120.31890 (Jinhua (534)))
Jiujiang(516)[22]
1975
China China Frigate Destroyer Jiujiang Military Theme Park, Hukou, Jiujiang, China
29.74995°N 116.2197°E / 29.74995; 116.2197 (Jinhua (534)))
  • Original name is Changsha. Rename Jiujiang in 1981.
  • Open to public on 1 August 2019.[23]
Kiev Thumb
1980
Soviet Union Soviet Union Aircraft carrier Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin, China
39.15528°N 117.80833°E / 39.15528; 117.80833 (Kiev)
Lüshun (544)[24]
1985
China China Frigate Xingguo, China
26.367583°N 115.336195°E / 26.367583; 115.336195 (Minghua)
  • Original Name is Siping, Rename Lüshun in 2010
  • Maybe not open to public
Minghua[25] Thumb
1962
France France Ocean liner Minghua Sea World Plaza, China
22.48639°N 113.91167°E / 22.48639; 113.91167 (Minghua)
Former MS Ancerville
Minsk[26] Thumb
1975
Soviet Union Soviet Union Aircraft carrier Jiangsu, China
31°48′14.25″N 120°59′25.41″E
Nanchang (163)[27]
1979
China China Destroyer Nanchang Naval Vessel Theme Park, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
28.72177°N 115.88613°E / 28.72177; 115.88613 (Nanchang (163))
Nanhui (688)
1985
China China Corvette Chongqing National Defence Mobilization Training Center, Chongqing, China
29.49935°N 106.56045°E / 29.49935; 106.56045 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Not open to public.
  • Visited by appointment only
Nanjing (131)
1973
China China Destroyer Shipu, Xiangshan County, Zhejiang, China
29.20238°N 121.9476°E / 29.20238; 121.9476 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Not open to public.
  • Plan to become a museum ship
Nanning (162)[28]

(Type 051)

Thumb
1976
China China Destroyer Fangchenggang, China
21.61338°N 108.3155°E / 21.61338; 108.3155 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Not open to public.
  • The Nanning(162), which is Type 052D class, launched in 2019, succeed its name and pennant number
Suijiang (837)[29]
1983
China China Minesweeper Zhoukou National Defence Theme Park, Zhoukou, China
33.64036°N 114.6838°E / 33.64036; 114.6838 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Former name is Wuzhou(853).
  • The only minesweeper on exhibition in China
Taiyuan (104)[30] Thumb
1939
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Dalian Naval Academy
38.8723861°N 121.6710852°E / 38.8723861; 121.6710852 (Taiyuan (104))
Former Retivy
Wuyi (684)
1980
China China Corvette Sanhe, Feixi County, Hefei, China
31.52246°N 117.25213°E / 31.52246; 117.25213 (Wuyi (684)))
Xi'an (106)
1970
China China Destroyer Wuhan Science and Technology Museum, Wuhan, China
30.57956°N 114.2960°E / 30.57956; 114.2960 (Xi'an (106))
Xiamen (515)[31]
1975
China China Frigate Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
32.24532°N 119.89169°E / 32.24532; 119.89169 (Xiamen (515))
Xi'ning (108)[31] Thumb
1978
China China Destroyer Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
32.24528°N 119.89186°E / 32.24528; 119.89186 (Xining (108))
Xingguo (742)[32][33]
1986
China China Corvette Minyue Island,Qiqiha'er China
47.39442°N 123.91645°E / 47.39442; 123.91645 (Xingguo(742))
Yinchuan (107)[34]
1970
China China Destroyer Yellow River Military Cultural Expo Park, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
38.39778°N 106.48547°E / 38.39778; 106.48547 (Yinchuan (107))
Yintan (531)[13] Thumb
1971
China China Frigate Chinese Naval Museum Qingdao, Qingdao, China
36.05463°N 120.32102°E / 36.05463; 120.32102 (Yintang (531))
SS Zhongshan[35] Thumb
1913
Taiwan Republic of China Gunboat Zhongshan Warship Museum, Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
30.34833°N 114.12944°E / 30.34833; 114.12944 (SS Zhongshan)
Carried Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek in 1922
Zhuhai (166) Thumb
1990
China China Destroyer Chongqing Jianchuan Museum, Chongqing, China
29.518101°N 106.527255°E / 29.518101; 106.527255 (Zhuhai (166)))
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Dabie Shan[13] Thumb China Shandong Qingdao, China United States
United States
1944 Landing Ship, Tank Dismantled between 2005 and 2007 Formerly USS LST-1008
Nanchong (502) China Shandong Qingdao, China China
China
1966 Frigate Scrapped in 2012
Ningming (679) Thumb China Hunan Xiangtan, China China
China
1979 Corvette Unknown, last seen in Baishazhou, Yisuhe town, Xiangtan Carried Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 Southern Tour
Yanjin (608) China Hubei Huangshi, China China
China
1971 Corvette Scrapped
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India

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INS Vikrant[40] Thumb India Maharashtra Mumbai United Kingdom United Kingdom 1945 Aircraft carrier Closed in 2012, scrapped in 2014
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Indonesia

