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This is a list of the world'slongest wooden ships. The vessels are sorted by ship length includingbowsprit, if known.
Finding the world's longest wooden ship is not straightforward since there are several contenders, depending on which definitions are used. For example, some of these ships benefited from substantial iron or even steel components since the flexing of wood members can lead to significant leaking as the wood members become longer. Some of these ships were not very seaworthy, and a few sank either immediately after launch or soon thereafter. Some of the more recent large ships were never able or intended to leave their berths, and function as floating museums. Finally, not all of the claims to the title of the world's longest wooden ship are credible or verifiable.
A further problem is that especially wooden ships have more than one "length". The most used measure in length for registering a ship is the "length of the topmost deck"—the "length on deck" (LOD)—'measured from leading edge of stem post to trailing edge of stern post on deck level' or the "length between perpendiculars" (LPP, LBP)—'measured from leading edge of stem post to trailing edge of stern post in the construction waterline (CWL)'. In this method of measuring bowsprit includingjibboom and out-board part ofspanker boom if any have both no effect on the ship's length. The longest length for comparing ships, the total "overall" length (LOA) based on sparred length, should be given if known.
The longest wooden ship ever built, the six-masted New EnglandgaffschoonerWyoming, had a "total length" of 137 metres (449 ft) (measured from tip of jibboom (30 metres) to tip of spanker boom (27 metres) and a "length on deck" of 107 m (351 ft). The 30 m (98 ft)-difference is due to her extremely long jibboom of 30 m (98 ft) her out-board length being 27 m (89 ft).
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| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 m (450 ft) | 15.3 m (50 ft 1 in) |  Wyoming | 1909–1924 | sunk | This ship had a tendency to flex in heavy seas, causing the planks to twist and buckle due to their extreme length despite being fitted with metal bracing. Water was evacuated nearly constantly by steam pumps. It foundered in heavy seas with loss of all hands. |
| 130 m (425 ft) | 35 m (116 ft) | Solano | 1878–1931 | scuttled | Apaddle steamer used toferry passengers andtrains across theCarquinez Strait betweenBenicia andPort Costa, California. At the time of its construction, it was the largest ferryboat ever built. Unlike its later sister, theContra Costa which had a steel hull, the wooden-hulledSolano had tall masts in the center of mass ("hogposts") anchoring several wires ("guys") that strengthened the hull against the weight of the trains.[1] The ferries were scuttled after the completion of theBenicia-Martinez railroad bridge. |
| 115.0 m (377.3 ft) | 22.2 m (72.8 ft) | .svg) USS Dunderberg(later  Rochambeau) | 1865–1874 | broken up 1874 | Ironclad built inNew York City, originally intended for theUnited States Navy during theAmerican Civil War, but eventually sold to theFrench Navy. About 50 feet (15 m) of her length was a ram. She was not particularly stable or seaworthy and only made one oceanic voyage to reach her new owners. |
| 108 m (356 ft) | 15.4 m (50 ft) |  Columbus | 1824–1825 | sunk | First timber ship ordisposable ship[2] with a four-mastedbarque rigging. Built inQuebec to avoid taxes on timber, her cargo and components were intended to be sold after the ship's arrival inLondon; however, the owner had only the cargo sold and ordered the ship back for a second voyage with a timber cargo; the ship broke apart and sunk in theEnglish Channel. |
| 108 m (354 ft) | 15.4 m (50 ft) |  Adriatic | 1857–1885 | beached and abandoned in 1885 | SSAdriatic was the largest passenger ship in the world when she was launched. She displaced 5,233 tons at her design draft of 20 feet (6.1 m).[3]Her hull was constructed of live and white oak, reinforced with iron strapping 5 inches (13 cm) wide and .875 inches (2.22 cm) thick. It was divided into eight watertight compartments, with bulkheads 6 inches (15 cm) thick between them.[4]She was built for theCollins Line, but only did one roundtrip before that firm failed, partly because of Adriatic's high cost. |
| 105.8 m (347 ft) | 15.2 m (50 ft) | Eleanor A. Percy | 1900–1919 | sunk | Six-masted schooner with hull measuring 323.5 feet and 347 feet including the bowsprit,[5] that foundered offIreland on December 26, 1919.[6] |
| 103 m (338 ft) | 13.4 m (44 ft) | Pretoria | 1900–1905 | sunk | A barge built for use on theGreat Lakes. To strengthen the wooden frame and hull, steelkeelson plates, chords, and arches were included, and was also diagonally strapped with steel. Adonkey engine powered a pump to keep the interior dry.[7] |
| 102.1 m (335 ft)[8] | 16.2 m (53 ft) |  Great Republic(later Denmark) | 1853–1872 | sunk | The largest woodenclipper ship ever built. It used iron bolts and was reinforced with steel, including ninety 36-foot (11 m) 4x1-inch cross braces, and metalkeelsons.[9] TheMIT Museum noted that "With this behemoth, McKay had pushed wooden ship construction to its practical limits."[10] The ship was abandoned leaking after encountering ahurricane nearBermuda. |
| 102.1 m (335 ft) | 18.3 m (60 ft) |  HMS OrlandoHMS Mersey | 1858–1871, 1858–1875 respectively | broken up | Sister British warships that suffered structural problems due to their length despite having internal iron strapping to support the hull. |
| 102.1 m (335 ft) | 17.7 m (58 ft 1 in) | Trident | 1878–1909 | scrapped | The largestColbert-classironclad of the French Navy's Mediterranean Squadron. It saw action at theFrench conquest of Tunisia |
| 102 m (335 ft) | 15 m |  William D. Lawrence(later  Kommandør Svend Foyn) | 1874–1891 | sunk | Largest wooden cargo ship ever built in Canada. It passed to Norwegian ownership in 1883 and was converted into a barge in 1891. Sank while under tow atDakar.[11] |
| 101.7 m (333 ft 8 in) | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) | Richelieu | 1873–1911 | scrapped | A wooden-hulledcentral battery ironclad that served in the French Navy's Mediterranean Squadron. |
| 101.1 m (331 ft 8 in) | 17.4 m (57 ft 1 in) | Colbert | 1877–1909 | scrapped | Lead ship of theColbert-class ironclads and part of the French Navy's Mediterranean Squadron. It saw action at the French conquest of Tunisia. |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m (328.084 ft) | 6 m (50 ft 1 in) |  Belyana type ships | 16th–20th century | disassembled | Belyanas were Russian freshwater ships used forlog driving on theVolga andVetluga rivers. Their bottom was made fromfir and sidings frompine and featured a complement of 60 to 80 workers. The largestBelyanas could transport up to 13,000,000 kilograms (29,000,000 lb) of logs all stacked on their deck in the form of an inverted pyramid.[12] |
| 98.8 m (324 ft) | 15.0 m (46 ft) | Santiago | 1899–1918 | sunk | A schooner-barge on the Great Lakes, towed byAppomattox until 1905 and then the steamerJohn F. Morrow until 1918.[13] |
| 97.5 m (320 ft) | 15.2 m (50 ft) |  Edward J. Lawrence | 1908–1925 | sunk | Six-masted schooner sunk in 1925 after fire while moored offPortland, Maine.[14] |
| 97.84 m (311 ft) | 15.0 m (49 ft) |  Roanoke | 1892–1905 | burned, then sunk | A huge four-mastedbarque with skysails of a total length of 360 ft (110 m) and 3,539 GRT. In 1905 she was under the command of Captain Jabez A. Amesbury when she caught fire while loading at the anchorage ofNoumea and burned to the waterline. This ship used iron bolts and steel reinforcements.[15][16] |
| 97.2 m (319 ft) | 12.8 m (42 ft) | Appomattox | 1896–1905 | run aground and sunk | A Great Lakessteamship capable of carrying 3,000 tons of bulk cargo. Built with metallic cross bracing, keelson plates, and multiple arches because of her extreme length. Several syphons and steam-driven pumps were required to keep her afloat. Towed the steamer bargeSantiago.[17] |
| 10495.1 m | 21.03 m | Caligula's giant ship | c. 37 AD | reused as foundation oflighthouse | Traces of thisRoman barge were found during the construction ofLeonardo da Vinci International Airport atFiumicino, Italy, just north of the ancient port ofOstia. According toPliny, this or a similar ship was used to transport theobelisk inSt. Peter's Square fromEgypt on the orders ofEmperorCaligula.[18] |
| 95 m (312 ft) | 12 m (41 ft) | L.R. Doty | 1893–1898 | wrecked | A lake freighter that sank onLake Michigan with the loss of all hands. Her wreck was located in 2010. |
