List of museum ships

This list of museum ships is a sortable, annotated list of notable museum ships around the world. This includes "ships preserved in museums" defined broadly but is intended to be limited to substantial (large) ships or, in a few cases, very notable boats or dugout canoes or the like. This list does not include submarines; see List of submarine museums for those. This includes ships currently or formerly serving as museums or preserved at museums. This includes ships on static display or floating and perhaps sometimes used for excursions. It includes only genuine historic ships; replica ships, some associated with museums, are listed separately in the List of ship replicas.

Some historic ships actively used for excursions, and not previously or currently associated with museums, are included in the list of classic vessels. For shipwrecks that may be visited by diving, including some perhaps associated with museums, see List of shipwrecks.

Ships whose coordinates are included below may be seen together in map accessed by clicking on "Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap" at the right side of this page.

Africa

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Egypt

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Khufu ship[1]
2500 BC
Ancient Egypt Solar barge Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza, Egypt
29°59′37″N 31°07′11″E / 29.99370°N 31.11968°E / 29.99370; 31.11968 (Khufu ship)
World's oldest intact ship, dismantled and sealed in a pit beside the Great Pyramid of Giza; was on display at Giza Solar boat museum at the Giza pyramid complex from 1982 to 2021.[2][3]

Nigeria

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
NNS Bonny
1954
United Kingdom United Kingdom Seaward defence boat Nigerian War Museum, Umuahia, Nigeria
5°32′41″N 7°29′12″E / 5.54484°N 7.48678°E / 5.54484; 7.48678 (NNS Bonny)
Originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Gifford. Sold to Nigeria in 1968, and served in the Nigerian Civil War against Biafra.[4]

South Africa

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
NCS Challenger
1991
Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa Only open boat sailed around the world by a single person (Anthony Steward, during 1991–93)[5][6][7]
SAS Durban
1957
United Kingdom United Kingdom Minesweeper Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa
29°51′44″S 31°01′44″E / 29.86225°S 31.02892°E / -29.86225; 31.02892 (SAS Durban)
First ship built for the South African Navy. Sank at its moorings in 2020,[8] raised in 2021, sank again in 2022, and likely to be scrapped.[9] Still at the museum as of 2023.[10]
J.R. More[7]
1961
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steam tug Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa
29°51′43″S 31°01′44″E / 29.86201°S 31.02890°E / -29.86201; 31.02890 (J.R. More)
Ulundi
1927
South Africa Union of South Africa Steam tug Port Natal Maritime Museum, Durban, South Africa
29°51′43″S 31°01′44″E / 29.86201°S 31.02891°E / -29.86201; 31.02891 (Ulundi)
Coal-fired steam powered tug, the oldest surviving pilot tug in South Africa[7]

Asia

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Brunei

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
KDB Maharajalela[11]
1965
Brunei Brunei Patrol boat Royal Brunei Armed Forces Museum, Bolkiah Garrison, Jalan Pertahanan, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
4°55′39″N 114°56′11″E / 4.92743°N 114.93643°E / 4.92743; 114.93643 (Maharajalela)
P22

China

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Alexander Grantham[12]
1953
British Hong Kong British Hong Kong Fireboat Quarry Bay Park, Hong Kong, China
22°17′21″N 114°13′09″E / 22.28925°N 114.219264°E / 22.28925; 114.219264 (Alexander Grantham (fireboat))
Anshan[13]
1941
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Chinese Naval Museum Qingdao, Qingdao, Shandong, China
36°03′15″N 120°19′17″E / 36.05404°N 120.32136°E / 36.05404; 120.32136 (Anshan/Rekordny)
Former Rekordny
Brasil Maru[14][15]
1954
Japan Japan Passenger ship Zhanjiang, China
21°12′59″N 110°25′13″E / 21.216344°N 110.420301°E / 21.216344; 110.420301 (Brasil Maru (1954))
Changchun (103)[16]
1940
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Rushan, Shandong, China
36°48′31″N 121°37′48″E / 36.80869°N 121.63008°E / 36.80869; 121.63008 (Changchun)
Former Reshitelny
Changzhi (519)
1979
China China Frigate Zhangjiatai Pier, Rizhao, China

35°27′25″N 119°35′46″E / 35.45703°N 119.5961°E / 35.45703; 119.5961 (Chongqing)