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Japan

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Daigo Fukuryū Maru[46] Thumb
1947
Japan Japan Fishing boat Yumenoshima Park, Tokyo
35.6510°N 139.8263°E / 35.6510; 139.8263 (Daigo Fukuryū Maru)
Fuji[47] Thumb
1965
Japan Japan Icebreaker Nagoya
35.0906580°N 136.8805070°E / 35.0906580; 136.8805070 (Fuji)
Hakkoda Maru[48] Thumb
1964
Japan Japan Train ferry Aomori
40.831611°N 140.736389°E / 40.831611; 140.736389 (Hakkoda Maru)
Hikawa Maru[49][15] Thumb
1929
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Ocean Liner Yokohama
35.44671°N 139.65126°E / 35.44671; 139.65126 (Hikawa Maru)
Kaiwo Maru[50] Thumb
1930
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Sail Training ship Imizu
36.780125°N 137.110090°E / 36.780125; 137.110090 (Kaiwo Maru)
Mashu Maru[51] Thumb
1965
Japan Japan Train ferry Hakodate, Hokkaido
41.77291°N 140.72179°E / 41.77291; 140.72179
Meiji Maru Thumb
1873
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lighthouse tender Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo
35.6674°N 139.7903°E / 35.6674; 139.7903 (Meiji Maru)
Mikasa Thumb
1900
United Kingdom United Kingdom Pre-dreadnought Mikasa Park, Yokusuka
35.285°N 139.674°E / 35.285; 139.674
Flagship at 1905 Battle of Tsushima, last pre-dreadnought battleship in existence
Nippon Maru[52] Thumb
1930
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Sail training ship Nippon Maru Memorial Park, Yokohama, Kanagawa
35.4537°N 139.6323°E / 35.4537; 139.6323 (Nippon Maru)
Sōya[53] Thumb
1938
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Icebreaker Museum of Maritime Science, Tokyo
35.61906°N 139.77365°E / 35.61906; 139.77365 (Sōya)
Unyo Maru Thumb
1909
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Sailing ship Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo
35.625131°N 139.749172°E / 35.625131; 139.749172 (Unyo Maru)
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SS Oriana[54] Thumb Japan Ōita Prefecture Beppu United Kingdom United Kingdom 1959 Ocean liner Museum ship in Beppu from 1987 to 1995.
Floating hotel in Shanghai from 1999 to 2002.
Tourist attraction in Dalian from 2002 to 2004.
Damaged in a storm in 2004, scrapped in 2005.
Was known as “The Queen of the Sea”
Okinoshima Thumb Japan Fukuoka Tsuyazaki Russian Empire
Russia
1896 Coastal defense ship Scrapped in 1939 after being damaged by storms Former General-Admiral Apraksin
Shiga Thumb Japanese Empire Kantō region Chiba Japan
Japan
1945 Kaibōkan Scrapped in 1998
Yamato 1 Thumb Japan Kansai region Kobe Japan
Japan
1991 Experimental ship Preserved at Kobe Maritime Museum until scrapped in 2016
Yōtei Maru[55] Thumb Japan Kantō region Tokyo Japan
Japan
1965 Train ferry Scrapped 2012–2013
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Kuwait

The Kuwaiti Maritime Museum in Salmiya, Kuwait, holds replicas of a number of different types of dhows.[56] The Al-Hashemi-II (1997-2001), in Kuwait City, Kuwait, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest wooden dhow ever built; it has never been floated and is used for events. These do not seem to qualify as historic ships preserved in museums so they are not listed here.

Mauritius

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Admiral Nevelskoi[57]
1982
Soviet Union Soviet Union Yacht Admiral Nevelskoi Maritime Museum
Avenue Surath, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius
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Malaysia

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KD Hang Tuah[58] Thumb
1966
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate RMN Lumut Naval Base Former HMS Mermaid
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KD Rahmat[59] Thumb Malaysia Perak Lumut Malaysia
Malaysia
1967 Frigate Sprung a leak in 2018 and later scrapped
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Myanmar

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UBS Mayu Thumb
1942
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate Myanmar Naval Training Headquarters, Seikkyi, Myanmar Former HMS Fal, first flagship of the Burmese Navy
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North Korea

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USS Pueblo[60] Thumb
1944
United States United States Technical research ship Victorious War Museum, Pyongyang, North Korea
39.04051°N 125.73974°E / 39.04051; 125.73974 (USS Pueblo)
Seized by North Korea during the Pueblo incident in 1968
Torpedo Boat No. 21 Thumb
1933
Soviet Union Soviet Union Motor torpedo boat Victorious War Museum, Pyongyang, North Korea Claimed by North Korea to have sunk USS Baltimore, which is false.
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Pakistan

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PNS Mujahid[61] Thumb
1956
Pakistan Pakistan Minesweeper Pakistan Maritime Museum, Karachi, Pakistan
24.88621°N 67.09003°E / 24.88621; 67.09003 (PNS Mujahid)
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South Korea

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ROKS Jeonbuk Thumb South Korea Gangwon Gangneung United States
United States
1945 Destroyer Land-based museum ship from 1999 to 2021.
Scrapped in late 2021.[69][70]
Former USS Everett F. Larson
ROKS Kang Won[71] Thumb South Korea Gyeongsangnam-do Jinhae United States
United States
1945 Destroyer Scrapped in 2016–2017[72] Former USS William R. Rush
ROKS Suyeong Thumb South Korea Gyeongsangnam-do Goseong United States
United States
1944 Landing Ship, Tank Closed in 2017, returned to the South Korean Navy in 2020[73] Former USS LST-853
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Taiwan

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Thailand

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

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Queen Elizabeth 2 Thumb
1967
United Kingdom United Kingdom Ocean liner Mina Rashid, Dubai Floating hotel and museum.
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Oceania

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Australia, New Zealand, part of Indonesia and even part of the United States are included in the continent of Oceania, broadly defined. There are no known museum ships in the Oceania part of Indonesia. See List of museum ships in the United States subsection of this "List of museum ships" for the few in Hawaii.

