List of the longest wooden ships in the world
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The Swedish Vasa from 1628. Today a museum ship.
This list includes the largest wooden ships in the world. The criterion is the length of the ship, possibly including the bowsprit .
For definition
Depending on the definition, there are different contenders for the title of the largest wooden ship. For example, some ships are reinforced with iron or steel components that are supposed to counteract the bending of the wooden hull planks, which occurs more strongly the longer the wooden planks are. Some of the ships were not particularly seaworthy, with some even sunk on their maiden voyage or shortly thereafter. Some of the younger ships were never intended for cruising, but serve as floating museums or restaurants. Last but not least, the information on all ships is not credible or verifiable.
Largest known wooden ships
Length [m] | Width [m] | Surname | period of service | Whereabouts |
---|---|---|---|---|
137.4 | 15.2 | Wyoming | 1909-1924 | Sunk in the storm with crew |
130 | 35 | Solano | 1879-1930 | Sunk as a breakwater |
122 | 16.2 | Denmark ex Great Republic | 1853-1872 | Sunk in the storm |
116.8 | 14.89 | Roanoke | 1892-1905 | Burned out and sunk |
115.0 | 22.19 | Rochambeau ex USS Dunderberg | 1865-1874 | Wrecked |
110.8 | 18.6 | Baron of Renfrew | 1825-1825 | Stranded and broken apart |
108.2 | 15.4 | Columbus | 1824-1825 | Broken apart and sunk |
108 | 13.73 | Shenandoah | 1890-1916 | Sunk and blown up |
105 | 13.73 | Rappahannock | 1889-1891 | Burned and sunk at sea |
104 | 20.3 | Caligula's main ship | approx. 37 | Used as a foundation for lighthouse |
103 | 13.4 | Pretoria | 1900-1905 | Sunk |
102.1 | 18.29 | HMS Orlando and HMS Mersey | 1858-1871 and -1875, respectively | Sold for scrapping |
100 | 13.73 | Susquehanna | 1891-1905 | Sunk in the storm |
98.8 | 14.0 | Santiago | 1899-1918 | Flooded and sunk in a storm |
97.2 | 12.8 | Appomattox | 1896-1905 | Capsized in the fog |
83.7 | 18.5 | Al-Hashemi-II | 2001– | Museum and restaurant |
78.3 | 14.5 | Eagle of Lübeck | 1567-1588 | Wrecked |
76 | 14.17 | Sovereign of the Seas | 1637-1696 | Burned |
71.9 | 10.7 | SS Great Western | 1837-1856 | Wrecked |
71 | 13.5 | Jylland (ship, 1860) | 1860-1908 | Museum ship |
70 | 18th | Nemi ships | approx. 37 | Sunk, later recovered and finally destroyed in the fire |
69.3 | 15.8 | HMS Victory | 1760-1812 | In service, museum ship in a dry dock |
69 | 11.7 | Vasa | 1628-1628 | Sunk, museum ship after salvage |
66.4 | 15.2 | Grace Dieu | 1420-1439 | Sunk |
65 | 10.6 | SV Tenacious | 2000– | In service, ship for disabled seafarers |
63 | 10.6 | Neptune | 1986– | Port of Genoa, museum ship |
62 | 13 | USS Constitution | 1798– | In service, the world's oldest seaworthy warship |
61.5 | 11.3 | Seute Deern | 1919-2020 | Scrapping planned by the German Maritime Museum |
61.3 | 16.2 | Santissima Trinidad | 1769-1805 | Sunk after the Battle of Trafalgar |
61 | 16 | Soleil Royal | 1670-1692 | Burned |
58.5 | 11 | Gothenburg | 2003– | In service |
54 | 12.9 | Kronan | 1672-1676 | By unforced errors during the Battle of Öland dropped |
51 | 12 | Peter of Danzig | Before 1462 – late 1470s | Wrecked |
Less well documented large wooden ships
Length [m] | Surname | Completed |
---|---|---|
128.0 | Tessera counter | Approx. 200 BC Chr. |
115.0 | Thalamegos | Approx. 200 BC Chr. |
73.2 | Great Michael | 1511 |
Unconfirmed large wooden ships
Length [m] | Surname | Completed |
---|---|---|
59-84 (137) | Zheng He's treasure ship | 1402 – late 1440s |
110 m (55 m) | Syracusia | Approx. 240 BC Chr. |
54.86 | Isis | Approx. 150 |
See also
Remarks
- ↑ Including bowsprit , if known
- ↑ http://cprr.org/Museum/Solano/
- ↑ a b c d e Basil Lubbock: The Down Easters - American Deep-water Sailing Ships 1869-1929 . Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., Nautical Publishers. Glasgow 1929, 1930 and 1953 (reprint).
- ↑ http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Great_Republic(1853).html
- ↑ http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Fourmast_ships/Roanoke(1892).html
- ↑ http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Fourmast_ships/Shenandoah(1890).html
- ↑ http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Fourmast_ships/Susquehanna(1891).html