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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
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
Sinop D is an ancient Black Sea shipwreck located to the east of Sinop, Turkey. The ship was discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard with Dan Davis in 2000. The team discovered the well-preserved wreck at a 320 m depth, in the Black Sea's deep anoxic waters. The vessel's entire hull and cargo are intact, buried in sediments.
Model of Ancient Egyptian ship. Drawing of Ancient Egyptian ship with a sail. Ships and boats were an important part of the ancient Egyptian's life. [1] The earliest boats in Egypt were made during the time of the Old Kingdom where they were used along the Nile River. Because of the lack of wood, boats were made with bundled papyrus reeds.
Ancient Roman ships (12 P) S. Ancient shipwrecks (2 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Ancient ships" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
An ancient warship propelled by 50 oars, 25 on each side Pinisi (or Phinisi) A fast, two-masted ship traditionally used by the Bugis of Eastern Indonesia Pinnace Although usually defined as a type of tender carried by another ship, it was also a term in the 16th century for a ship up to 50 or more tons capable of trans-oceanic voyages.
Ships from the harbour at these ancient port cities established trade with Mesopotamia, [89] where the Indus Valley was known as Meluhha. Emperor Chandragupta Maurya 's Prime Minister Kautilya 's Arthashastra devotes a full chapter on the state department of waterways under nāvādhyakṣa ( Sanskrit for Superintendent of ships) [1] .
Only disambiguation and shipindex pages (both used to detail multiple ships of the same name) should be included in this category. Individual ships (including those that are the only one to bear the name) should instead be categorised in Category:Ships of the Hellenic Navy, or the relevant subcategory for the type of vessel.