Australia

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City of Adelaide[84] Thumb
1864
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clipper Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
34.83690°S 138.50907°E / -34.83690; 138.50907 (City of Adelaide)
HMAS Advance[85] Thumb
1967
Australia Australia Patrol boat Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33.86917°S 151.19992°E / -33.86917; 151.19992 (HMAS Advance)
Australia II Thumb
1982
Australia Australia Racing yacht Western Australian Museum, Boola Bardip, Perth, City of Vincent, Western Australia, Australia
MV Cape Don[86] Thumb
1962
Australia Australia Lighthouse tender Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Australia Associated with South Australian Maritime Museum
Carpentaria[87] Thumb
1917
Australia Australia Lightvessel Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33.868139°S 151.198259°E / -33.868139; 151.198259 (Carpentaria)
HMAS Castlemaine[88] Thumb
1941
Australia Australia Corvette Maritime Trust of Australia, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
37.8611°S 144.9056°E / -37.8611; 144.9056 (HMAS Castlemaine)
Cheynes IV Thumb
1948
Norway Norway Whaler Albany's Historic Whaling Station, Albany, Western Australia, Australia Built in Oslo, Norway, came to Fremantle, Australia in 1948[89]
HMAS Diamantina[90] Thumb
1944
Australia Australia Frigate Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
27.48194°S 153.02667°E / -27.48194; 153.02667 (HMAS Diamantina)
SS Forceful[91] Thumb
1925
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tugboat Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Removed from display in 2020 or 2021 and scrapped in 2023
HMAS Gladstone[92] Thumb
1984
Australia Australia Patrol boat Gladstone Maritime Museum, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
23.83317°S 151.25277°E / -23.83317; 151.25277 (HMAS Gladstone)
MV Krait[93] Thumb
1934
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Trawler Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MV Lady Denman Thumb
1912
Australia Australia Ferry Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, New South Wales, Australia
May Queen[94] Thumb
1867
Tasmania Colony of Tasmania Ketch Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Sullivans Cove, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
42.88272°S 147.33267°E / -42.88272; 147.33267 (May Queen (1867 ship))
MV Nelcebee[95] Thumb
1883
South Australia South Australia Auxiliary Schooner South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Polly Woodside Thumb
1885
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barque South Wharf, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
37.82472°S 144.95336°E / -37.82472; 144.95336 (Polly Woodside)
HMAS Townsville[96] Thumb
1981
Australia Australia Patrol boat Maritime Museum of Townsville, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
19.25649°S 146.82652°E / -19.25649; 146.82652 (HMAS Townsville)
HMAS Vampire[97] Thumb
1956
Australia Australia Destroyer Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wattle[98] Thumb
1933
Australia Australia Tugboat Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Westward
c.1947
Racing yacht Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Sullivans Cove, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Won 1947 Maria Island Race and 1947 & 1948 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races[99]
HMAS Whyalla (J153)[100] Thumb
1941
Australia Australia Minesweeper Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
33.01931°S 137.57489°E / -33.01931; 137.57489 (HMAS Whyalla)
Yelta[101] Thumb
1948
Australia Australia Tugboat South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Note there are more in Commons category:Museum ships of Australia, though some may be replicas.

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Baragoola Thumb Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Australia
Australia
1922 Ferry Sank at her moorings on January 1, 2022
Falie Thumb Netherlands
Netherlands
1920 Ketch Rebuilt in 1982 by government of South Australia, did overnight charters from 1986 until evaluated as not seaworthy in 2005 One of last sail-powered trading vessels in Australian waters
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New Zealand

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HMNZS Koura Thumb Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand United States United States 1943 Harbour Defense Motor Launch Sold December 2007 to a private owner. Now on a trailer at Kopu, Waikato, New Zealand in poor condition.
HMNZS Manawanui Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand 1945 Tugboat Scrapped at an unknown date
Rapaki[104] Thumb Auckland, New Zealand United Kingdom United Kingdom 1925 Steam crane Towed for scrapping in December 2018 Some parts were given to her sister ship, Hikitia
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South America

Argentina

Brazil

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Chile

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RAM Poderoso[113] Thumb
1911
Chile Chile Tug Talcahuano, Chile
36.71346°S 73.11008°W / -36.71346; -73.11008 (RAM Poderoso)
Damaged and capsized by the 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami. Remains on its side in 2023.[114]
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Colombia

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ARC Cordóba Thumb
1944
United States United States High-speed transport Jaime Duque Park, Colombia
4.94904°N 73.96353°W / 4.94904; -73.96353 (ARC Cordóba)
Former USS Ruchamkin
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Ecuador

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BAE Abdón Calderón[115] Thumb
1884
United Kingdom United Kingdom Naval ship Museo Naval y Buque Calderón, Parque de la Armada, Guayaquil, Ecuador
2.21543°S 79.88731°W / -2.21543; -79.88731 (BAE Abdón Calderón)
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Paraguay