Not open to public
Chongqing (133)
1980
China China Destroyer Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin
39°09′21″N 117°48′47″E / 39.15570°N 117.81312°E / 39.15570; 117.81312 (Chongqing)
Dalian (110)[17]
1981
China China Destroyer Liugong Island Ferry Terminal, Weihai
37°29′38″N 122°08′04″E / 37.49388°N 122.13453°E / 37.49388; 122.13453 (Dalian)
Hongzehu (881)[18]
1979
China China Replenishment oiler Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Huimin(619)
1977
China China Corvette Renjiatai Resort, Rizhao, China
35°30′23″N 119°37′02″E / 35.50652°N 119.61723°E / 35.50652; 119.61723 (Huimin (619)))
Ji'an(518)[19]
1978
China China Frigate Wuxue Binjiang Park National Defense Education Base, Wuxue, China
29°50′34″N 115°32′36″E / 29.842683°N 115.543195°E / 29.842683; 115.543195 (Huimin (619)))
Jinan (105)[20]
1970
China China Destroyer Chinese Naval Museum Qingdao, Qingdao, China
36°03′17″N 120°19′16″E / 36.05485°N 120.32107°E / 36.05485; 120.32107 (Jinan (105))
Jinhua (534)[21]
1982
China China Frigate Hengdian World Studios, Dongyang, Jinhua, China
29°10′35″N 120°19′08″E / 29.17645°N 120.31890°E / 29.17645; 120.31890 (Jinhua (534)))
Jiujiang(516)[22]
1975
China China Frigate Destroyer Jiujiang Military Theme Park, Hukou, Jiujiang, China
29°45′00″N 116°13′11″E / 29.74995°N 116.2197°E / 29.74995; 116.2197 (Jinhua (534)))
  • Original name is Changsha. Rename Jiujiang in 1981.
  • Open to public on 1 August 2019.[23]
Kiev
1980
Soviet Union Soviet Union Aircraft carrier Tianjin Binhai Theme Park, Tianjin, China
39°09′19″N 117°48′30″E / 39.15528°N 117.80833°E / 39.15528; 117.80833 (Kiev)
Lüshun (544)[24]
1985
China China Frigate Xingguo, China
26°22′03″N 115°20′10″E / 26.367583°N 115.336195°E / 26.367583; 115.336195 (Minghua)
  • Original Name is Siping, Rename Lüshun in 2010
  • Maybe not open to public
Minghua[25]
1962
France France Ocean liner Minghua Sea World Plaza, China
22°29′11″N 113°54′42″E / 22.48639°N 113.91167°E / 22.48639; 113.91167 (Minghua)
Former MS Ancerville
Minsk[26]
1975
Soviet Union Soviet Union Aircraft carrier Jiangsu, China
31°48′14.25″N 120°59′25.41″E / 31.8039583°N 120.9903917°E / 31.8039583; 120.9903917 (Minsk)
Nanchang (163)[27]
1979
China China Destroyer Nanchang Naval Vessel Theme Park, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
28°43′18″N 115°53′10″E / 28.72177°N 115.88613°E / 28.72177; 115.88613 (Nanchang (163))
Nanhui (688)
1985
China China Corvette Chongqing National Defence Mobilization Training Center, Chongqing, China
29°29′58″N 106°33′38″E / 29.49935°N 106.56045°E / 29.49935; 106.56045 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Not open to public.
  • Visited by appointment only
Nanjing (131)
1973
China China Destroyer Shipu, Xiangshan County, Zhejiang, China
29°12′09″N 121°56′51″E / 29.20238°N 121.9476°E / 29.20238; 121.9476 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Not open to public.
  • Plan to become a museum ship
Nanning (162)[28]

(Type 051)

1976
China China Destroyer Fangchenggang, China
21°36′48″N 108°18′56″E / 21.61338°N 108.3155°E / 21.61338; 108.3155 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Not open to public.
  • The Nanning(162), which is Type 052D class, launched in 2019, succeed its name and pennant number
Suijiang (837)[29]
1983
China China Minesweeper Zhoukou National Defence Theme Park, Zhoukou, China
33°38′25″N 114°41′02″E / 33.64036°N 114.6838°E / 33.64036; 114.6838 (Nanhui (688)))
  • Former name is Wuzhou(853).
  • The only minesweeper on exhibition in China
Taiyuan (104)[30]
1939
Soviet Union Soviet Union Destroyer Dalian Naval Academy
38°52′21″N 121°40′16″E / 38.8723861°N 121.6710852°E / 38.8723861; 121.6710852 (Taiyuan (104))
Former Retivy
Wuyi (684)
1980
China China Corvette Sanhe, Feixi County, Hefei, China
31°31′21″N 117°15′08″E / 31.52246°N 117.25213°E / 31.52246; 117.25213 (Wuyi (684)))
Xi'an (106)
1970
China China Destroyer Wuhan Science and Technology Museum, Wuhan, China
30°34′46″N 114°17′46″E / 30.57956°N 114.2960°E / 30.57956; 114.2960 (Xi'an (106))
Xiamen (515)[31]
1975
China China Frigate Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
32°14′43″N 119°53′30″E / 32.24532°N 119.89169°E / 32.24532; 119.89169 (Xiamen (515))
Xi'ning (108)[31]
1978
China China Destroyer Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
32°14′43″N 119°53′31″E / 32.24528°N 119.89186°E / 32.24528; 119.89186 (Xining (108))
Xingguo (742)[32][33]
1986
China China Corvette Minyue Island,Qiqiha'er China
47°23′40″N 123°54′59″E / 47.39442°N 123.91645°E / 47.39442; 123.91645 (Xingguo(742))
Yinchuan (107)[34]
1970
China China Destroyer Yellow River Military Cultural Expo Park, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
38°23′52″N 106°29′08″E / 38.39778°N 106.48547°E / 38.39778; 106.48547 (Yinchuan (107))
Yintan (531)[13]
1971
China China Frigate Chinese Naval Museum Qingdao, Qingdao, China
36°03′17″N 120°19′16″E / 36.05463°N 120.32102°E / 36.05463; 120.32102 (Yintang (531))
SS Zhongshan[35]
1913
Taiwan Republic of China Gunboat Zhongshan Warship Museum, Jiangxia District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
30°20′54″N 114°07′46″E / 30.34833°N 114.12944°E / 30.34833; 114.12944 (SS Zhongshan)
Carried Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek in 1922
Zhuhai (166)
1990
China China Destroyer Chongqing Jianchuan Museum, Chongqing, China
29°31′05″N 106°31′38″E / 29.518101°N 106.527255°E / 29.518101; 106.527255 (Zhuhai (166)))
Former
Ship Image Country of preservation Region of preservation City of preservation From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
Dabie Shan[13] China Shandong Qingdao, China United States
United States
1944 Landing Ship, Tank Dismantled between 2005 and 2007 Formerly USS LST-1008
Nanchong (502) China Shandong Qingdao, China China
China
1966 Frigate Scrapped in 2012
Ningming (679) China Hunan Xiangtan, China China
China
1979 Corvette Unknown, last seen in Baishazhou, Yisuhe town, Xiangtan Carried Deng Xiaoping during his 1992 Southern Tour
Yanjin (608) China Hubei Huangshi, China China
China
1971 Corvette Scrapped