| 95 m (312 ft) | 12 m (41 ft) | Iosco | 1891–1905 | sunk | Alake freighter that sank on September 2, 1905, onLake Superior with the loss of all hands. |
| 94.8 m (311 ft) | unknown |  Derzhava | 1871–1905 | decommissioned | A steam-propelledyacht for personal use of theRussian Imperial Family in theBaltic Sea. |
| 92.7 m (304 ft) | 18.6 m (61 ft) | Baron of Renfrew | 1825 | stranded and broken apart | This unseaworthy[19] British ship was a disposable ship. Created to avoid taxes on timber, she was built of components intended to be sold after the ship's arrival from Quebec to London. The ship stranded on theGoodwin Sands and broke apart while being towed with a pilot aboard. Parts of her timber were found on the French coast. The ship had 5,294 GRT and anoverall length of 362 ft (110 metres). |
| 91.7 m (301 ft) | 13.0 m (42.5 ft) | Frank O'Connor[note 1] | 1892–1919 | burned | A steam screw operating on the Great Lakes, it required an innovative iron and steel-reinforced hull to be a viable vessel.[20] |
| 91.4 m (300 ft 4 in) | 17.1 m (56 ft 5) | HMS Bellerophon | 1865–1923 | sold for scrap | A Royal Navycentral battery ironclad. It served in theChannel Fleet and North America. |
| 91.3 m (300 ft) | 15.0 m (49 ft) |  Shenandoah | 1890–1915 | accidentally rammed and sunk | Another huge four-masted barque of the fleet of Arthur Sewell & Co. of Bath, Maine, with double top-sails, single topgallant sails, royal and sky sails of a total length of 360 ft (110 m) and 3,406.78 GRT.[21] It was rammed by the steamerPowhattan nearFire Island,Long Island,New York in 1915. |
| 91.1 m (299 ft) | 23.7 m (78 ft)[note 2] | Eureka | 1890–1957 | museum ship | A steamboat with twin, 27-foot paddlewheels that carried railcars, cars and passengers acrossSan Francisco Bay. Currently aNational Historic Landmark at theSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, and the longest wooden ship that is still afloat. |
| 91 m (300 ft) | 13 m (42 ft) |  HaianYuyuen | 1872–? 1873–1885 (respectively) | hulked and scrapped sunk (respectively) | Twin steam-powered frigates of theImperial Chinese Navy, and the largest vessels built in China until the 1930s.Yuyuen was sunk in action during theSino-French War;Haian survived, but was hulked after being used as ablockship in the same war, and was scrapped years later. |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.5 m (283 ft 8 in) | 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in) |  Sagunto(also Amadeo I) | 1869–1896 | hulked and broken up | Designed as a 100-gun screw-propelled frigate but turned into anarmored frigate during construction. The hull was wooden but fully covered by iron plates. Turned into a hulk in 1887. |
| 87 m (284 ft) | 13 m (42 ft) |  Dom Fernando II e Glória | 1845–1940 | museum ship | A 50-gun frigate of thePortuguese Navy. It became a training ship in 1865 and was permanently moored atLisbon after 1878. Despite this, it was named the flagship of Portugal's European squadron in 1938. Two years later it became a naval school and museum ship. It is currently displayed inAlmada. |
| 87 m (285 ft) | 12 m (29 ft) |  Australasia | 1884–1896 | burned | A steamship that burned down on Lake Michigan. |
| 86.8 m (287 ft) | 15.0 m (49 ft) |  Rappahannock | 1889–1891 | burned | A three-masted woodenfull-rigged ship of 3,054 GRT, built and owned by Arthur Sewall & Co., with double top-sails and topgallant sails, royal and sky sails of a total length of 347 ft (106 m). The ship burned down nearJuan Fernández while transporting softcharcoal fromLiverpool toSan Francisco, but everyone aboard reachedRobinson Crusoe island, where they were rescued.[22] |
| 85.4 m (280 ft 2 in) | 16.6 m (54 ft 6 in) | Zaragoza | 1867–1899 | scuttled | A Spanish armored frigate built inCartagena with a wooden hull covered by iron plates. Became atorpedotraining ship in 1892. |
| 85.34 m (280 ft) | 10.97 m (36 ft) | Cutty Sark[note 3] | 1869–1954 | museum ship | Built as one of the last and fastestclippers for thetea trade with China, it switched to transportingwool from Australia after theSuez Canal was built. It was sold to a Portuguese company and used as a cargo ship between 1895 and 1922, when it was reacquired by British citizens and eventually restored for exhibition. |
| 85.3 m (280 ft) | 18 m (58 ft 11 in) | HMS Lord ClydeHMS Lord Warden | 1864–1875 1865–1889 (respectively) | run aground and sold for scrap broken up (respectively) | Sister ships reputed at once to be the heaviest wooden ships ever built, the fastest steaming wooden ships, and the slowest-sailing ironclads in the Royal Navy. Both served in the Channel Fleet and the Mediterranean Squadron.Lord Clyde was plagued with engineering problems and was sold for scrap after it run aground and its hull was found to be rotten.Lord Warden had a more distinguished career, serving in the Reserve at theFirth of Forth after leaving the Mediterranean. |
| 85.3 m (280 ft) | 15.9 m (52 ft 2 in) | Arapiles | 1868–1883 | broken up | A Spanishironclad with a wooden hull covered entirely by iron plates. It served mostly in the Caribbean. |
| 85.3 m (280 ft) | 15.2 m (50 ft) | HMS Galatea | 1859–1883 | broken up | A 26-gun sixth-rate screw frigate of the Royal Navy'sNorth America and West Indies Station. |
| 85.1 m (279 ft 1 in) | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) | Tetuán | 1863–1874 | burned and sunk | First armored frigate built in Spain, in theFerrolroyal shipyard, with a wooden hull covered by iron plates. She burned as a result ofsabotage during theCantonal Revolution. |
| 83.7 m (274.6 ft) | 18.5 m (60.7 ft) |  Al-Hashemi-II | 2001– | museum and restaurant | AKuwaiti non-seagoing model of adhow, reputed to be the largest ever built.[23] |
| 83.4 m (274 ft) | 13.7 m (45 ft) | Susquehanna | 1891–1905 | sunk | The third hugest four-masted wooden barque of the fleet of Arthur Sewell & Co. with double top-sails, single topgallant sails, royal and sky sails of 2,745 GRT. Lost in a heavy storm three days after leaving Nouméa,New Caledonia, forDelaware with a cargo of 3,558 tons ofnickel ore. This ship used also iron bolts and steel reinforcements.[24] |
| 81.2 m | 10.9 m | Livadia | 1873–1878 | run aground and sunk | A steam-propelled yacht for personal use of the Russian Imperial Family in theBlack Sea. It sank at night, due to unruly weather, but without loss of life or cargo. |
| 81.0 m (266 ft) | 18.08 m (59.3 ft) | Bretagne | 1855–1880 | broken up | A 130-gun three-decker ship of the line, built as an improvement over the successfulOcéan class. It was equipped with an 8-boiler steam engine and a propeller that could be retracted to streamline the hull when sailing under sail only. It saw action during theCrimean War, and was used as a school ship after 1866. |
| 80.9 m (265.3 ft) | 13.4 m (44.1 ft) | Morning Light (later  Jacob Fritz) | 1856–1889 | wrecked | Largest vessel inBritish North America at the time of its construction. Sold to a German company in 1881, and found wrecked and abandoned north ofNew Jersey, in 1889. |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79.2 m (260 ft) | 18.3 m (60 ft) | HMS VictoriaHMS Howe | 1859–1893 1860–1921 (respectively) | both scrapped | Sister 121-gun ships that were the last commissioned three-deckers ships of the line of the Royal Navy. The hulls were strapped with diagonal iron riders for extra stability, and they combined sail propulsion with a two-funnelmarine steam engine that made them among the fastest ships of the line ever built. |
| 78.3 m (256.9 ft) | 14.5 m (47.6 ft) |  Adler von Lübeck | 1567–1588 | disassembled | Built inLübeck to serve as the main fighting ship of theHanseatic League. Thisgalleon featured 138 guns, and space for 650 marines and a 350-man-strong crew. She was the largest ship of her time.[25] |
| 78.22 m (256 ft 8 in) | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) | Gloire | 1859–1883 | scrapped | First ocean-going ironclad, developed in response to the use of explosive shells in the Crimean War. |
| 78 m (257 ft) | 14 m (45 ft) | Canada | 1891–1926 | broken up | Afull-rigged ship intended to be the largest wooden ship built in Canada, but the hull had to be shortened after the keel's timber was damaged during construction. It transported cargo between South America and Australia, and between the United States and Canada, during her career. |
| 77.9 m (255 ft 6 in) | 18.3 m (60 ft) | HMS Algiers | 1854–1870 | broken up | A screw-propelled, 91-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched after several changes in design since first conceived in 1839. Saw action at the Crimean War before being transferred to Malta and British home waters. |