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ARP Humaitá[116] Thumb
1931
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Gunboat Sajonia, Asunción, Paraguay
25.29321°S 57.67074°W / -25.29321; -57.67074 (ARP Humaitá)
Served on Paraguay River in the Chaco War, partly sank and was refloated in 2022
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Peru

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BAP America[117] Thumb
1904
United Kingdom United Kingdom Gunboat Historic Boat Museum of Iquitos, Iquitos, Peru
3.74650°S 73.24140°W / -3.74650; -73.24140 (BAP America (possible location?))
Yavari[118] Thumb
1861
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steamship Puno, Peru Gunboat on Lake Titicaca, oldest lake steamship, became a cruising bed & breakfast
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Suriname

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North America

Includes examples in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

Europe

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Technically a few ships on the Istanbul side of the Bosporus and Dardanelles are in Europe, but all of Turkey's museum ships are presented together in the Asia section of this "List of museum ships".

Austria

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Belgium

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Amandine[121] Thumb
1962
Belgium Belgium Fishing boat Ostend, Belgium
Amical[122] Thumb
1914
Belgium Belgium Tugboat National Maritime Museum of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerpen 70[123] Thumb
1968
Belgium Belgium Tugboat Antwerp, Belgium
Mercator[124] Thumb
1932
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barquentine Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium
51.22722°N 2.92056°E / 51.22722; 2.92056 (Mercator)
Meuse[125] Thumb
1953
Belgium Belgium Patrol boat Royal Military Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Oudenaarde[126] Thumb
1959
Belgium Belgium Minesweeper National Maritime Museum of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Tordino [nl][127] Thumb
1922
Netherlands Netherlands Spits Oudenburg, West Flanders, Belgium
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Bulgaria

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Drazki[128] Thumb
1907
Principality of Bulgaria Principality of Bulgaria Torpedo boat Varna Naval Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
Radetzky[129] Thumb
1851
Austrian Empire Austrian Empire Steamship Kozloduy, Bulgaria Hijacked by poet-revolutionary Hristo Botev in 1876; destroyed; reconstructed with some original pieces in 1918.
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Croatia

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Galeb[130] Thumb
1938
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Presidential yacht Rijeka, Croatia
Vridni[131] Thumb
1894
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary Harbor tug Split, Croatia
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Denmark

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Kong Frederik IX[139] Thumb Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark Roskilde, Denmark Denmark
Denmark
1954 Ferry Closed in 2001, scrapped in 2005
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Estonia

Finland

France

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Colbert[167] Thumb France Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux France
France
1956 Guided missile cruiser Scrapped in 2016.
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Germany

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Altona[168] Thumb
1926
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Payroll barge Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Anna[169] Thumb
1910
German Empire German Empire Ketch Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Bergedorf Thumb
1955
West Germany West Germany Ferry Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.5436495°N 9.9147769°E / 53.5436495; 9.9147769 (Bergedorf)
MS Bleichen[170] Thumb
1958
West Germany West Germany Freighter Hamburg, Germany
53.52937°N 9.99866°E / 53.52937; 9.99866 (MS Bleichen)
Bürgermeister Abendroth[171] Thumb
1908
German Empire German Empire Lightvessel German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, Germany
53.54082°N 8.57763°E / 53.54082; 8.57763 (Bürgermeister Abendroth)
Cap San Diego[172] Thumb
1961
West Germany West Germany Freighter Hamburg, Germany
53.5431°N 9.9763°E / 53.5431; 9.9763 (Cap San Diego)
Claus D[173] Thumb
1913
German Empire German Empire Tugboat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.32370°N 9.54546°E / 53.32370; 9.54546 (Claus D)
Deutschland[174] Thumb
1927
Weimar Republic German Reich Full-rigged ship Bremerhaven, Germany
53.54674°N 8.57206°E / 53.54674; 8.57206 (Deutschland)
Elbe 3[175] Thumb
1888
German Empire German Empire Lightvessel Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.54356°N 9.91283°E / 53.54356; 9.91283 (Elbe 3 (1888))
Elfriede[176]
1904
German Empire German Empire Ewer Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Fiete[177]
1960
West Germany West Germany Mooring boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Frieden[178] Thumb
1957
East Germany East Germany Cargo ship Rostock Shipbuilding and Shipping Museum, Rostock, Germany
54.14333°N 12.08556°E / 54.14333; 12.08556 (Frieden)
Gorch Fock[179] Thumb
1933
Weimar Republic German Reich Barque Stralsund, Germany
54.31667°N 13.09833°E / 54.31667; 13.09833 (Gorch Fock)
School ship
Hafendockter[180] Thumb
1929
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Doctors barge Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.5438125°N 9.9154375°E / 53.5438125; 9.9154375 (Hafendockter)
Hans Beimler[181] Thumb
1986
East Germany East Germany Missile corvette Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde, Peenemünde, Germany
Helne[182]
1906
Netherlands Netherlands Tjalk Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Hoop Op Welvaart[183]
1883
Netherlands Netherlands Tjalk Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Karl Friedrich Steen[184] Thumb
1928
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Floating crane Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.5434375°N 9.9158125°E / 53.5434375; 9.9158125 (Karl Friedrich Steen)
Mathilda[185]
1912
German Empire German Empire Steam Pinnace Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Moewe[186] Thumb
1907
German Empire German Empire Ketch Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Mölders[187] Thumb
1967
West Germany West Germany Guided missile destroyer Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Ottenstreuer[188] Thumb
1958
West Germany West Germany Police boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Otto Lauffer[189] Thumb
1928
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Police boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Passat[190] Thumb
1911
German Empire German Empire Barque Travemünde, Lübeck, Germany
Peking[191] Thumb
1911
German Empire German Empire Barque Hamburg, Germany
Präsident Freiherr Von Maltzahn[192] Thumb
1928
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Sailing cutter Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Präsident Schaefer[193] Thumb
1925
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Customs barge Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.5439375°N 9.9151875°E / 53.5439375; 9.9151875 (Präsident Schaefer)
Rau IX[194] Thumb
1939
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Whaler German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, Germany
Rickmer Rickmers[195] Thumb
1896
German Empire German Empire Barque Hamburg, Germany
Silvia[196]
1964
West Germany West Germany Fishing boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Smiet Lois[197]
1965
West Germany West Germany Mooring boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Sperber[198]
1928
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Accident boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Stralsund[199] Thumb
1890
German Empire German Empire Train ferry Wolgast, Germany
Stek Ut[200]
1968
West Germany West Germany Mooring boat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Stettin[201] Thumb
1933
Weimar Republic German Reich Icebreaker Hamburg, Germany
Stubnitz[202] Thumb
1964
East Germany East Germany Factory ship Hamburg, Germany
Suhr & Consorten 2[203]
1930
Weimar Republic Weimar Republic Tugboat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
Tiger[204] Thumb
1910
German Empire German Empire Tugboat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
53.5436875°N 9.91153125°E / 53.5436875; 9.91153125 (Tiger)
Weilheim M1077[205] Thumb
1958
West Germany West Germany Minesweeper Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Woltman[206] Thumb
1904
German Empire German Empire Tugboat Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany
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Kranich P6083[207] Thumb Germany Lower Saxony Bremerhaven Germany
Germany
1959 Fast Attack Craft Scrapped in 2008
Seute Deern Thumb Germany Bremen Bremerhaven United States
United States
1919 barque Scrapped between 2020 and 2021 Served as a restaurant
Georg Büchner[208] Thumb Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rostock Belgium
Belgium
1951 Ocean liner Sank while under tow for scrapping in 2013 Former Charlesville
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Greece