India

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
INS Chamak[36]
1976
India India Missile boat Pune, Maharashtra
INS Chapal[37]
1976
India India Missile boat Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar, Karnataka, India
14°48′52″N 74°07′37″E / 14.81436°N 74.12706°E / 14.81436; 74.12706 (INS Chapal)
INS Chatak[38]
1977
India India Missile boat INS Venduruthy, Willingdon Island, Kochi, Kerala, India
9°57′14″N 76°16′51″E / 9.95381°N 76.280873°E / 9.95381; 76.280873 (INS Chatak)
INS Khukri[39]
1986
India India Corvette Diu, India
9°57′14″N 76°16′51″E / 9.95381°N 76.280873°E / 9.95381; 76.280873 (INS Khukri)
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Former
Ship Image Country of preservation Region of preservation City of preservation From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
INS Vikrant[40] India Maharashtra Mumbai United Kingdom United Kingdom 1945 Aircraft carrier Closed in 2012, scrapped in 2014

Indonesia

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
MV Doulos Phos[41]
1914
United States United States Ocean liner Bintan, Indonesia
1°09′39″N 104°18′58″E / 1.16092°N 104.31621°E / 1.16092; 104.31621 (MV Doulos Phos)
Opened as a hotel and museum in 2019
KRI Harimau[42]
1959
Indonesia Indonesia Fast attack craft Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia

Israel

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
INS Af Al Pi Chen[43]
1942
United Kingdom United Kingdom Landing craft tank Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa, Israel
32°49′48″N 34°58′15″E / 32.83011°N 34.97079°E / 32.83011; 34.97079 (INS Af Al Pi Chen)
Former HMS LCT 147
INS Dabur[44]
1970
Israel Israel Patrol boat Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa, Israel
INS Mivtach[45]
1967
Israel Israel Missile boat Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa, Israel