| 77.8 m (255 ft 3 in) | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) | Napoléon | 1850–1876 | struck | A 90-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, the first purpose-built steambattleship in the world, and the firstscrew battleship. Its design was used as a basis for the slightly smallerAlgésiras andVille de Nantes classes. |
| 76.8 m (252 ft) | 18.3 m (60 ft 2 in) | HMS Prince of Wales (later HMSBritannia) | 1860–1917 | hulked and broken up | A 121-gun screw-propelled first-rate three-decker line-of-battle ship of the Royal Navy. Renamed in 1869 and hulked in 1909. |
| 76.8 m (252 ft) | 13.9 m 45.6 ft | Sovereign of the Seas | 1852–1859 | wrecked | This clipper is the fastest sailing ship ever built, recording an unbeaten 22knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) in 1854. It wrecked on theStrait of Malacca while covering the route betweenHamburg and China. |
| 76.15 m (249.8 ft) | 21.22 (69.6 ft) |  Mahmudiye | 1829–1874 | disassembled | Ordered bySultanMahmud II and built by theOttoman Imperial Naval Arsenal on theGolden Horn inConstantinople. It was the largest warship in the world for several years. Theship-of-the-line that was 76 m (249 ft) long with a beam of 21 m (69 ft), was armed with 128 cannon on three decks with complement of 1,280. She participated in many naval battles, including theSiege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War. |
| 75.66 m (248 ft 3 in) | 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in) | SMS Danzig (1851) (laterKaitenMaru) | 1853–1869 | burned | |
| 75 m (245 ft) | 12 m (40 ft) | SS British Queen (later  British Queen) | 1839–1844 | scrapped | A paddle steamer that was the second steamship built for the trans-Atlantic route and the largestpassenger liner at the time it was built. It passed to Belgian ownership after theBritish and American Steam Navigation Company collapsed on the wake of the loss of SSPresident. |
| 74.68 m (245 ft) | unknown | HMS Atlas (later Atlas) | 1860–1904 | broken up | A 91-gun second rate ship of the line that was never completed and spent her entire careerin reserve and later, as a civilian-ownedhospital ship. |
| 74.4 m (244 ft 1 in) | 10.15 m (33.3 ft) | City of Adelaide[note 4] | 1864–1948 | museum ship | A clipper ship built to transport passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. In 1893 she became a floating hospital, and between 1923 and 1948 she served in the Royal Navy as a school ship, HMSCarrick. After being displayed in Scotland for decades, it was moved to its namesakePort Adelaide in 2014. |
| 74 m (242 ft 9 in) | 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) | Audacieuse | 1856–1879 | decommissioned | A mixed frigate of the French Navy active in theSecond Opium War. |
| 74 m (243 ft) | 13.6 m (44.5 ft) | County of Yarmouth | 1884–? | unknown | A full-rigged ship built for trade with South America. It was dismasted and set to be broken up in 1895, but it was purchased in the last moment by theArgentinian Navy. Its later fate is unknown. |
| 74 m (243 ft) | 12 m (41 ft) | SS President | 1840–1841 | lost at sea | The largest passenger liner in the world, and the first steamship lost on the trans-Atlantic route when it disappeared on its third voyage with all 136 people on board. Although one meter shorter thanBritish Queen overall, it had 25% more capacity and an additional deck that made it top heavy, slow, and under-powered in rough weather. |
| 74 m (242 ft) | 11 m (37 ft) | George Spencer | 1884–1905 | wrecked | A lake freighter built to carryiron ore on the Great Lakes. She wrecked in the infamousMataafa Storm of 1905. |
| 73.6 m (241.5 ft) | 8.8 m (29 ft) | Keangsoo (later  Kasuga) | 1862–1902 | scrapped | A paddle steamer commissioned in theIsle of Wight byPrince Gong of theQing Dynasty for use in theTaiping Rebellion, but never delivered as the British crew refused to take orders from Chinese officers. Sold to theSatsuma Domain, she joined theImperial Japanese Navy during theBoshin War. |
| 73.3 m (240 ft 6 in) | 19 m (62 ft) | HMS Royal Sovereign | 1857–1885 | broken up | Designed as a 121-gun first rate ship of the line but modified to a 131-gunscrew ship during construction. In 1862, she was razed and further converted to an experimental armoredturret ship forcoastal defence, the first built in Britain as well as the smallest and only with a wooden hull. |
| 73.2 m (240 ft) | 16.9 m (55 ft 4 in) | HMS ConquerorHMS Donegal (later HMSVernon) | 1855–1861 1858–1925 (respectively) | wrecked hulked, then scrapped (respectively) | Sister 101-gun screw-propelled, first rate ships of the line of the Royal Navy.Conqueror was wrecked in theBahamas while carrying troops to theFrench Intervention in Mexico, but all aboard could be saved.Donegal served in Mexico,Liverpool and China until 1886, when it was hulked and merged into theTorpedo School atPortsmouth under the nameVernon. Scrapped in 1926, some of her timbers were used to build thePrince of Walespublic house inBrighouse. |
| 73.2 m (249.8 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) |  Great Michael(later  Grande Nef d'Ecosse) | 1512–? | unknown | Michael, the flagship of theRoyal Scots Navy, ordered byJames IV of Scotland, and built atNewhaven, Edinburgh. NicknamedGreat Michael, she was sold to France following the Scottish defeat at theBattle of Flodden. |
| 73 m (240 ft) | 24 m (79 ft) | Second Nemi ship | 1st century AD | sunk, then burned | Believed to have been used as a pleasure barge or floating palace by Caligula. Its remains were recovered fromLake Nemi in 1929 and housed in a Roman museum until they were destroyed inWorld War II. |
| 73 m (238 ft) | 16.87 m (55 ft 4 in) | HMS St Jean d'Acre | 1853–1875 | broken up | First 101-gun screw two-decker ship of the line of the Royal Navy. This experimental ship recycled materials from an 1844 copy ofHMS Albion that was never completed and incorporated new designs made for the 1854HMS James Watt. It later served as inspiration for the slightly longerHMS Conqueror. Saw action at theCrimean War. |
| 72.2 m (236 ft 11 in) | 13.04 m (42 ft 9 in) | Japanese frigate Kaiyō Maru | 1865–1868 | wrecked | |
| 72 m (236 ft 2 in) | 15 m (49 ft 3 in) | Lealtad class | 1860–1897 | varied | Three sister steam and sail-powered armored frigates with wooden hulls that served in theFrench Intervention in Mexico, theChincha Islands War and the Cantonal Revolution. |
| 71.9 m (236 ft) | 10.7 m (35.1 ft) | Great Western | 1837–1856 | disassembled | A steamship designed byIsambard Kingdom Brunel for regular transatlantic steam "packet boat" service. In addition to the paddle wheels, she carried four masts for supplementary propulsion and stability. |
| 71.7 m (235 ft 3 in) | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) | Ville de Nantes class | 1862–1894 | all broken up | 90-gun ship of the line class of the French Navy, powered both by sail and steam power. |
| 71.5 m (234.6 ft)[26][better source needed] | 14.8 m (48.5 ft) |  Sovereign of the Seas(later HMSRoyal Sovereign) | 1637–1696 | burned | A prestige flagship of theEnglish Royal Navy, designed as a 90-gun first-rate ship of the line but launched with 102 guns at the insistence ofCharles I. Her most extravagant decoration earned her the nickname of "Golden Devil".[26] After serving in theAnglo-Dutch Wars and theWar of the Grand Alliance, she was permanently moored atChatham until she burned by accident. |
| 71.46 m (234 ft 5 in) | 16.86 m (55 ft 4 in) | Algésiras class | 1855–1921 | varied | 90-gun ship of the line class of the French Navy, powered both by sail and steam power. |
| 71 m (233 ft) | 13.5 m (44 ft) |  Jylland | 1860–1908 | museum ship | A screw-propelled steam frigate of theRoyal Danish Navy, it saw action at theBattle of Heligoland (1864). Currently preserved inEbeltoft. |
| 70.18 m (230 ft 3 in) | 16.87 m (55 ft 4 in) | HMS AgamemnonHMS Victor Emmanuel | 1852–1870 1855–1899? | broken up unknown | 91-gun Royal Navy steambattleships ordered in response to the FrenchNapoléon.Agamemnon was one of two ships used to lay the firstTransatlantic telegraph cable in 1858.Victor Emmanuel served in the English Channel, Mediterranean and Africa during theAnglo-Ashanti wars before it was stationed as a hospital and receiving ship inHong Kong, in 1873.Agamemnon was broken up in 1870 andVictor Emmanuel was sold out in 1899. |