Hungary

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Iceland

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ICGV Óðinn[217] Thumb
1959
Iceland Iceland Offshore patrol vessel Vikin Maritime Museum, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Ireland

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Lurgan Canoe
2000 BC
Republic of Ireland Ireland Dugout canoe National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Longest dugout canoe ever found, from the early Bronze Age
Asgard (yacht) Thumb
1905
Republic of Ireland Ireland Yacht Dublin, Ireland Howth gun-runner in 1914
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Italy

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Nemi ships Thumb
1st century AD
Barges Lake Nemi Caligula's Roman ships Destroyed by fire in 1944
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Malta

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P23[223] Thumb
1967
United States United States Patrol boat Hay Wharf, AFM Base, off Qala, Gozo, Malta Former USS PCF 813
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Netherlands

Norway

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HNoMS Alta Thumb
1953
United States United States Minesweeper Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
Horten, Norway
59.90913°N 10.73433°E / 59.90913; 10.73433 (HNoMS Alta)
Anna Karoline[232] Thumb
1876
Norway Sweden-Norway Jekt Nordland Museum, Norway
67.26806°N 14.42611°E / 67.26806; 14.42611 (Anna Karoline)
SS Bjoren Thumb
1866
Norway Sweden-Norway Steamboat Norway In active service as a Living museum
HNoMS Blink[233] Thumb
1965
Norway Norway Patrol boat Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
Horten, Norway
59.426°N 10.48672°E / 59.426; 10.48672 (HNoMS Blink)
MS Finnmarken Thumb
1956
Norway Norway Coastal trading vessel Norwegian Coastal Express Museum, Norway
Fram[234] Thumb
1892
Norway Sweden-Norway Schooner Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway
Gjøa[235] Thumb
1872
Norway Sweden-Norway Sloop Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway
Gokstad ship Thumb
9th century
Norway Norway Viking ship Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway
MV Heland (M5V)[236]
1937
Norway Norway Fishing boat Shetland bus
SS Hestmanden[237] Thumb
1911
Norway Norway Cargo ship
Kon-Tiki Thumb
1947
Peru Peru Raft Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo, Norway
HSwMS Najaden[238] Thumb
1897
Sweden Sweden-Norway Full-rigged ship Fredrikstad, Norway
HNoMS Narvik Thumb
1965
Norway Norway Frigate Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
Horten, Norway
Oseberg ship Thumb
9th century
Norway Norway Viking ship Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway
HNoMS Rap Thumb
1873
Norway Sweden-Norway Torpedo boat Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
Horten, Norway
HNoMS Skrei[239]
1965
Norway Norway Motor torpedo boat Royal Norwegian Navy Museum
Horten, Norway
Southern Actor[240] Thumb
1950
United Kingdom United Kingdom Whale catcher Sandefjord Museum, Sandefjord, Norway
Tune Ship Thumb
c. 900
Norway Norway Viking ship Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway
MV Vita[241]
1939
Norway Norway Shetland bus Kystmuseet i Sør-Trøndelag
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Poland

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ORP Burza Thumb Poland Pomeranian Voivodeship Gdynia, Poland France
France
1929 Destroyer Scrapped in 1977
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Portugal