Japan

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Daigo Fukuryū Maru[46]
1947
Japan Japan Fishing boat Yumenoshima Park, Tokyo
35°39′04″N 139°49′35″E / 35.6510°N 139.8263°E / 35.6510; 139.8263 (Daigo Fukuryū Maru)
Fuji[47]
1965
Japan Japan Icebreaker Nagoya
35°05′26″N 136°52′50″E / 35.0906580°N 136.8805070°E / 35.0906580; 136.8805070 (Fuji)
Hakkoda Maru[48]
1964
Japan Japan Train ferry Aomori
40°49′54″N 140°44′11″E / 40.831611°N 140.736389°E / 40.831611; 140.736389 (Hakkoda Maru)
Hikawa Maru[49][15]
1929
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Ocean Liner Yokohama
35°26′48″N 139°39′05″E / 35.44671°N 139.65126°E / 35.44671; 139.65126 (Hikawa Maru)
Kaiwo Maru[50]
1930
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Sail Training ship Imizu
36°46′48″N 137°06′36″E / 36.780125°N 137.110090°E / 36.780125; 137.110090 (Kaiwo Maru)
Mashu Maru[51]
1965
Japan Japan Train ferry Hakodate, Hokkaido
41°46′22″N 140°43′18″E / 41.77291°N 140.72179°E / 41.77291; 140.72179
Meiji Maru
1873
United Kingdom United Kingdom Lighthouse tender Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo
35°40′03″N 139°47′25″E / 35.6674°N 139.7903°E / 35.6674; 139.7903 (Meiji Maru)
Mikasa
1900
United Kingdom United Kingdom Pre-dreadnought Mikasa Park, Yokusuka
35°17′06″N 139°40′26″E / 35.285°N 139.674°E / 35.285; 139.674
Flagship at 1905 Battle of Tsushima, last pre-dreadnought battleship in existence
Nippon Maru[52]
1930
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Sail training ship Nippon Maru Memorial Park, Yokohama, Kanagawa
35°27′13″N 139°37′56″E / 35.4537°N 139.6323°E / 35.4537; 139.6323 (Nippon Maru)
Sōya[53]
1938
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Icebreaker Museum of Maritime Science, Tokyo
35°37′09″N 139°46′25″E / 35.61906°N 139.77365°E / 35.61906; 139.77365 (Sōya)
Unyo Maru
1909
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Sailing ship Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo
35°37′30″N 139°44′57″E / 35.625131°N 139.749172°E / 35.625131; 139.749172 (Unyo Maru)
Former
Ship Image Country of preservation Region of preservation City of preservation From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
SS Oriana[54] Japan Ōita Prefecture Beppu United Kingdom United Kingdom 1959 Ocean liner Museum ship in Beppu from 1987 to 1995.
Floating hotel in Shanghai from 1999 to 2002.
Tourist attraction in Dalian from 2002 to 2004.
Damaged in a storm in 2004, scrapped in 2005.
Was known as “The Queen of the Sea”
Okinoshima Japan Fukuoka Tsuyazaki Russian Empire
Russia
1896 Coastal defense ship Scrapped in 1939 after being damaged by storms Former General-Admiral Apraksin
Shiga Japanese Empire Kantō region Chiba Japan
Japan
1945 Kaibōkan Scrapped in 1998
Yamato 1 Japan Kansai region Kobe Japan
Japan
1991 Experimental ship Preserved at Kobe Maritime Museum until scrapped in 2016
Yōtei Maru[55] Japan Kantō region Tokyo Japan
Japan
1965 Train ferry Scrapped 2012–2013

Kuwait

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The Kuwaiti Maritime Museum in Salmiya, Kuwait, holds replicas of a number of different types of dhows.[56] The Al-Hashemi-II (1997-2001), in Kuwait City, Kuwait, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest wooden dhow ever built; it has never been floated and is used for events. These do not seem to qualify as historic ships preserved in museums so they are not listed here.

Mauritius

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Admiral Nevelskoi[57]
1982
Soviet Union Soviet Union Yacht Admiral Nevelskoi Maritime Museum
Avenue Surath, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius

Malaysia

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
KD Hang Tuah[58]
1966
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate RMN Lumut Naval Base Former HMS Mermaid
Former
Ship Image Country of preservation Region of preservation City of preservation From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
KD Rahmat[59] Malaysia Perak Lumut Malaysia
Malaysia
1967 Frigate Sprung a leak in 2018 and later scrapped

Myanmar

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
UBS Mayu
1942
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate Myanmar Naval Training Headquarters, Seikkyi, Myanmar Former HMS Fal, first flagship of the Burmese Navy

North Korea

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
USS Pueblo[60]
1944
United States United States Technical research ship Victorious War Museum, Pyongyang, North Korea
39°02′26″N 125°44′23″E / 39.04051°N 125.73974°E / 39.04051; 125.73974 (USS Pueblo)
Seized by North Korea during the Pueblo incident in 1968

Pakistan

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
PNS Mujahid[61]
1956
Pakistan Pakistan Minesweeper Pakistan Maritime Museum, Karachi, Pakistan
24°53′10″N 67°05′24″E / 24.88621°N 67.09003°E / 24.88621; 67.09003 (PNS Mujahid)

South Korea

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
ROKS Cheonan[62]
1989
South Korea South Korea Corvette Pyeongtaek Naval Base
36°59′48″N 126°48′38″E / 36.99656°N 126.81045°E / 36.99656; 126.81045 (ROKS Cheonan)
Largely recovered after sinking in 2010
ROKS Hwa San[citation needed]
1945
United States United States Landing Ship, Tank SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, Dangjin
36°53′29″N 126°49′30″E / 36.89134°N 126.82491°E / 36.89134; 126.82491 (ROKS Hwa San)
Former USS Pender County
ROKS Jeonju
1944
United States United States Destroyer SapKyoHo National Sightseeing Resort, Dangjin
36°53′29″N 126°49′31″E / 36.8913352°N 126.8251731°E / 36.8913352; 126.8251731 (ROKS Jeonju)
Former USS Rogers
ROKS Masan[63]
1984
South Korea South Korea Frigate Ganghwa Island
37°41′59″N 126°23′02″E / 37.699602°N 126.383873°E / 37.699602; 126.383873 (ROKS Masan)
ROKS PKM-285[64]
1975
South Korea South Korea Patrol boat Seoul Battleship Park
ROKS PKM-357 (replica)[65]
2010
South Korea South Korea Patrol boat War Memorial of Korea, Seoul Serves as memorial to the 2002 ROKN PKM-357 sinking
ROKS Seoul[64]
1984
South Korea South Korea Frigate Seoul Battleship Park
37°33′10″N 126°53′51″E / 37.55275°N 126.89741°E / 37.55275; 126.89741 (ROKS Seoul)
ROKS Taedong[66]
1943
United States United States Frigate South Korea Former USS Tacoma
ROKS Ulsan[67]
1980
South Korea South Korea Frigate Ulsan
35°30′06″N 129°23′00″E / 35.501714°N 129.383365°E / 35.501714; 129.383365 (ROKS Ulsan)
ROKS Wi Bong[68]
1944
United States United States Landing Ship, Tank Jinpo Maritime Theme Park, Gunsan
35°59′23″N 126°43′02″E / 35.98966°N 126.71716°E / 35.98966; 126.71716 (Wi Bong)
Former USS LST-849
Former
Ship Image Country of preservation Region of preservation City of preservation From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
ROKS Jeonbuk South Korea Gangwon Gangneung United States
United States
1945 Destroyer Land-based museum ship from 1999 to 2021.
Scrapped in late 2021.[69][70]
Former USS Everett F. Larson
ROKS Kang Won[71] South Korea Gyeongsangnam-do Jinhae United States
United States
1945 Destroyer Scrapped in 2016–2017[72] Former USS William R. Rush
ROKS Suyeong South Korea Gyeongsangnam-do Goseong United States
United States
1944 Landing Ship, Tank Closed in 2017, returned to the South Korean Navy in 2020[73] Former USS LST-853

