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[edit]

Egypt[edit]

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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
NNS Bonny		1954	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[edit]

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	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	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)
SAS Somerset[11]		1941	United Kingdom	Boom defense vessel	Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Capetown, South Africa 33°54′30″S 18°25′03″E / 33.908426°S 18.417621°E / -33.908426; 18.417621 (SAS Somerset)
Ulundi		1927	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[edit]

Brunei[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
KDB Maharajalela[12]		1965	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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Alexander Grantham[13]		1953	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[14]		1941	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[15][16]		1954	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)[17]		1940	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
Chongqing (133)		1980	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)
Hongzehu (881)[18]		1979	China	Replenishment oiler	Taizhou Naval Museum, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Jinan (105)[19]		1970	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))
Kiev		1980	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)
Minghua[20]		1962	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[21]		1975	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)[22]		1979	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))
Taiyuan (104)[23]		1939	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
Xiamen (515)[24]		1975	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))
Xining (108)[24]		1978	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))
Yinchuan (107)[25]		1970	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))
Yintang (531)[14]		1971	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[26]		1913	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

Former

Ship	Image	Country of preservation	Region of preservation	City of preservation	From	Year launched	Type	Fate	Remarks
Dabie Shan[14]		China	Shandong	Qingdao, China	United States	1944	Landing Ship, Tank	Dismantled between 2005 and 2007	Formerly USS LST-1008
Nanchong (502)		China	Shandong	Qingdao, China	China	1966	Frigate	Scrapped in 2012

India[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
INS Chamak[27]		1976	India	Missile boat	Pune, Maharashtra
INS Chapal[28]		1976	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[29]		1977	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)

Former

Ship	Image	Country of preservation	Region of preservation	City of preservation	From	Year launched	Type	Fate	Remarks
INS Vikrant[30]		India	Maharashtra	Mumbai	United Kingdom	1945	Aircraft carrier	Closed in 2012, scrapped in 2014

Indonesia[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
MV Doulos Phos[31]		1914	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[32]		1959	Indonesia	Fast attack craft	Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia

Israel[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
INS Af Al Pi Chen[33]		1942	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[34]		1970	Israel	Patrol boat	Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa, Israel
INS Mivtach[35]		1967	Israel	Missile boat	Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum, Haifa, Israel

Japan[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Daigo Fukuryū Maru[36]		1947	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[37]		1965	Japan	Icebreaker	Nagoya 35°05′26″N 136°52′50″E / 35.0906580°N 136.8805070°E / 35.0906580; 136.8805070 (Fuji)
Hakkoda Maru[38]		1964	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[39][16]		1929	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[40]		1930	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[41]		1965	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	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	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[42]		1930	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)
Shinkai[43]		1970	Japan	Deep-submergence vehicle	Kure Maritime Museum, Hiroshima, Kure 34°14′29″N 132°33′18″E / 34.241264°N 132.555003°E / 34.241264; 132.555003
Shinkai 2000[44]		1981	Japan	Deep-submergence vehicle	Shin-Enoshima Aquarium, Enoshima Island, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 14°48′52″N 74°07′37″E / 14.81436°N 74.12706°E / 14.81436; 74.12706 (DSV Shinkai 2000)
Sōya[45]		1938	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	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[46]		Japan	Ōita Prefecture	Beppu	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	1896	Coastal defense ship	Scrapped in 1939 after being damaged by storms	Former General-Admiral Apraksin
Shiga		Japanese Empire	Kantō region	Chiba	Japan	1945	Kaibōkan	Scrapped in 1998
Yamato 1		Japan	Kansai region	Kobe	Japan	1991	Experimental ship	Preserved at Kobe Maritime Museum until scrapped in 2016
Yōtei Maru[47]		Japan	Kantō region	Tokyo	Japan	1965	Train ferry	Scrapped 2012–2013

Kuwait[edit]

The Kuwaiti Maritime Museum in Salmiya, Kuwait, holds replicas of a number of different types of dhows.^[48] 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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Admiral Nevelskoi[49]		1982	Soviet Union	Yacht	Admiral Nevelskoi Maritime Museum Avenue Surath, Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius

Malaysia[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
KD Hang Tuah[50]		1966	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[51]		Malaysia	Perak	Lumut	Malaysia	1967	Frigate	Sprung a leak in 2018 and later scrapped

Myanmar[edit]