Russia

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Angara[247] Thumb
1900
Russian Empire Russian Empire Icebreaker Angara Icebreaker Museum, Irkutsk, Russia
52°15′00″N 104°20′38″E
Aurora[248] Thumb
1900
Russian Empire Russian Empire Protected cruiser Central Naval Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
59.95528°N 30.33806°E / 59.95528; 30.33806 (Aurora (cruiser))
one of only two surviving warships from the Battle of Tsushima

a shot from the warship was fired to signal the start of the October Revolution

Bespokoynyy[249] Thumb
1990
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Kronstadt, Russia
59.98381°N 29.76091°E / 59.98381; 29.76091 (Bespokoynyy)
Fortuna Thumb
1689
Tsardom of Russia Russia Miniature warship Boat of Peter I (museum-estate), Pereslavl-Zalessky
56.7238°N 38.7735°E / 56.7238; 38.7735 (Fortuna)
Irbenskiy Thumb
1962
Soviet Union Soviet Union Lightvessel Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad
54.706063°N 20.503514°E / 54.706063; 20.503514 (Irbenskiy)
Kosmonavt Viktor Patsayev[250] Thumb
1968
Soviet Union Soviet Union Research Vessel Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad, Russia
54.706293°N 20.497627°E / 54.706293; 20.497627
Krasin[251] Thumb
1917
Russian Empire Russian Empire Icebreaker St. Petersburg, Russia
59.927778°N 30.268889°E / 59.927778; 30.268889 (Krasin)
Krasnyy Vympel[252] Thumb
1911
Russian Empire Russian Empire Armed yacht Vladivostok
43.112570°N 131.890567°E / 43.112570; 131.890567 (Krasnyy Vympel)
Lenin[253] Thumb
1957
Soviet Union Soviet Union Icebreaker Murmansk, Russia
68.974717°N 33.058947°E / 68.974717; 33.058947 (Lenin)
Mikhail Kutuzov[254] Thumb
1952
Soviet Union Soviet Union Cruiser Novorossiysk, Russia
44.721111°N 37.781944°E / 44.721111; 37.781944 (Mikhail Kutuzov)
Smetlivy[255] Thumb
1966
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Sevastopol, Russia
44.612833°N 33.529528°E / 44.612833; 33.529528 (Smetlivy)
SRT-129 Thumb
1951
East Germany East Germany Fishing trawler Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad, Russia
54.706087°N 20.504274°E / 54.706087; 20.504274 (SRT-129)
St. Nicholas Thumb
1645[b]
England England or Tsardom of Russia Russia Miniature warship Central Naval Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
59.92967°N 30.29397°E / 59.92967; 30.29397 (Botik of Peter the Great)
Svyatitel Nicolay Thumb
1886
Russian Empire Russian Empire Paddle steamer Krasnoyarsk, Russia
56.010578°N 92.895041°E / 56.010578; 92.895041 (Svyatitel Nicolay)
Vityaz[256] Thumb
1939
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Research vessel Museum of the World Ocean, Kaliningrad, Russia
54.706175°N 20.499790°E / 54.706175; 20.499790 (Vityaz)
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Tver[257] Thumb Soviet Union Republic of Tatarstan Kazan, Soviet Union Russian Empire
Russian Empire
1767 Galley Destroyed by fire in 1956
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Serbia

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Yugoslav monitor Sava Thumb
1904
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary Monitor Belgrade Fired the first shots of World War I
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Spain

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Sweden

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HSwMS Bremön[259] Thumb
1940
Sweden Sweden Minesweeper Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden
Dan Broström[260] Thumb
1963
Sweden Sweden Port ferry Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
ESAB IV[261] Thumb
1920
Sweden Sweden Repair ship Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Finngrundet[262] Thumb
1903
Sweden Sweden-Norway Lightvessel Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Fladen[263] Thumb
1915
Sweden Sweden Lightvessel Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Flodsprutan II[264] Thumb
1931
Sweden Sweden Fireboat Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Fryken[265] Thumb
1938
Sweden Sweden Coastal trading vessel Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Herkules[266] Thumb
1939
Sweden Sweden Tugboat Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
HSwMS Hugin[260] Thumb
1978
Sweden Sweden Patrol boat Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
Jarramas[267] Thumb
1900
Sweden Sweden–Norway Tall ship Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden
HSwMS Kalmarsund[268] Thumb
1953
Sweden Sweden Minelayer Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
HSwMS M20[269] Thumb
1941
Sweden Sweden Minesweeper Sweden
SS Orion[270] Thumb
1929
Sweden Sweden Pilot ship Stockholm, Sweden
SS Sankt Erik[271] Thumb
1915
Sweden Sweden Icebreaker Stockholm, Sweden
HSwMS Småland[272] Thumb
1956
Sweden Sweden Destroyer Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
HMS Spica[273] Thumb
1966
Sweden Sweden Torpedo boat Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
MS Stormprincess[274] Thumb
1908
Sweden Sweden-Norway Tugboat Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
HSwMS Sölve[275] Thumb
1875
Sweden Sweden-Norway Monitor Maritiman, Gothenburg, Sweden
T38[276] Thumb
1951
Sweden Sweden Motor torpedo boat Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden
Vasa[277] Thumb
1628
Sweden Swedish Empire Galleon ship of the line Vasa Museum, Stockholm, Sweden Salvaged in 1961
HSwMS Västervik[278] Thumb
1974
Sweden Sweden Missile boat Marinmuseum, Karlskrona, Sweden
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United Kingdom