Taiwan

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
ROCS Te Yang[74]
1945
United States United States Destroyer Anping Port, Tainan, Taiwan
22°59′19″N 120°09′23″E / 22.988555°N 120.156338°E / 22.988555; 120.156338 (ROCS Te Yang)
Former USS Sarsfield

Thailand

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
HTMS Chumpohn[75]
1937
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Torpedo boat Chumphon Province, Thailand
HTMS Maeklong[76]
1936
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Corvette Chulachomklao Fort, Phra Samut Chedi District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
HTMS Pangan
1945
United States United States Landing Ship, Tank Koh Phangan, Thailand Former USS Stark County
HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai[77]
1970
United States United States Frigate Sattahip Naval Base, Sattahip District, Bangkok, Thailand Former USS Ouellet
HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok[78]
1973
United States United States Frigate Sattahip Naval Base, Sattahip District, Bangkok, Thailand Former USS Truett
HTMS Prasae[79]
1943
United States United States Frigate Pak Nam Krasae, Klaeng District, Rayong, Thailand
12°41′49″N 101°42′17″E / 12.69694°N 101.70460°E / 12.69694; 101.70460 (HTMS Prasae)
Former USS Gallup
HTMS Tachin
1943
United States United States Frigate Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand Former USS Glendale

Turkey

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
TCG Ege[80]
1972
United States United States Frigate İnciraltı Sea Museum, İzmir, Turkey
38°24′45″N 27°02′05″E / 38.412500°N 27.034700°E / 38.412500; 27.034700 (TCG Ege)
Former USS Ainsworth
TCG Gayret[81]
1946
United States United States Destroyer Izmit, Turkey
40°45′36″N 29°55′00″E / 40.76009°N 29.91677°E / 40.76009; 29.91677 (TCG Gayret)
Former USS Eversole
Nusret[82]
1915
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Minelayer Mersin Naval Museum, Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey
Tarihi Kadırga[83] 002
c. 1575[a]
Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire Galley Istanbul Naval Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
41°02′30″N 29°00′20″E / 41.04167°N 29.00556°E / 41.04167; 29.00556 (Tarihi Kadırga)
Owned by Mehmed IV (1648–1687), only surviving galley in the world
TCG Yarhisar
1964
United States United States Patrol boat Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey
40°43′24″N 29°50′07″E / 40.72335°N 29.83518°E / 40.72335; 29.83518 (TCG Yarhisar)
Former USS PC-1640

United Arab Emirates

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Queen Elizabeth 2
1967
United Kingdom United Kingdom Ocean liner Mina Rashid, Dubai Floating hotel and museum.

Oceania

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Australia, New Zealand, part of Indonesia and even part of the United States are included in the continent of Oceania, broadly defined. There are no known museum ships in the Oceania part of Indonesia. See List of museum ships in the United States subsection of this "List of museum ships" for the few in Hawaii.

