Largest Known Wooden Ships
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| Length | Beam | Name | Service | Current Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 055 !55 m (180 ft) |
9.1 m (30 ft) |
Bounty | 1960-2012 | sunk in Hurricane Sandy | |
| 054.71 !54.71 m (179 ft 6 in) |
9.8 m (32 ft) |
HMS Surprise | 1970 | museum ship | |
| 047.5 !47.5 m (155.8 ft) |
11.7 m | Vasa | 1628-1628 | museum ship | |
| 048 !48 m (162 ft) |
13.5 metres (45.5 ft) | Mars | 1564 | sunk after battle | |
| 051.0 !51 m (167.3 ft) |
12 m | Peter von Danzig | Before 1462- late 1470s | wrecked | |
| 058.3 !58.3 m (191.2 ft) |
16.0 m (52.5 ft) |
HMS St Lawrence | 1814–1815 | turned into a hulk then sunk | |
| 058.5 !58.5 m (191.9 ft) |
11 m | Götheborg | 2003- | operational | |
| 061.3 !61.3 m (201.1 ft) |
16.2 m | Santísima Trinidad | 1769–1805 | sunk after battle | |
| 062.0 !62 m (203.4 ft) |
17 m | Mahmudiye | 1829–1874 | disassembled to sell components | |
| 062.2 !62.2 m (204.0 ft) |
13.3 m | USS Constitution | 1797- | museum ship | |
| 065.0 !65 m (213.2 ft) |
10.6 m | SV Tenacious | 2000- | operational | |
| 065.2 !65.2 m (213.8 ft) |
16.2 m | Orient | 1791–1798 | blew up | |
| 066.4 !66.4 m (218 ft) |
15.2 m | Grace Dieu | 1420–1439 | sunken wreck | |
| 0066.5 !54.5 m (179 ft) |
13.1 m (43 ft) | Kronan | 1672-1676 | partial wreck excavated; possibly a planned exhibit | |
| 069.0 !69 m (226 ft) |
15.7 m | HMS Victory | 1765– | museum ship | |
| 071.0 !71 m (233 ft) |
13.5 m | Jylland | 1860–1908 | museum ship | |
| 071.1 !71.1 m (233.3 ft) |
14.1 m | Zheng He Treasure ship replica | 2008 (planned)- | under construction | |
| 071.9 !71.9 m (236 ft) |
10.7 m (35.1 ft) |
SS Great Western | 1837–1856 | disassembled in salvage yard | |
| 076.0 !76 m (249.3 ft) |
11 m (36 ft) |
HMS Sovereign of the Seas | 1637–1696 | accidentally burned | |
| 078.3 !78.3 m (256.9 ft) |
14.5 m | Adler von Lübeck | 1567-88 | disassembled | |
| 080 !80 m (262 ft) |
15 m | William D. Lawrence | 1874-1891 | converted to barge and sank under tow | |
| 083.7 !83.7 m (274.6 ft) |
18.5 m (60.7 ft) |
Al-Hashemi-II | 2001- | museum and restaurant | |
| 091.1 !91.1 m (299 ft) |
23.7 m (78 ft) |
Eureka | 1890–1957 | museum ship | |
| 091.7 !91.7 m (301 ft) |
13.0 m (42.5 ft) |
Frank O'Connor | 1892–1919 | burned | |
| 091.7 !91.7 m (301 ft) |
15.4 m (50 ft) |
Columbus | 1824–1825 | broke apart and sunk | |
| 092.7 !92.7 m (304 ft) |
18.6 m (61 ft) |
Baron of Renfrew | 1825-1825 | stranded and broke apart; planned to be disassembled to sell components | |
| 097.2 !97.2 m (319 ft) |
12.8 m (42 ft) |
Appomattox | 1896–1905 | run aground and sunk | |
| 098.8 !98.8 m (324 ft) |
14.0 m (46 ft) |
Santiago | 1899–1918 | swamped in gale and sunk | |
| 097.84 !97.84 m (311 ft) |
15.0 m (49 ft) |
Roanoke | 1892–1905 | sunk after having burnt down to the waterline | |
| 100.4 !100.4 m (329.5 ft) |
15.3 m (50 ft 1 in) |
Wyoming | 1909–1924 | sunk | |
| 102.1 !102.1 m (335 ft) |
16.2 m (53 ft) |
Great Republic | 1853–1872 | abandoned leaking | |
| 102.1 !102.1 m (335 ft) |
18.3 m (60 ft) |
HMS Orlando and HMS Mersey | 1858–1871, 1875 resp. | sold as scrap | |
| 103.0 !103 m (338 ft) |
13.4 m (44 ft) |
Pretoria | 1900–1905 | sunk | |
| 115.0 !115.0 m (377.3 ft) |
22.2 m (72.8 ft) |
Rochambeau | 1865–1874 | scrapped | |
| 104Modern estimates are approx 104m (341 feet) | 20.3 m (66 ft) |
Caligula's Giant Ship | ca. 37 | foundation of lighthouse |
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