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Arctic Corsair[279] Thumb
1960
United Kingdom United Kingdom Trawler Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
53.74278°N 0.32778°W / 53.74278; -0.32778 (Arctic Corsair)
Auld Reekie[280] Thumb
1943
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clyde puffer Inverary Maritime Museum, Inverary, Scotland
Basuto Thumb
1902
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clyde puffer National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom
HMS Belfast[281] Thumb
1938
United Kingdom United Kingdom Light cruiser Imperial War Museum, London, United Kingdom
51.50667°N 0.08139°W / 51.50667; -0.08139 (HMS Belfast)
RNLB Alfred Corry (ON 353)[282] Thumb
1894
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat Alfred Corry Lifeboat Museum, Southwold, United Kingdom
HMY Britannia[283] Thumb
1953
United Kingdom United Kingdom Royal yacht Ocean Terminal, Leith,Edinburgh, United Kingdom
55.98216°N 3.17729°W / 55.98216; -3.17729 (HMY Britannia)
Brocklebank[284] Thumb
1964
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tug Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool, United Kingdom
LV 78 Calshot Spit[285] Thumb
1914
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lightvessel Solent Sky, Southampton, United Kingdom
50.89795°N 1.39266°W / 50.89795; -1.39266 (Calshot Spit (lighthouse))
Canning[286] Thumb
1954
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tug Swansea Museum, Swansea, United Kingdom
HMS Caroline[287] Thumb
1914
United Kingdom United Kingdom Cruiser Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
SY Carola Thumb
1898
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steam Yacht Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine, United Kingdom
HMS Cavalier[288] Thumb
1943
United Kingdom United Kingdom Destroyer Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
ST Cervia[289] Thumb
1945
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tug East Kent Maritime Museum, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
HM CMB 4[290] Thumb
1916
United Kingdom United Kingdom Coastal Motor Boat Imperial War Museum, Duxford, United Kingdom
HM CMB 9[291]
1916
United Kingdom United Kingdom Coastal Motor Boat Avonmouth, Bristol, United Kingdom
HM CMB 103[292] Thumb
1921
United Kingdom United Kingdom Coastal Motor Boat Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
Cutty Sark[293] Thumb
1869
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clipper Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
De Wadden[294] Thumb
1917
United Kingdom United Kingdom Schooner Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool, United Kingdom
RRS Discovery[295] Thumb
1901
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barque Dundee, United Kingdom
Dover Bronze Age Boat Thumb
1500 BC
Prehistoric Britain Seagoing boat Dover Museum, Dover, United Kingdom Preserved remains of a Bronze Age sewn plank boat
MV Edmund Gardner[296] Thumb
1953
United Kingdom United Kingdom Pilot boat Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool, United Kingdom
SS Explorer[297] Thumb
1955
United Kingdom United Kingdom Research vessel Leith,Edinburgh, United Kingdom
RNLB Foresters Centenary[298] Thumb
1936
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat The Mo Sheringham Museum, Sheringham, United Kingdom
MB Fountain[299]
1952
United Kingdom United Kingdom Bunkering vessel Essex, United Kingdom
HMS Gannet[300] Thumb
1878
United Kingdom United Kingdom Sloop Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
Garlandstone[301] Thumb
1903
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tamar ketch Morwellham Quay, United Kingdom
Garnock[302][303] Thumb
1956
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tugboat Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine, United Kingdom
Glenlee[304] Thumb
1872
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barque Riverside Museum, Glasgow, United Kingdom
SS Great Britain[305] Thumb
1843
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steamship Bristol Harbour, Bristol, United Kingdom
Helwick[306] Thumb
1937
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lightvessel Swansea Museum, Swansea, United Kingdom
RNLB H F Bailey[307] Thumb
1935
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat RNLI Henry Blogg Museum, Cromer, United Kingdom
HSL 102[308] Thumb
1936
United Kingdom United Kingdom High-speed launch Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
James Caird[309] Thumb
1912
United Kingdom United Kingdom Whaleboat Dulwich College, London, United Kingdom
RNLB Jesse Lumb[310] Thumb
1939
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat Imperial War Museum, Duxford, United Kingdom
John H Amos[311] Thumb
1931
United Kingdom United Kingdom tugboat Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
John King[312] Thumb
1935
United Kingdom United Kingdom tugboat M Shed, Bristol, United Kingdom
Knocker White[313] Thumb
1924
Netherlands Netherlands Tugboat Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, United Kingdom
51.507451°N 0.008131°E / 51.507451; 0.008131 (Knocker White)
HMS LCT (3) 7074[314] Thumb
1945
United Kingdom United Kingdom Landing craft tank The D-Day Story, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
RNLB Lucy Lavers[315] Thumb
1940
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat Wells-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
LV21[316] Thumb
1963
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lightvessel Gravesend, United Kingdom
Lydia Eva[317] Thumb
1930
United Kingdom United Kingdom Drifter Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom
HMS M33[318] Thumb
1915
United Kingdom United Kingdom Monitor Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
RNLB Manchester Unity of Oddfellows[319] Thumb
1961
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat The Mo Sheringham Museum, Sheringham, United Kingdom
Mary Rose[320] Thumb
1511
England Kingdom of England Carrack Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Massey Shaw[321] Thumb
1935
United Kingdom United Kingdom Fireboat West India Docks, London, United Kingdom