Australia

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
City of Adelaide[84]
1864
United Kingdom United Kingdom Clipper Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
34°50′13″S 138°30′33″E / 34.83690°S 138.50907°E / -34.83690; 138.50907 (City of Adelaide)
HMAS Advance[85]
1967
Australia Australia Patrol boat Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33°52′09″S 151°12′00″E / 33.86917°S 151.19992°E / -33.86917; 151.19992 (HMAS Advance)
Australia II
1982
Australia Australia Racing yacht Western Australian Museum, Boola Bardip, Perth, City of Vincent, Western Australia, Australia
MV Cape Don[86]
1962
Australia Australia Lighthouse tender Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Australia Associated with South Australian Maritime Museum
Carpentaria[87]
1917
Australia Australia Lightvessel Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
33°52′05″S 151°11′54″E / 33.868139°S 151.198259°E / -33.868139; 151.198259 (Carpentaria)
HMAS Castlemaine[88]
1941
Australia Australia Corvette Maritime Trust of Australia, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
37°51′40″S 144°54′20″E / 37.8611°S 144.9056°E / -37.8611; 144.9056 (HMAS Castlemaine)
Cheynes IV
1948
Norway Norway Whaler Albany's Historic Whaling Station, Albany, Western Australia, Australia Built in Oslo, Norway, came to Fremantle, Australia in 1948[89]
HMAS Diamantina[90]
1944
Australia Australia Frigate Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
27°28′55″S 153°01′36″E / 27.48194°S 153.02667°E / -27.48194; 153.02667 (HMAS Diamantina)
SS Forceful[91]
1925
United Kingdom United Kingdom Tugboat Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Removed from display in 2020 or 2021 and scrapped in 2023
HMAS Gladstone[92]
1984
Australia Australia Patrol boat Gladstone Maritime Museum, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
23°49′59″S 151°15′10″E / 23.83317°S 151.25277°E / -23.83317; 151.25277 (HMAS Gladstone)
MV Krait[93]
1934
Empire of Japan Japanese Empire Trawler Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MV Lady Denman
1912
Australia Australia Ferry Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, New South Wales, Australia
May Queen[94]
1867
Tasmania Colony of Tasmania Ketch Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Sullivans Cove, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
42°52′58″S 147°19′58″E / 42.88272°S 147.33267°E / -42.88272; 147.33267 (May Queen (1867 ship))
MV Nelcebee[95]
1883
South Australia South Australia Auxiliary Schooner South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Polly Woodside
1885
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barque South Wharf, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
37°49′29″S 144°57′12″E / 37.82472°S 144.95336°E / -37.82472; 144.95336 (Polly Woodside)
HMAS Townsville[96]
1981
Australia Australia Patrol boat Maritime Museum of Townsville, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
19°15′23″S 146°49′35″E / 19.25649°S 146.82652°E / -19.25649; 146.82652 (HMAS Townsville)
HMAS Vampire[97]
1956
Australia Australia Destroyer Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wattle[98]
1933
Australia Australia Tugboat Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Westward
c.1947
Racing yacht Maritime Museum of Tasmania, Sullivans Cove, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Won 1947 Maria Island Race and 1947 & 1948 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races[99]
HMAS Whyalla (J153)[100]
1941
Australia Australia Minesweeper Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
33°01′10″S 137°34′30″E / 33.01931°S 137.57489°E / -33.01931; 137.57489 (HMAS Whyalla)
Yelta[101]
1948
Australia Australia Tugboat South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Note there are more in Commons category:Museum ships of Australia, though some may be replicas.

Former
Ship Image Preservation location From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
Baragoola Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Australia
Australia
1922 Ferry Sank at her moorings on January 1, 2022
Falie Netherlands
Netherlands
1920 Ketch Rebuilt in 1982 by government of South Australia, did overnight charters from 1986 until evaluated as not seaworthy in 2005 One of last sail-powered trading vessels in Australian waters

New Zealand

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
TSS Earnslaw[102]
1912
New Zealand New Zealand Twin-screw steamer Lake Wakatipu, Otago Region, New Zealand
45°3′S 168°30′E / 45.050°S 168.500°E / -45.050; 168.500 (Earnslaw (Lake Wakatipu))
In active service as a Living museum on Lake Wakatipu
Edwin Fox[103]
1853
British Raj British Raj Barque Edwin Fox Maritime Centre, Picton, New Zealand
41°17′6″S 174°0′24″E / 41.28500°S 174.00667°E / -41.28500; 174.00667 (Edwin Fox)
Hikitia
1926
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steam crane Wellington, New Zealand
Lyttelton
1907
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steam tug Lyttelton, Canterbury Region, New Zealand Seaworthy condition
William C Daldy
1935
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steam tug Auckland, New Zealand Seaworthy condition
Former
Ship Image Preservation location From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
HMNZS Koura Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand United States United States 1943 Harbour Defense Motor Launch Sold December 2007 to a private owner. Now on a trailer at Kopu, Waikato, New Zealand in poor condition.
HMNZS Manawanui Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand 1945 Tugboat Scrapped at an unknown date
Rapaki[104] Auckland, New Zealand United Kingdom United Kingdom 1925 Steam crane Towed for scrapping in December 2018 Some parts were given to her sister ship, Hikitia

