List of oldest surviving ships

A majority of ships on this list are found in museums, and it includes examples that are the last of their kind left in the world.

Another separate issue is incomplete ships due to weathering conditions caused by their status as a former shipwreck, or by sheer neglect.

One example is the ship Mary Rose, whose raised and preserved remains consist of only a partial hull.

Those that remain underwater and intact are lumped into a separate category that focuses on shipwrecks, such as those found in the Black Sea.

Many old lightvessels survive worldwide to this day, unlike ocean liners of which there are very few pre-World War II examples.