| 70 m (230 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) | First Nemi ship | 1st century AD | sunk, then burned | A slightly smaller ship discovered in Lake Nemi and built around the same time as the second ship; its purpose is unknown. Also destroyed in World War II. |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 m (226 ft) | 15.7 m (51 ft 10 in) | HMS Victory | 1765– | still in commission, but not for active service; effectively museum ship | A 104-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Oldest naval ship still in commission and the only remaining ship of the line. Currently indry dock atPortsmouth as a museum ship. It is theflagship of theFirst Sea Lord. |
| 69 m (226 ft) (estimated) | 11.7 m (38 ft) |  Vasa | 1628 | sunk, later museum ship | A warship sunk on her maiden voyage when a gale forced water onto the ship; she fell over on her port side and sank. The ship was well preserved and recovered relatively intact in 1961. She is now in theVasa Museum inStockholm,Sweden.[27] Her sparred length is estimated at 69 meters, but her measured deck length (between perpendiculars) is 47.5 meters (155.8 ft).[28] |
| 67.97 m (233 ft) | 11.95 m (39.2 ft) | Joseph H. Scammell | 1884–1891 | wrecked | A cargo ship wrecked and looted by locals off the coast ofTorquay, Australia. |
| 67.24 m (220.6 ft) | 18.9 m (62 ft) | .svg) Doce Apóstoles class | 1753–1806 | varied | Twelve Spanish sister ships of the line built in theFerrolroyal shipyards under supervision of theMarquis of Ensenada and nicknamed "theTwelve Apostles". They had between 68 and 74 guns each. |
| 67 m (220 ft) | 18.54 m (60 ft 10 in) | Royal Albert | 1854–1884 | broken up | A 121-gunthree-decker of the Royal Navy, designed as sail-powered only but converted to screw propulsion during construction. |
| 67 m (219 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | C.A. Thayer | 1895– | museum ship | One of the lastschooners of theWest Coast lumber trade, currently exhibited at theSan Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. |
| 67–63 m (219–207 ft) | 11–10 m (35–34 ft) | Britannia class | 1840–1880 | varied | Wooden paddlers that were the first fleet of theCunard Line and the first year round scheduled Atlantic steamship service, with a capacity for 115 passengers. Most units were sold to different European navies in 1849–1850. |
| 66.42 m (218 ft) | 17.67 m (58 ft) | Reina Doña Isabel IIRey Don Francisco de Asís | 1852–1889 1853–1866 (respectively) | sunk, then broken up decommissioned (respectively) | Twin sister ships of the line, the last built in Spain.Isabel II served inMexico andMorocco before becoming a school ship in 1860, a hulk in 1870, and a prison ship in 1873; she sunk in 1889 but was salvaged and broken up.Francisco de Asís saw little use due to being considered obsolete at the time of construction. |
| 66 m (216 ft 7.5 in) | 18.3 m (60 ft) | HMS Queen | 1839–1871 | broken up | 110-gun first-rate ship of the line and last purely sailing battleship built by the Royal Navy; all subsequent ones were also fitted with a steam engine. Refitted and converted to screw propulsion in 1859. |
| 66 m (218 ft) | 15 m (50 ft) |  Grace Dieu | 1420–1439 | burned | An Englishcarrack used asKingHenry V's flagship. She burned after being hit bylightning. |
| 66 m (217 ft) | Unknown | HMS Princess Royal | 1853–1872 | broken up | 91-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Served in theBaltic campaign of theCrimean War and afterward in theEast Indies and China Station. |
| 65.9 m (216.2 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | Hamburg | 1886–1925 | beached, later burned | A three-masted barque. The beached ship burned to the waterline in 1936, but the lower hull was buried and preserved in riversilt. |
| 65.18 m (213.8 ft) | 16.24 m (53.3 ft) | Océan class | 1788–1905 | varied | 118-gun three-decker ships of the line, built by the French Navy between 1788 and 1854. |
| 65 m (213.2 ft) | 10.6 m | Tenacious | 2000– | still operational | A ship designed for the disabled. |
| 65 m (213 ft) | 11.24 m (50 ft 1 in) | Hermione | 2014– | still operational | Named after the1779 French frigate but built following the plans of the 1783 British frigateHMS Concorde, both smaller. Construction started in 1995 and used mostly traditional tools and techniques. |
| 64.9 m (212 ft 11 in) | 15.1 m (49 ft 6 in) | .svg) Kong Sverre | 1860–1932 | scrapped | A steam and sail powered frigate of theRoyal Norwegian Navy originally planned to be "Europe's Horror", the most technologically advanced warship in the world. However, after several delays in construction, it was found already obsolete at the time of launch and it spent most of its career in storage at a harbor. It was a school ship between 1894 and 1918, when it was put again in storage due to poor maintenance, and was never fit for service again.[29] |
| 64.05 m (210.1 ft) | 18.11 m (59.4 ft) | Valmy | 1847–1891 | scrapped | Largest three-decker of the French Navy and largesttall ship ever built in France. Unlike other sail ships of its time, it was never modified for steam power despite being difficult to manoeuvre, and often had to be towed by smaller steam ships during its service in the Crimean War. It was turned into a school ship in 1864. |
| 64 m (210.0 ft) | 17.3 m |  USS Pennsylvania | 1837–1861 | burned to prevent capture | Largest and most heavily armed American wooden sailing warship. It mounted 120 guns and made only one voyage. After being laid up at theNorfolk Navy Yard for several years, it was burned to prevent its capture by theConfederates at the start of theAmerican Civil War. |
| 64 m (210.0 ft) | 11.94 m (39.2 ft) | Calburga (later HCMSCalburga) | 1890–1915 | sunk | The last Canadian square-rigger barque of large tonnage, built for trade with South America and Britain. It was made ofspruce butfastened with copper and iron. Converted to a transport ship inWorld War I and sunk during a storm off the coast ofWales in 1915. |
| 63.16 m (207 ft 3 in) | 10.84 m (35 ft 7 in) |  Walther von Ledebur(later Mühlhausen) | 1966–2007 | decommissioned | Built as a prototype for a newGerman Navy class of ocean-goingminesweepers with an all-glued laminated timber hull that never entered production. It served as a trials ship until 1994, when it was rebuilt as a training and support vessel for mine-clearing divers, renamed and recommissioned in this capacity. |
| 62.6 m (205 ft 6 in) | 16.6 m 54 ft 5 in | Caledonia class | 1808–1918 | varied | 120-gun first rate ships of the line. Originally sail-powered, they were all converted to steam in the 1850s. |
| Rodney class | 1833–1956 | Three 90-gun second rate ships of the line. They were among the last unarmored ships of the Royal Navy to be in full commission. | |||
| 62.6 m (205 ft 6 in) | 16.59 m 54 ft 5 in | Albion class | 1842–1905 | all broken up | Three 90-gun second rate ships of the line. Originally sail-powered, they were all converted to steam in the 1850s. |
| 62.5 m (205 ft 1 in) | 16.2 m 53 ft 2 in | Hercule class | 1836–1908 | varied | 100-gun ships of the line of the French Navy. The first were sail powered only; later units were converted to steam, and the last one was built with an engine. |
| 62.2 m (204.0 ft) | 13.3 m |  USS Constitution | 1797– | still in commission, but not for active service | The second-oldest commissioned warship (after the Royal Navy's HMSVictory) in the world and the oldest wooden ship still sailing. |
| 62 m (204 ft) | 18 m (60 ft) | HMSWindsor Castle (later HMSCambridge) | 1858–1908 | broken up | A 102-gun first-rate triple-decker of the Royal Navy. Served as a gunnery ship offPlymouth after 1869. |
| 62 m (205 ft) | 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in) | Nelson class | 1814–1928 | all broken up | 120-gun first rate ships of the line of the Royal Navy. All three units built were sail-powered only originally, though the first (HMS Nelson) was given a steam engine in 1860. |
| 61.81 m (202.79 ft) | 17.17 m (56.3 ft) | América | 1766–1823 | broken up | A Spanish 64-gun ship of the line built inHavana that served in theSpanish–Portuguese War (1776–77),American Revolutionary War,French Revolutionary Wars andNapoleonic Wars. |
| 61.72 m (202.5 ft) | 16.73 m (54.9 ft) |  Royal Louis | 1758–1773 | broken up | A 116-gun First-rate ship of the line of theFrench Royal Navy. |
| 61.4 m (201.4 ft) | 16.69 m (54.8 ft) | DuquesneTourville | 1847–1887 1853–1878 | unknown scrapped (respectively) | Sister 90-gun sail andsteam ships of the line that were used in theCrimean War and theFrench Intervention in Mexico. Later on,Duquesne was used as floating barracks, andTourville as aprison ship for survivors of theParis Commune. |