South America

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
BAE Abdón Calderón[105]
1884
United Kingdom United Kingdom Naval ship Museo Naval y Buque Calderón, Parque de la Armada, Guayaquil, Ecuador
2°12′56″S 79°53′14″W / 2.21543°S 79.88731°W / -2.21543; -79.88731 (BAE Abdón Calderón)
BAP America[106]
1904
United Kingdom United Kingdom Gunboat Historic Boat Museum of Iquitos, Iquitos, Peru
3°44′47″S 73°14′29″W / 3.74650°S 73.24140°W / -3.74650; -73.24140 (BAP America (possible location?))
Comandante Bauru
1943
United States United States Destroyer escort Brazilian Navy Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22°54′01″S 43°10′27″W / 22.90031°S 43.17403°W / -22.90031; -43.17403 (Comandante Bauru / USS McAnn)
Former USS McAnn
Contramaestre Micalvi[107]
1925
Weimar Republic German Reich Freighter Puerto Williams, Chile
54°56′07″S 67°37′06″W / 54.93514°S 67.61847°W / -54.93514; -67.61847 (Contramaestre Micalvi)
ARC Cordóba
1944
United States United States High-speed transport Jaime Duque Park, Colombia
4°56′57″N 73°57′49″W / 4.94904°N 73.96353°W / 4.94904; -73.96353 (ARC Cordóba)
Former USS Ruchamkin
Fresia[108]
1964
Chile Chile Torpedo boat Embarcadero Tres Puentes, Punta Arenas Naval Base, Punta Arenas, Chile
53°07′22″S 70°52′07″W / 53.12283°S 70.86858°W / -53.12283; -70.86858 (Fresia)
Huáscar[109]
1865
United Kingdom United Kingdom Monitor Talcahuano, Chile
36°42′19″S 73°06′41″W / 36.70541°S 73.11150°W / -36.70541; -73.11150 (Huáscar)
Was flagship of Peruvian Navy, during the War of the Pacific
ARP Humaitá[110]
1931
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Gunboat Sajonia, Asunción, Paraguay
25°17′36″S 57°40′15″W / 25.29321°S 57.67074°W / -25.29321; -57.67074 (ARP Humaitá)
Served on Paraguay River in the Chaco War, partly sank and was refloated in 2022
ARA Irigoyen[111]
1944
United States United States Fleet Tug Buque Museo Irigoyen, San Pedro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
33°40′06″S 59°40′05″W / 33.66838°S 59.66796°W / -33.66838; -59.66796 (ARA Irigoyen)
Former USS Cahuilla
Laurindo Pitta[112]
1910
United Kingdom United Kingdom Salvage tug Brazilian Navy Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22°54′01″S 43°10′28″W / 22.90037°S 43.17432°W / -22.90037; -43.17432 (Laurindo Pitta)
Lehg II[113]
1934
Argentina Argentina Ketch Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
34°24′46″S 58°35′10″W / 34.41289°S 58.58621°W / -34.41289; -58.58621 (Lehg II)
Yacht of first solo circumnavigation past the great capes, by Vito Dumas in 1942.
ARA Presidente Sarmiento[114]
1899
United Kingdom United Kingdom Frigate ARA Presidente Sarmiento Frigate Museum, Puerto Madero, Argentina
34°36′32″S 58°21′56″W / 34.60895°S 58.36564°W / -34.60895; -58.36564 (ARA Presidente Sarmiento)
Suriname-Rivier[115]
1910
Netherlands Netherlands Lightvessel Fort Nieuw-Amsterdam Open-Air Museum, Suriname
5°53′23″N 55°05′29″W / 5.88968°N 55.09132°W / 5.88968; -55.09132 (Suriname-Rivier)
ARA Uruguay[116]
1874
United Kingdom United Kingdom Corvette Puerto Madero, Argentina
34°36′15″S 58°21′58″W / 34.60422°S 58.36622°W / -34.60422; -58.36622 (ARA Uruguay)
Yavari[117]
1861
United Kingdom United Kingdom Steamship Puno, Peru Gunboat on Lake Titicaca, oldest lake steamship, became a cruising bed & breakfast
Former
Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Museum or location Fate
RAM Poderoso[118]
1911
Chile Chile Tug Talcahuano, Chile
36°42′48″S 73°06′36″W / 36.71346°S 73.11008°W / -36.71346; -73.11008 (RAM Poderoso)
Damaged and capsized by the 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami. Remains on its side in 2023.[119]


North America

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Includes examples in Canada, Cuba, Mexico, and the United States.

Europe

[edit]

Technically a few ships on the Istanbul side of the Bosporus and Dardanelles are in Europe, but all of Turkey's museum ships are presented together in the Asia section of this "List of museum ships".

Austria

[edit]
Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Niederösterreich (A604)[120]
1969
Austria Austria Patrol boat Museum of Military History, Vienna, Austria Schiffswerft Korneuburg, Korneuburg, Austria

Belgium

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Ship Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Amandine[121]
1962
Belgium Belgium Fishing boat Ostend, Belgium
Amical[122]
1914
Belgium Belgium Tugboat National Maritime Museum of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerpen 70[123]
1968
Belgium Belgium Tugboat Antwerp, Belgium
Mercator[124]
1932
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barquentine Ostend, West Flanders, Belgium
51°13′38″N 2°55′14″E / 51.22722°N 2.92056°E / 51.22722; 2.92056 (Mercator)
Meuse[125]
1953
Belgium Belgium Patrol boat Royal Military Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Oudenaarde[126]
1959
Belgium Belgium Minesweeper National Maritime Museum of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Tordino [nl][127]
1922
Netherlands Netherlands Spits Oudenburg, West Flanders, Belgium

Bulgaria

[edit]
Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Drazki[128]
1907
Principality of Bulgaria Principality of Bulgaria Torpedo boat Varna Naval Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
Radetzky[129]
1851
Austrian Empire Austrian Empire Steamship Kozloduy, Bulgaria Hijacked by poet-revolutionary Hristo Botev in 1876; destroyed; reconstructed with some original pieces in 1918.

