List of ancient ships
These are specific ships which existed in the ancient or prehistoric era. They are known today either through archaeological artifacts or historical records.
| Name | Image | Year of construction | Type | Build location | Current location | LOA |
| Pesse canoe | | 8040 to 7510 BC | Canoe | Mesolithic Europe
| Netherlands
| 00 |
| Dufuna canoe | | 6550 BC | Canoe | Neolithic Africa
| Nigeria
| |
| Bibongho canoe | | 6000~BC | Canoe | Prehistoric Korea | South Korea
| 01 |
| Khufu ship | | 2500 BC | Ritual barge | Ancient Egypt | Egypt
| 99 |
| Dover Bronze Age Boat | | 1500 BC | Seagoing boat | Prehistoric Britain | United Kingdom
| |
| Ma'agan Michael ship | | 400-500 BC | Trade ship | Palaestina Prima | Israel
| |
| Kyrenia ship | | 400-300 BC | Trade ship | Macedonia | Cyprus
| |
| Hjortspring boat | | 400-300 BC | | Undefined
| Denmark
| |
| Syracusia | | 240 BC | Monohull | Syracuse, Sicily | Lost | |
| Tessarakonteres | | 3rd century BC | Catamaran | Egypt | Lost | |
| Sea of Galilee Boat | | 120 BC – 50 AD | Fishing boat | Ancient Rome | Israel
| |
| Nemi ships | | 1st century AD | Monohull | Lake Nemi, Italy | Destroyed 31 May 1944 | |
| Arles Rhône 3 | | 1st century AD | Trade ship | Ancient Rome | France
| 98 |
| De Meern 1 | | 148 AD | Barge | Ancient Rome | Netherlands
| |
| Nydam Boat | | 310-320 | Pre-Viking ship | Undefined
| Germany
| |
| Salme ships | | 700-750 | Viking ship | Saaremaa | Estonia
| |
| Oseberg Ship | | 820 | Viking ship | Norway
| Norway
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| Gokstad ship | | 900 | Viking ship | Norway
| Norway
| |
| Skuldelev 2 | | 1042 | Viking ship | Kingdom of Dublin | Denmark
| 97 |
| Bremen cog | | 1380 | Trade ship | Holy Roman Empire
| Germany
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