| 61.3 m (201.1 ft) | 16.2 m (53 ft) | Santísima Trinidad | 1769–1805 | scuttled after capture | One of the few four-deckers ever built with 136 guns.[30] Reputed to be the largest warship in the world until surpassed by the FrenchÓcean class in the early 1790s. It sailed poorly and was nicknamed "The Ponderous" and "El Escorial of the Seas". Despite this, it saw extensive action in theAmerican Revolutionary War and theNapoleonic Wars, even surviving and escaping successfully after being attacked by four warships and losing all her sails at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent. It was ultimately captured and scuttled after theBattle of Trafalgar. A non-seaworthy replica and a ship fit in its likeness (and thus not a true replica) exist inAlicante andMálaga, respectively. |
| 61.06 m (200 ft 4 in) | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) | Lammermuir | 1864–1876 | lost at sea | An extreme composite clipper, built to replacethe ship of the same name wrecked the year before, which had been the favorite of the company owner,Jock Willis. Disappeared while sailing fromAdelaide, Australia to London. |
| 61 m (200 ft) | 15.64 m (51.3 ft) | Soleil Royal | 1670–1692 | burned byfireships | Flagship of the French Western Squadron during theNine Years' War. After sustaining great damage in theBattles of Barfleur and La Hougue, it docked atCherbourg for repairs, where it wassurprised and subsequently destroyed. |
| 61 m (199 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | .svg) USS Constellation | 1854–1955 | museum ship | Asloop-of-war and the last sail-only warship designed and built by theUS Navy. Some of her materials were salvaged from the smallerUSS Constellation of 1797, which saw action at theQuasi-War,Barbary Wars andWar of 1812. The secondConstellation served in theAmerican Civil War. |
| 61 m (200 ft) | 10 m (32.8 ft) | Fu Po | 1870–? | unknown | An armed transport of theFujian Fleet active during the Sino-French War. It was hulked in 1890, but was refitted for service in 1893 as a response to piracy. Its later fate is unknown. |
| 60.6 m (199 ft) | 16.2 m (53 ft) | TerribleMajestueux (later Républicain) | 1779–1804 1780–c.1807 (respectively) | broken up decommissioned (respectively) | Sister 110-gun ships of the line. |
| 60.5 m (198 ft) | 16.28 m (53 ft) | Suffren class | 1829–1911 | all broken up | A 90-gun ship of the line design of the French Navy, first to have straight walls instead oftumblehome. The heightened center of gravity was compensated with new underwater stabilisers. All units completed after 1840 were modified to have steam in addition to sail power. |
| 60.42 m (198.2 ft) | 16.24 m (53.3 ft) | Royal Louis (later  Républicain) | 1780–1794 | wrecked | A 106-gun (elevated to 110 in 1786) ship of the line of the French Navy. Dismasted at theGlorious First of June (1792), it narrowly avoided capture and was restored to service. It was lost two years later during theCroisière du Grand Hiver. |
| Commerce de Paris class | 1804–1915 | all broken up | 110-gun ships of the line developed as a modification of the earlierOcéan class. Only two (Commerce de Paris andIéna) were completed beforeNapoleon's defeat and entered service; the others were dismantled in 1814 while still in theAntwerp shipyard. | ||
| 60.4 m (198 ft) | 14.9 m (49 ft) | Auguste (later Jacobin) | 1779–1795 | sunk | An 80-gun ship of the line active in the American and French revolutionary wars. Sunk during a storm along with most of her crew. |
| 60.22 m (197 ft 7 in) | 16.10 m (52 ft 10 in) | HMSPrincess CharlotteHMSRoyal Adelaide | 1825–? 1828–? (respectively) | unknown | Twin 104-gun ships of the line, with a design inspired on HMSVictory. Their fate after being sold out of the Royal Navy in 1875 and 1905 (respectively), is unknown. |
| 60 m (196 ft) | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) | HMSTrafalgar (later HMSCamperdown) | 1820–? | unknown | Ordered as a 98-gun second rate but re-rated and launched as a 106 gun first rate ship of the line. It was placed on harbor service in 1854, hulked in 1857, and renamed HMSPitt in 1882. It was sold out of the Navy in 1906. |
| 60 m (197 ft) | 6.2 m (20 ft) |  La Real | 1568–1572? | possibly sunk after battle | Flagshipgalley ofDon John of Austria at theBattle of Lepanto (1571). Though victorious in its duel with the Ottoman flagshipSultana, it was so damaged upon its return toMessina that the victory feast was not made aboard. Its fate is unknown but it might have sunk there shortly after.[31] A non-seaworthy replica was built in 1971 for the fourth centenary of the battle and is on display at theMaritime Museum of Barcelona. |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Fate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.8 m (196 ft) | 16.2 m (53 ft) | Invincible | 1780–1808 | struck | A 110-gun,first rate ship of the line of the French Navy. Saw action during the American Revolutionary War. |
| 59.8 m (196.19 ft) | 14.9 m (48.88 ft) | Saint-Esprit class | 1765–1799 | varied | Three 80-gun ships of the line (Saint-Esprit,Languedoc, andCouronne). Although consideredsisters, each was built with a different design. |
| 59.78 m (196 ft 1 in) | 15.47 m (50 ft 9 in) | HMS Calcutta | 1831–1908 | broken up | An 84-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Initially put in reserve, she was mobilized for the Crimean War in 1855 but saw no action as it was deemed obsolete for modern naval warfare. However, she later served as a flagship in theSecond Opium War. Since 1865, she served as a gunnery ship and was moored atDevonport. |
| 59.7 m (195.9 ft) | 13.2 m (43.3 ft) | Provence | 1763–1786 | broken up | A 64-gun French ship of the line deployed against theBarbary pirates in the Mediterranean and at theCaribbean theater of the American Revolutionary War, where its captain was killed in action at theBattle of Grenada. After being decommissioned twice from the Navy, it became a merchantman for theCompagnie de Chine. |
| 59.5 m (195 ft) | 16.2 m (53 ft) | Santa Ana class | 1784–1817 | varied | Eight sister ships of the line built in Ferrol that served in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic during the Napoleonic Wars. Also called"Los Meregildos" afterSan Hermenegildo, built in 1789. |
| 59.3 m (194.55 ft) | 15.3 m (50.20 ft) | Tonnant classBucentaure class | 1789–1887 1803–1868 (respectively) | varied | Two different 80-gun ship of the line classes built during the Napoleonic Wars. |
| 59.21 m (194 ft 3 in) | 16.54 m (54 ft 3 in) | San José (later HMSSan Josef) | 1783–1849 | broken up | A 114-gun first rate ship of the line captured by the British at theBattle of Cape St Vincent (1797). Became a guard and gunnery training ship atHMNB Devonport. |
| 59.2 m (194 ft) | 15.6 m (51 ft) | Soleil-Royal | 1749–1759 | burnt to prevent capture | Flagship of the French Navy at theBattle of Quiberon Bay. During the encounter, it run aground and was burnt by its own crew to prevent its capture by the British. It was the first 80-gun two-decker to use the24-pounder long gun on her second battery, rising its firing power to that of a three-decker. |
| 59.08 m (193 ft 10 in) | 15.96 m (52 ft 4.5 in) | Canopus class | 1821–1929 | varied | 84-gun second rate two-deckers of the Royal Navy based onHMS Canopus, aTonnant-class ship captured in 1798. |
| 59 m (192 ft) | 15.55 m (51 ft) | San Pedro de Alcántara | 1772–1786 | sunk | A Spanish 64-gun ship of the line built in Ferrol, but based on French designs. Served in thePacific until 1786, when she sailed to Europe with a cargo ofprecious metals and several prisoners ofTupac Amaru II's rebellion, then sunk offPeniche, Portugal with great loss of life. |
| 59 m (192 ft) | 15 m (49 ft) | HMS Waterloo (later HMSBellerophon) | 1818–? | unknown | An 80-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Renamed in 1824 and sold in 1892, its later fate is unknown. |
| 58.93 m (193 ft 4 in) | 15.3 m (50 ft 3.5 in) | Deux Frères (later HMSJuste) | 1784–1811 | broken up | An 80-gun French ship of the line captured and commissioned into the British Royal Navy after theGlorious First of June in 1794. |
| 58.8 m (193 ft) | 15.9 m (52 ft 1 in) | HMS Sans Pareil | 1851–1867 | broken up | A Royal Navy 70-gun screw propelled ship of the line, based on the lines of a FrenchTonnant class ofthe same name captured in 1794. |
| 58.74 m (192 ft 8.5 in) | 15 m (49 ft 4.5 in) | HMS Rochfort | 1814–1826 | broken up | A Royal Navy 74-gun third rate ship of the line designed by the Frenchémigré Jean-Louis Barrallier. |