Mayflower[312] Thumb
1861
United Kingdom United Kingdom tugboat M Shed, Bristol, United Kingdom
HMS Medusa (A353)[322] Thumb
1943
United Kingdom United Kingdom Patrol boat Haslar Marina, Gosport, United Kingdom
PS Medway Queen[323] Thumb
1924
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steamship Gillingham Pier, United Kingdom
MGB 81[324] Thumb
1942
United Kingdom United Kingdom Motor Gun Boat Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
MTB 71[325] Thumb
1942
United Kingdom United Kingdom Motor Torpedo Boat Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport, United Kingdom
MTB 102[326] Thumb
1937
United Kingdom United Kingdom Motor Torpedo Boat Lowestoft, United Kingdom
MTB 331[327] Thumb
1941
United Kingdom United Kingdom Coastal Motor Boat Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, Gosport, United Kingdom
Newport ship Thumb
1449
Spain Spain Trade ship Newport, United Kingdom Undergoing conservation
SS Nomadic[328] Thumb
1911
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tender Belfast, United Kingdom
Olga[329] Thumb
1909
United Kingdom United Kingdom Pilot Cutter Swansea Museum, Swansea, United Kingdom
USN P22[330][331] Thumb
1952
West Germany West Germany Patrol boat Sandwich, United Kingdom
LV Penguin[332] Thumb
1910
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lightvessel Caernarfon, United Kingdom
Portwey[333] Thumb
1927
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tugboat West India Docks, London, United Kingdom
HMS President[334] Thumb
1918
United Kingdom United Kingdom Sloop Chatham, United Kingdom
Pyronaut[312] Thumb
1934
United Kingdom United Kingdom Fireboat M Shed, Bristol, United Kingdom
TS Queen Mary[335] Thumb
1933
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clyde steamer Glasgow, United Kingdom
Queen Mary's Shallop[336] Thumb
1689
Kingdom of England Kingdom of England Shallop National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Reaper[337] Thumb
1901
United Kingdom United Kingdom Fifie Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther, United Kingdom
SS Robin[338] Thumb
1890
United Kingdom United Kingdom Coastal trading vessel West India Quay, London, United Kingdom
Ross Tiger[339] Thumb
1957
United Kingdom United Kingdom Fishing trawler Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre, Grimsby, United Kingdom
RNLB Ruby and Arthur Reed[340] Thumb
1966
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat Hythe, United Kingdom
S-130[341][342]
1943
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Fast attack craft Bideford, United Kingdom
Spartan[343][344] Thumb
1942
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clyde puffer Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine, United Kingdom
Spurn Lightship[345] Thumb
1927
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lightvessel Hull Marina, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Sundowner[346] Thumb
1912
United Kingdom United Kingdom Motor yacht Ramsgate Maritime Museum, Ramsgate, United Kingdom
Vital Spark[347][348] Thumb
1944
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clyde puffer Inverary Maritime Museum, Inveraray, United Kingdom
HMS Unicorn[349] Thumb
1824
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate Dundee, United Kingdom
VIC 56[350] Thumb
1946
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clyde Puffer Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, United Kingdom
HMS Victory[351] Thumb
1765
Great Britain First-rate ship of the line Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
50.80194°N 1.10972°W / 50.80194; -1.10972 (HMS Victory)
Only surviving ship of the line
RNLB Thomas McCunn[352] Thumb
1933
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat Longhope Lifeboat Museum, Longhope, United Kingdom
HMS Trincomalee[353] Thumb
1817
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
Turbinia[354] Thumb
1894
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steamship Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Tamzine[355] Thumb
1937
United Kingdom United Kingdom Fishing boat Imperial War Museum, London, United Kingdom
HMS Warrior[356] Thumb
1860
United Kingdom United Kingdom Armored Frigate Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
HMS Wilton[357] Thumb
1972
United Kingdom United Kingdom Minesweeper Leigh-on-Sea, United Kingdom
PS Wingfield Castle[358] Thumb
1934
United Kingdom United Kingdom Paddle steamer National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
Zetland[359] Thumb
1802
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lifeboat Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Redcar, United Kingdom Oldest surviving lifeboat in the world
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HMS Bronington[360] Thumb United Kingdom England Birkenhead, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom
1953
Minesweeper Sank at its moorings in 2016
TSS T/T Calshot[361] Thumb United Kingdom England Southampton, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom
1929
Tug tender Scrapped in 2022
City of Ragusa Thumb United Kingdom England Liverpool, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom 1870 Yawl 20-foot (6.1 m) ship's converted lifeboat, used for double transatlantic crossing. In Liverpool Museum until 1941 when destroyed by a bomb.
Jacinta[362] Thumb United Kingdom England Fleetwood, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom 1972 Trawler Scrapped in 2019.
TSS Manxman Thumb United Kingdom England Birkenhead, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom 1955 Packet steamer Scrapped from 2011–2012
HMS Plymouth Thumb United Kingdom England Birkenhead, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom 1959 Frigate Scrapped in 2014 after closure of Warship Preservation Trust
ST Sea Alarm Thumb United Kingdom Wales Cardiff, United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom 1941 Tugboat Scrapped in 1998
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  1. Late 16th century
  2. Exact date unknown, estimated to be sometime in the 1640s.

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