Croatia

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Galeb[130]
1938
Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Presidential yacht Rijeka, Croatia
Vridni[131]
1894
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary Harbor tug Split, Croatia

Denmark

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Claus Sørensen E.1[132]
1931
Denmark Denmark Fishing vessel Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg, Denmark
Elbjørn
1954
Denmark Denmark Icebreaker Aalborg, Denmark
Gedser Rev[133]
1895
Denmark Denmark Lightvessel National Museum of Denmark, Helsingør, Denmark
Jylland[134]
1860
Denmark Denmark Screw frigate Ebeltoft, Denmark Participated in the 1864 Battle of Heligoland
HDMS Peder Skram[135]
1965
Denmark Denmark Frigate Copenhagen, Denmark
HDMS Sehested[136]
1977
Denmark Denmark Fast Attack Craft Holmen Naval Base, Copenhagen, Denmark
Skuldelev ships
10th-century
Denmark Denmark Viking ships Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, Denmark

55°48′04″N 12°03′30″E / 55.801°N 12.0584°E / 55.801; 12.0584 (Skuldelev ships)

HDMS Søbjørnen[137][138]
1964
Denmark Denmark Torpedo boat Aalborg, Denmark
Former
Ship Image Country of preservation Region of preservation City of preservation From Year launched Type Fate Remarks
Kong Frederik IX[139] Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark Roskilde, Denmark Denmark
Denmark
1954 Ferry Closed in 2001, scrapped in 2005

Estonia

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Admiral[140]
1956
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian SSR Steamship Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
EML Grif
1976
Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian SSR Patrol boat Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
EML Kalev
1966
West Germany West Germany Minesweeper Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
59°27′10″N 24°44′08″E / 59.452806°N 24.735455°E / 59.452806; 24.735455 (EML Kalev)
EML Suurop[141]
1956
Finland Finland Patrol boat Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
Suur Tõll[142]
1914
Russian Empire Russian Empire Icebreaker Seaplane Harbour, Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
59°27′11″N 24°44′19″E / 59.4531°N 24.7387°E / 59.4531; 24.7387 (Suur Tõll)
PVL Torm[143]
1966
Norway Norway Patrol boat Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
EML Valvas
1943
United States United States Buoy tender Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
59°27′11″N 24°44′09″E / 59.453151°N 24.735871°E / 59.453151; 24.735871 (EML Valvas)

Finland

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Ahkera[144]
1871
Russian Empire Russian Empire Steam tug Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
MS Bore[145]
1960
Finland Finland Cruise ship Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
60°26′06″N 22°14′01″E / 60.435°N 22.2337°E / 60.435; 22.2337 (MS Bore)
FNS Karjala[146]
1968
Finland Finland Corvette Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
Keihässalmi[147]
1957
Finland Finland Minelayer Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
60°26′08″N 22°14′06″E / 60.4356°N 22.2351°E / 60.4356; 22.2351 (Keihässalmi)
Mikko[148]
1914
Russian Empire Russian Empire Steamship Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
Pommern[149]
1903
United Kingdom United Kingdom Barque Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
60°05′50″N 19°55′31″E / 60.097222°N 19.925278°E / 60.097222; 19.925278 (Pommern)
Salama[150]
1874
Russian Empire Russian Empire Steamship Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
Savonlinna[151]
1904
Russian Empire Russian Empire Steamship Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
Sigyn[152]
1887
Sweden Sweden-Norway Barque Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
60°26′10″N 22°14′14″E / 60.43611°N 22.23722°E / 60.43611; 22.23722 (Sigyn)
Suomen Joutsen[153]
1902
France France Full-rigged ship Turku, Finland
60°26′10″N 22°14′13″E / 60.43611°N 22.23694°E / 60.43611; 22.23694 (Suomen Joutsen)
Tarmo[154]
1907
United Kingdom United Kingdom Icebreaker Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka, Finland
Tyrsky[155]
1943
Finland Finland Torpedo boat Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
VMV-11[156]
1935
Finland Finland Patrol boat Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka, Finland
Wilhelm Carpelan[157]
1915
Russian Empire Russian Empire Transport boat Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
60°26′09″N 22°14′09″E / 60.435833°N 22.235788°E / 60.435833; 22.235788 (Wilhelm Carpelan)

France

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Ship Image Year launched Origin Type Location Notes
Duchesse Anne[158]
1901
German Empire German Empire Full-rigged ship Dunkirk, France
Entreprenant[159]
1965
France France Tugboat Dunkirk, France
FNRS III[160]
1953
France France Bathyscaphe Toulon, France
France I[161]
1958
France France Weather ship Musée maritime de La Rochelle
Hémérica[162]
1957
France France Fishing trawler Musée de la pêche de Concarneau, Concarneau, France
Joshua[163]
1962
France France Ketch Musée maritime de La Rochelle,