| 58.5 m (191.9 ft) | 11 m (36 ft 3 in) | Götheborg I[note 5] | 1738–1745 | sunk | Built inStockholm for trade with China and named afterGothenburg, the home port of the Swedish fleet. After three journeys, it crashed on the Knipla Börö rock near Gothenburg and sank within 900 m (3,000 ft) of its berth. All men aboard survived and most of its cargo could be salvaged. The shipwreck, which remained visible from the surface for several years, was excavated in 1986–1992. |
 Götheborg III | 2003– | museum ship | Götheborg II - 1786-1796 Götheborg III ia a seaworthy replica of the 1738 ship. | ||
| 58.3 m (191.2 ft) | 16.0 m (52.5 ft) | HMS St Lawrence (later St Lawrence) | 1814–? | hulked, then sunk | Built in theKingston Royal Naval Dockyard inUpper Canada during theWar of 1812 to fight on theGreat Lakes, the only British ship of the line to be launched and entirely operated on freshwater. She never saw action and was decommissioned already in 1815. In 1832 she was sold to a private company and was used as a storage hulk until her sinking. |
| 58 m (190 ft) | 16 m (53 ft) | HMS Royal George.svg) HMS Queen CharlotteHMS Ville de Paris | 1788–1822 1790–1800 1795–1845 (respectively) | varied | First rate ships of the line of the Royal Navy active in the Napoleonic wars. The first two were built to the same design and carried 100 guns;Ville de Paris (named after acaptured French ship) carried 110. |
| 57.96 m (190 ft 2 in) | 11 m (36 ft) | Yangwu | 1872–1884 | sunk | Acorvette flagship of theFujian Fleet, and the largest ship built at theFoochow Arsenal during the Imperial Fleet's westernization program of 1868–1875. It exploded and subsequently sunk during theBattle of Fuzhou in the Sino-French War. |
| 57.9 m (190 ft) | 17.3 m (56 ft 9 in) | Vanguard-class | 1835–1929 | varied | 80-gunsecond rate ships of the line of the Royal Navy. Nine were completed under the original sail ship design, and others were modified or converted into steam. |
| 57.9 m (190 ft) | 16 m (52 ft 6 in) | HMS Queen Charlotte (later HMSExcellent) | 1810–1892 | broken up | A 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to replace the ship of the same name lost in 1800. Assigned toanti-slavery and anti-smuggling patrol off the coast of Africa until 1859, when she became atraining ship. |
| 57.9 m (190 ft) | 15.8 m (52 ft) | Europa | 1789–1801 | abandoned | A Spanish third-rate ship of the line that served in Europe and the Pacific during theFrench Revolutionary Wars. It fell into disrepair and eventually rotted away while being anchored inManila. |
| 57.5 m (188.6 ft) | 9 m (29.5 ft) | Sigyn (later  Sigyn) | 1887–1938 | museum ship | A Swedish trade barque, sold to Finland in 1927. Currently preserved inTurku. |
| 57.2 m (187.7 ft) | 14 m (45.9 ft) | Six Corps | 1762–1780 | broken up | A 74-gun ship of the line in the Frenchreserve fleet, named after the six merchant guilds ofParis, who donated the money for its construction. |
| 57.1 m (188 ft 4 in) | 15.47 m (50 ft 9 in) | HMS Boscawen (later HMSWellesley) | 1844–1914 | burned | A 70-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. From 1873 she served as atraining ship atWellesley Nautical School. |
| 57 m (188 ft) | 15.67 m (51 ft 5 in) | HMS Boyne (later HMSExcellent)HMS Union | 1810–1861 1811–1833 (respectively) | both broken up | Sister 98-gun second rate shis of the line of the Royal Navy. |
| 57 m (188 ft) | 15 m (49 ft 2.75 in) | Formidable (later HMSHam) | 1751–1768 | broken up | French 80-gun ship of the line captured by the British at theBattle of Quiberon Bay (1759), during theFrench and Indian War. |
| 57 m (187 ft) | 7.7 m (25 ft) | Réale | 1694–1720 | decommissioned | Flagship of the French Mediterranean galley fleet, built inMarseille. |
| 56.85 m (186.5 ft) | 15.59 m (51.1 ft) | Océan | 1756–1759 | burnt | French flagship at theBattle of Lagos, where it ran aground and was burnt by the British. |
| 56.6 m (186 ft) | 10.5 m (34 ft) |  Batavia | 1628–1629 | wrecked | Dutch East India Company ship wrecked near theHoutman Abrolhos offwestern Australia, as a result of a failedmutiny. Though only 40 people of 322 aboard died in the sinking, over 200 perished later as a result of the lack of drinking water and infighting among the survivors. |
 Batavia replica | 1995– | museum ship | Seaworthy replica of the 1628 ship, built in 1995 and currently housed at theBataviawerf inLelystad. | ||
| 56.52 m (185.4 ft) | 15.59 m (51.15 ft) | Royal Louis | 1692–1727 | broken up | A 120-gun first-rate ship of the line, named aftera smaller, earlier ship it replaced. |
| 56.52 m (185.4 ft) | 14.46 m (47.4 ft) | Duc de Bourgogne (later Peuple) | 1752–1800 | broken up | An 80-gun ship of the line and flagship of the French expeditionary fleet to assist the North American rebels during the American Revolutionary War; it carried theCount of Rochambeau and saw action at theBattle of the Saintes. Its hull wascoppered in 1761. |
| 56.5 m (185 ft) | 15.3 m (50 ft) | Foudroyant | 1724–1743 | broken up | A first-rate ship of the line that was broken up without ever taking to the sea. |
| 56.3 m (184.7 ) | 14.2 m (46.6 ft) | SéduisantMercure | 1783–1796 1783–1798 (respectively) | wrecked burnt after battle (respectively) | Twin 74-gun ships of the line of the French Navy during the Revolutionary Wars.Séduisant was wrecked accidentally during the expedition to Ireland andMercure was burnt after being captured at theBattle of the Nile. |
| 56.11 m (184 ft 1 in) | 11.05 m (36 ft 3 in) | Marco Polo | 1851–1883 | wrecked | First cargo and emigrant ship to sail from England to Australia in under six months. It was run aground offCavendish, Prince Edward Island deliberately when its pumps failed during a storm. |
| 56 m (185 ft) | 16 m (51 ft) | Neptune class | 1797–1857 | all broken up | Three 98-gun second rate ships of the line of the Royal Navy, mostly used during the Napoleonic Wars. |
| 56 m (185 ft) | 15.88 m (52 ft 1 in) | HMS Royal Sovereign (later HMSCaptain) | 1786–1841 | hulked and broken up | A 100-gun first rate ship of the line that served at the Glorious First of June, theFirst Battle of Groix, and asAdmiral Collingwood's flagship at theBattle of Trafalgar. |
| 56 m (184 ft) | 15 m (49 ft) | Bretagne (later Révolutionnaire) | 1766–1796 | broken up | Flagship of theBrest fleet during the American Revolutionary War, with 110 guns. |
| 56 m (183 ft 9 in) | unknown |  Santa Rosa | 1715–1726 | exploded | A Portuguese galleon destroyed by an accidental gunpowder explosion while sailing in convoy fromSalvador, Brazil to Lisbon. It previously saw actionagainst the Ottomans in the Mediterranean. |
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| Nationality | Navy | Length | Merchant | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |  City of Adelaide (1864) | 74.4 m (244 ft 1 in) | ||
| Belgium | British Queen (1839) | 75 m (245 ft) | ||
| Canada | William D. Lawrence (1874)[note 6] | 102 m (335 ft) | ||
| China | Haian (1872)Yuyuen (1873) | 91 m (300 ft) |  Tek Sing (c. 1822) | 50 m (165 ft) |
| Denmark | Jylland (1860) | 102 m (335 ft) |  Kaskelot (1948) | 47 m (153 ft) |
| England | Sovereign of the Seas (1637) | 71.5 m (234.6 ft) | ||
| Egypt |  Khufu ship (2500 BC) | 43.6 m (143 ft) | ||
| Finland |  Sigyn (1887) | 57.5 m (188.6 ft) | ||
| France |  Rochambeau (1865) | 115 m (377.3 ft) | .svg) Provence (1763) | 59.7 m (195.9 ft) |
| Germany | Walther von Ledebur (1966) | 63.16 m (207 ft 3 in) | Jacob Fritz (1856) | 80.9 m (265.3 ft) |
| Greece |  Olympias (1987) | 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) | ||
| Hanseatic League | Adler von Lübeck (1567) | 78.3 m (256.9 ft) |  Peter von Danzig (c. 1462) | 51 m (167.3 ft) |
| Hong Kong |  Bounty (1978) | 42 m (138 ft) | ||
| Italy | .svg) Cambria (1845) | 67 m (219 ft) | ||
| Ireland |  Dunbrody (2001) | 53.7 m (176 ft 2 in) | ||
| Japan |  Kasuga (1862) | 73.6 m (241.5 ft) | Date Maru (1613) | 55.35 m (181 ft 7 in) |
| Korea |  Turtle ship (1591) | 36.6 m (120 ft) | ||
| Kuwait | Al-Hashemi-II (2001) | 83.7 m (274.6 ft) | ||
| Malta | .svg) San Giovanni (1796) | 49.8 m (163 ft 3 in) | ||
| Netherlands | Chatham (1800)Koninklijke Hollander (1806) | 55.2 m (181.1 ft) | Batavia (1628) | 56.6 m (186 ft) |
| New Zealand |  Edwin Fox (1853) | 48 m (157 ft) | ||
| Norway | Kong Sverre (1860) | 64.9 m (212 ft 11 in) | Kommandør Svend Foyn (1874) | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Portugal | Dom Fernando II e Glória (1845) | 87 m (284 ft) | Ferreira (1869) | 85.34 m 280 ft |
| Prussia |  SMSBarbarossa (1840) | 63 m (207 ft) | ||
| Roman Empire | Nemi Ship II (1st century AD) | 73 m (240 ft) | Caligula's Giant Ship (c. 37 AD) | c. 95.1 m (312 ft) |
| Russia | Derzhava (1871) | 94.8 m (311 ft) | Belyana type (19th century) | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Scotland | Great Michael (1512) | 73.2 m 249.8 ft | ||
| Spain | Sagunto (1869) | 89.5 m (283 ft 8 in) |  El Galeón (2017) | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Sweden |  Vasa (1628) | 69 m (226 ft) | .svg) Götheborg (1738) | 58.5 m (191.9 ft) |
| Ottoman Empire | Mahmudiye (1829) | 76.15 m (249.8 ft) | ||
| United Kingdom | HMS Orlando (1858)HMS Mersey (1858) | 102.1 m (335 ft) | Columbus (1824) | 108 m (356 ft) |
| United States | USS Dunderberg (1865) | 115 m (377.3 ft) | Wyoming (1909) | 140 m (450 ft) |
Many ships have been claimed, so this list will exclude ships that the existence of most historians do not support, namely theNoah's Ark will not be included as a majority of biblical scholars do not take it as literal.[32]
| Length | Name | Completed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 304.8 m (1000 ft) | 晉Wang Jun'stower ship | 3rd century AD | The largest of the armored floating fortresses (louchuan) that were used as flagships of river flotillas during theHan andJin dynasties. According to theTang dynasty'sTaibai Jinjing, it was used on theYangtze during theJin conquest of Wu and was equipped with special hanging galleries to transport horses andwar chariots. Though oar-powered only, tower ships tended to lose control when faced with wind changes, and this caused their abandonment. |
| 144–180 m (472–591 ft),[33] or 88.56 m LOA (290 ft) and 80.51 m (264 ft) LOD.[34] |  Pati Unus's jong | c. 1512 | Javanese seagoingjunk type claimed to carry up to 1000 passengers. Though the early 16th century Portuguese did not record exact sizes, they remarked that the ships were so monstrously big thatFlor do Mar andAnunciada (the largest Portuguese ships of the time) did not seem ships when next to them.[35] Irawan Djoko Nugroho estimate it to be 4–5 times the length ofFlor do Mar, which was about 36 m long (Malaysian reconstruction).[33] His estimation has been contested as it is not based on engineering grounds, Muhammad Averoes estimated it with an LOA of 88.56 m and LOD of 80.51 m.[34] |
| c. 135 by 55 metres (443 by 180 ft),[36][37][dubious –discuss] 70 m (230 ft) long (modern estimate)[38] | 大明Chinese treasure ship | 15th century AD | The 18th centuryHistory of the Ming dynasty claims that the largest 15th century junks of the Ming emperors were more than 400 feet (120 m) long, and calculations based on 15+ ft stern rudder posts found have been used to claim total ship lengths of 400 to 600 feet (180 m). However, this has been disputed.[39][40][41][42] Xin Yuan'ou, a shipbuilding engineer and professor atShanghaiJiao Tong University, argues that it is highly unlikely that Zheng He's treasure ships were 450 ft long, and suggests that they were probably closer to 200–250 feet (61–76 m) in length,[43][44] other estimate were 309–408 feet (94–124 m) in length and 160–166 feet (49–51 m) in width.[45] |
| 128 m by 18 m (420×58 ft) |  Tessarakonteres | Late 3rd century BC | AGreek galley with 40 lines of oarsmen (for a total of 4000), from which her name derives. It reportedly had an additional crew of 400 and could transport 2850 soldiers according toAthenaeus andPlutarch. She was built forPtolemy IV Philopator.[46][47][48][49] Modern naval engineers have speculated that the ship, of which there is no surviving depiction, had two twin hulls rather than one. According to Plutarch the ship proved difficult and dangerous to move during tests. As early as the 19th century, the dimensions of the ship have been contested since it caused several problems in terms of maneuverability and structural integrity.[50] |
| 110 m (360 ft)[dubious –discuss] or 70–75 m (230–246 ft) according to modern estimates[51] |  Leontophoros | c. 280 BC | A warship (octere) built forLysimachos. After his death, it was used byPtolemy Keraunos to defeatAntigonus I in a battle in 280 BC. The length estimate is based onMemnon of Heraclea's claim that each line had 100 oarsmen, bringing the total to 1600.[52] |
| 100 m (328 ft) length 17 m (56 ft) breadth[53] |  Cakra Dunia | Before 1629 | Acehnese 98-gun galley class numbering 47 units. One captured by the Portuguese was renamed theEspanto do Mundo ("Terror of the Universe"). Armed with 18 large cannons (five 55-pounders at the bow, one 25-pounder at the stern, the rest were17 and18-pounders), 80falcons and many swivel guns. It was claimed to have three masts with square sails and topsails, 35 oars on each side, and a crew of 700 men. |
| 91.4 m (300 ft) long, 9.1 m (30 ft) wide, 6.1 m (20 ft) depth, 3.4 m (11 ft) freeboard[54] | Agurap reported byH. Warington Smyth | Before 1902 | A two-masted trading ship from theNusantara archipelago, usingfore-and-aft sail made with cloth, withyard and gaff topsail. It is built fromgiam wood. |
| 87 m (285 ft) long, 18 m (59 ft) high,[55]: 55 and 13 m (43 ft) wide.[56]: 61 | Ptolemy IV Philopator's thalamegos | c. 200 BC | A river going pomp boat ofPtolemy IV Philopator whose name translates to "Rooms Carrier".[46] It is speculated that the ship had two hulls, with one single mast with a yard and sail, and is said to have been towed from the banks of theNile. |
| c.63–95 m by 27–32 m | Hatshepsut's barge | c. 1500 BC | Used to transport obelisks.[57][58][59] The barge may have been "too large to be equipped with a sail and not very manoeuvrable", and "would have been towed downstream by smaller vessels, also using the current, fromAswan toThebes."[60] |
| 55 m (180 ft) long, 14 m (46 ft) wide[61] |  Syracusia(later Alexandria) | c. 240 BC | Claimed to be the largest transport ship in Antiquity. She was designed byArchimedes and built byArchias of Corinth on the orders ofHieron II ofSyracuse. It sailed only once toAlexandria, Egypt, where it was gifted toPtolemy III Euergetes and permanently berthed. |
| 55 m (180 ft) long, 13.7 (45 ft) m wide[62] | Isis | c. 150 AD | Described by thesophistLucian, who saw her moored atAthens' seaport ofPiraeus. |
| 45–60 m (150–195 ft) |  Ormen Lange | c. 1000 | AVikinglongship whose name translates as "Long Serpent", built for KingOlav Tryggvason of Norway. It was said to be the largest and most powerful longship of the time. |
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| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Current Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 m (335 ft) | 13.5 m (44 ft) | Jylland | 1860–1908 | Museum |
| 91.1 m (299 ft) | 23.7 m (78 ft) | Eureka | 1890–1957 | Museum |
| 87 m (284 ft) | 13 m (42 ft) |  Dom Fernando II e Glória | 1845–1940 | Museum |
| 85.34 m (280 ft) | 10.97 m 36 ft | Cutty Sark | 1869–1954 | Museum |
| 83.7 m (274.6 ft) | 18.5 m (60.7 ft) | Al-Hashemi-II | 2001– | Museum |
| 78.5 m (274.6 ft) | 10.6 m (35 ft) | Mercator | 1932- | Museum |
| 74.4 m (244 ft 1 in) | 10.15 m (33.3 ft) | City of Adelaide | 1864–1948 | Museum |
| 69 m (226 ft) | 15.7 m (51 ft 10 in) | HMS Victory | 1765– | Museum |
| 69 m (226 ft) | 11.7 m (38 ft) | Vasa | 1628 | Museum |
| 67 m (219 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | C.A. Thayer | 1895– | Museum |
| 65 m (213.2 ft) | 10.6 m | SV Tenacious | 2000– | Unknown – currently no voyages |
| 65 m (213 ft) | 11.24 m (50 ft 1 in) | Hermione | 2014– | In Maintenance |
| 62.2 m (204.0 ft) | 13.3 m (43 ft 6 in) | USS Constitution | 1797– | Museum – Limited voyages |
| 61 m (199 ft) | 13 m (43 ft) | USS Constellation | 1854–1955 | Museum |
| 58.5 m (191.9 ft) | 11 m (36 ft 1 in) | Götheborg III | 2003– | In Maintenance |
| 57.5 m (188.6 ft) | 9 m (29.5 ft) | Sigyn | 1887–1938 | Museum |
| 56.6 m (186 ft) | 10.5 m (34 ft) | Batavia replica | 1995– | Museum |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.35 m (181 ft 7 in) | 11.25 m (36 ft 11 in) |  San Juan Bautista | 1993– | A replica of the first western-style ship built in Japan, areverse-engineeredSpanish galleon built byDate Masamune for trade anddiplomacy withNew Spain. The original 1613 records of the House of Date were used for the replica. Displayed in a theme park ofIshinomaki, where she survived the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami intact. |
| 55 m (180 ft) | 10.09 m (33.1 ft) | El Galeón | 2017– | A seaworthy replica of a Spanish galleon, built by the Nao Victoria Foundation and used in commercials and history themed media.[63] |
| 54.71 m (179 ft 6 in) | 9.8 m (32 ft) | "HMS"Surprise | 1970– | Built as a sail training ship, the "HMS"Rose (though it was never commissioned by the Royal Navy), it was modified and renamedSurprise for her part in the movieMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World. She was sold to theMaritime Museum of San Diego in 2007. She again appeared on film as HMSProvidence in theDisney filmPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. |
| 54 m (177 ft) | 7.9 m (27 ft) | Gazela | 1901–1971 | Originally a Portuguese fishing vessel operating on theGrand Banks ofNewfoundland, she was sail-powered only until 1938, when an engine was installed. The ship was acquired by thePhiladelphia Maritime Museum in 1971, and the Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild in 1985. |
| 53.7 m (176 ft 2 in) | 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in) | Dunbrody | 2001– | A replica of the Quebec-built, three-mastedbarque of thesame name (active 1845–1875). |
| 51.8 m (170 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | HMS Gannet | 1878– | Last survivingDoterel-classsloop. Currently a museum ship inChatham, Medway. |
| 51 m | 10.12 m | w:es:Galeón Andalucía | 2010 | Replica |
| 48 m (158 ft) | 8.4 m (27.5 ft) | Clipper City | c.1984– | A private replicaschooner named after a cargo clipper built inManitowoc, Wisconsin in 1854. |
| 48 m (157.5 ft) | 8.5 m (28 ft) | Kaskelot | 1948– | A three masted barque built by the DanishRoyal Greenland Trading Company to carry supplies to easternGreenland. Sold to private British owners in 2013. |
| 48 m (157 ft) | 9.04 m (29 ft 8 in) | Edwin Fox | 1853–1950 | Last surviving ship totransport convicts to Australia; also served as a transport in the Crimean War. Currently dry-docked inNew Zealand. |
| 47 m (154 ft 2 in) | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) | Jeanie Johnston | 1998– | A replica of the Quebec-built three masted barque of the same name (active 1847–1858). |
| 47 m (153 ft) | 11.5 m (38 ft) | Amsterdam | 1990– | A replica of the Dutch East India Company ship of the same name. Built inIroko wood with traditional tools, and currently moored next to theNetherlands Maritime Museum. |
| 46.25 m (151 ft 9 in) | 12.27 m (40 ft 3 in) | HMS Unicorn | 1824–1964 | One of two survivingLeda-class frigates built after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, although her design was modified during construction, was never rigged, and served as a hulk in reserve through her whole career. She is currently preserved as a museum ship inDundee, Scotland. |
| 46 m (152 ft) | 10 m (34 ft) | Étoile du Roy | 1996– | A three-mastedsixth rate frigate built to stand in for the (historically larger)HMS Indefatigable in the British TV seriesHornblower. Sold to private French owners in 2010. |
| 46 m (150 ft 11 in) | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |  Bluenose II | 1963– | Slightly longer replica of the fishing schoonerBluenose (1921–1946). |
| 45.8 m (150 ft 4.5 in) | 12.2 m (39 ft 11 in) | HMS Trincomalee | 1817–1986 | The other survivingLeda-class frigate, currently moored at theNational Museum of the Royal Navy inHartlepool. It may be considered the oldest Royal Navy warship that is truly afloat, as HMSVictory is actually indry dock. |
| 45.2 m (148.3 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Alma Doepel | 1903–1999 | One of the oldest surviving three-mastedtopsail schooners. Berthed due to a lack of funds to restore it. |
| 44.2 m (145 ft) | 7.3 m | Earl of Pembroke | 1945– | A Swedish-built three masted barque originally used to haul timber in the Baltic Sea. Sold to private British owners in 1979. |
| 43.6 m (143 ft) | 6 m (19.5 ft) |  Khufu ship | c. 2500 BC | AnAncient Egyptiansolar barge buried at the foot of theGreat Pyramid of Giza as part of the funerary rites for thepharaohKhufu (a.k.a. Cheops). Found intact, though disassembled, in 1954, and restored for exhibition in 1982. It is theoldest intact, full-sized ship in the world. |
| 43.6 m (143 ft) | 9.28 m (30.4 ft) | HM BarkEndeavour Replica | 1993– | Replica ofHMS Endeavour owned by theAustralian National Maritime Museum. |
| 43 m (141 ft) | 7.6 m (25 ft) | Kalmar Nyckel | 1997– | A replica of the armed merchant of the same name that carried the first settlers toNew Sweden in 1638. |
| 42.7 m (140 ft) | 7.8 m (26 ft) | Søren Larsen | 1949– | Abrigantine built in Denmark for trade in the Baltic Sea. After suffering a fire in 1972, it was purchased by a British owner who remodeled it in 19th-century style and lent it for TV productions. It was purchased again by the Sydney Harbour Tallships company in 2011. |
| 42 m (138 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Bounty | 1978– | Replica of HMSBounty built for the British 1984 filmThe Bounty, twice the size of the original. |
| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 m (131 ft) | unknown | Coronet | 1885– | One of the oldest surviving and largestschooneryachts in the world. |
| 39.6 m (130 ft) | 6.7 m (22 ft) | Southern Swan | 1922– | Built in Denmark for trade with Greenland; sold in Canada in the 1960s, and in Australia in 2007. |
| 39.6 m (130 ft) | 5.7 m (19 ft) | Tarihi Kadırga | 1600s–1839 | The oldest continuously maintained wooden ship in the world. Preserved in theIstanbul Naval Museum. |
| 38.9 m (127 ft 8 in) | 10.36 m (34 ft) |  Fram | 1892–1912 | NorwegianArctic andAntarctic exploration ship used successively byFridtjof Nansen,Otto Sverdrup,Oscar Wisting, andRoald Amundsen. Believed to be the wooden ship ever been furtherst to both the north and south of Earth. Preserved since 1935 inOslo'sFram Museum. |
| 37 m (121 ft 4 in) | 6.99 m (22 ft 11 in) | Golden Hinde | 1973– | A replica of the 1577privateerGolden Hind (a.k.a.Pelican) used byFrancis Drake to circunnavegate the world. |
| 37 m (120 ft) | 7.5 m (24.5 ft) | Arthur Foss | 1889–1968 | Possibly the oldest surviving woodentugboat, currently preserved inSeattle. |
| 36.9 m (121 ft 1 in) | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) | Olympias | 1987– | A replicaancient Atheniantrireme built as an exercise inexperimental archaeology. Also a commissioned ship in theHellenic Navy, the only one of its kind in the world. |
| 36 m (118 ft) | unknown |  Lisa von Lübeck | 2004– | A replica of acaravel used by the Hanseatic League in the 15th century. |
| 35 m (115 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Draken Harald Hårfagre | 2012– | A private replica of aViking longship, and the largest built in modern times. |
| 35 m (116 ft) | unknown | Susan Constant | 1957– | A replica of the EnglishVirginia Company ship of the same name that took part on the founding ofJamestown in 1607. Currently docked at theJamestown Settlementliving history museum. |
| 34.5 m (113 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Shtandart | 1999– | A private replica of the Russian Baltic fleet'sfirst frigate of the same name, which was active in 1703–1727. |
| 34 m (113 ft) | 8.38 m (27 ft 6 in) | Charles W. Morgan | 1841–1926 | Oldest surviving merchant ship and last surviving woodenwhaling ship. She was restored after being nearly destroyed in a fire and is currently displayed inMystic, Connecticut. |
| 33 m (108 ft) | 6 m (20 ft) | Windeward Bound | 1992– | A replica of an 1848Boston schooner, based inHobart,Tasmania. |
| 32.46 m (106 ft 6 in) | 27 m (90 ft) | Mayflower II | 1955– | A replica of the 17th centuryship of the same name, commissioned by thePlimoth Plantation living history museum and built inDevon using traditional tools and the original blueprints. Its maiden voyage in 1957 also recreated the original's travel fromPlymouth, England toPlymouth, Massachusetts. |
| 32 m (106 ft) | 7.6 m (25 ft) | Clearwater | 1968– | A riversloop built by thenon-profit organization Hudson River Sloop Clearwater to promote the protection of theHudson River and its surrounding wetlands. Its design is based on Dutch sloops of the 18th and 19th centuries. |
| 32 m (104 ft) | 6.7 m (22 ft) | Lady Maryland | 1985– | An educational vessel inBaltimore. |
| 31.28 m (102.6 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Atyla | 1984– | A two masted wooden schooner owned by aNGO and used as atraining ship. |
| 30 m (100 ft) | 7.4 m | Naniwa Maru | 1999– | A replica of ahigaki kaisen, a common trading vessel of theEdo Period. Currently displayed at theOsaka Maritime Museum. |
| 30 m (100 ft) | unknown | Havhingsten fra Glendalough | 2004– | A replica of the Viking longship known asSkuldelev 2 (c. 1042). Built by theViking Ship Museum inRoskilde, Denmark and used in the television seriesThe Last Kingdom. |
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