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

North Korea[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
USS Pueblo[52]		1944	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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
PNS Mujahid[53]		1956	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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
ROKS Cheonan[54]		1989	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[55]		1945	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	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[56]		1984	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[57]		1975	South Korea	Patrol boat	Seoul Battleship Park
ROKS PKM-357 (replica)[58]		2010	South Korea	Patrol boat	War Memorial of Korea, Seoul	Serves as memorial to the 2002 ROKN PKM-357 sinking
ROKS Seoul[57]		1984	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[59]		1943	United States	Frigate	South Korea	Former USS Tacoma
ROKS Ulsan[60]		1980	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[61]		1944	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	1945	Destroyer	Land-based museum ship from 1999 to 2021. Scrapped in late 2021.[62][63]	Former USS Everett F. Larson
ROKS Kang Won[64]		South Korea	Gyeongsangnam-do	Jinhae	United States	1945	Destroyer	Scrapped in 2016–2017[65]	Former USS William R. Rush
ROKS Suyeong		South Korea	Gyeongsangnam-do	Goseong	United States	1944	Landing Ship, Tank	Closed in 2017, returned to the South Korean Navy in 2020[66]	Former USS LST-853

Taiwan[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
ROCS Te Yang[67]		1945	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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
HTMS Chumpohn[68]		1937	Kingdom of Italy	Torpedo boat	Chumphon Province, Thailand
HTMS Maeklong[69]		1936	Japanese Empire	Corvette	Chulachomklao Fort, Phra Samut Chedi District, Samut Prakan Province, Thailand
HTMS Pangan		1945	United States	Landing Ship, Tank	Koh Phangan, Thailand	Former USS Stark County
HTMS Phutthaloetla Naphalai[70]		1970	United States	Frigate	Sattahip Naval Base, Sattahip District, Bangkok, Thailand	Former USS Ouellet
HTMS Phutthayotfa Chulalok[71]		1973	United States	Frigate	Sattahip Naval Base, Sattahip District, Bangkok, Thailand	Former USS Truett
HTMS Prasae[72]		1943	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	Frigate	Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School, Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand	Former USS Glendale

Turkey[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
TCG Ege[73]		1972	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[74]		1946	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[75]		1915	Ottoman Empire	Minelayer	Mersin Naval Museum, Tarsus, Mersin Province, Turkey
Tarihi Kadırga[76]		002 c. 1575[a]	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	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[edit]

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

Oceania[edit]

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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
City of Adelaide[77]		1864	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[78]		1967	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	Racing yacht	Western Australian Museum, Boola Bardip, Perth, City of Vincent, Western Australia, Australia
MV Cape Don[79]		1962	Australia	Lighthouse tender	Balls Head Bay, Waverton, New South Wales, Australia	Associated with South Australian Maritime Museum
Carpentaria[80]		1917	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[81]		1941	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	Whaler	Albany's Historic Whaling Station, Albany, Western Australia, Australia	Built in Oslo, Norway, came to Fremantle, Australia in 1948[82]
HMAS Diamantina[83]		1944	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[84]		1925	United Kingdom	Tugboat	Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
HMAS Gladstone[85]		1984	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[86]		1934	Japanese Empire	Trawler	Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MV Lady Denman		1912	Australia	Ferry	Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, New South Wales, Australia
May Queen[87]		1867	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[88]		1883	South Australia	Auxiliary Schooner	South Australian Maritime Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Polly Woodside		1885	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[89]		1981	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[90]		1956	Australia	Destroyer	Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Wattle[91]		1933	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[92]
HMAS Whyalla (J153)[93]		1941	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[94]		1948	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	1922	Ferry	Sank at her moorings on January 1, 2022
Falie			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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
TSS Earnslaw[95]		1912	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[96]		1853	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	Steam crane	Wellington, New Zealand
Lyttelton		1907	United Kingdom	Steam tug	Lyttelton, Canterbury Region, New Zealand	Seaworthy condition
William C Daldy		1935	United Kingdom	Steam tug	Auckland, New Zealand	Seaworthy condition

Former

Ship	Image	Preservation location	From	Year launched	Type	Fate	Remarks
Rapaki[97]		Auckland, New Zealand	United Kingdom	1925	Steam crane	Towed for scrapping in December 2018	Some parts were given to her sister ship, Hikitia
HMNZS Manawanui		Paeroa, Waikato, New Zealand	New Zealand	1945	Tugboat	Scrapped at an unknown date

South America[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
BAE Abdón Calderón[98]		1884	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[99]		1904	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	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[100]		1925	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	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[101]		1964	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[102]		1865	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[103]		1931	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[104]		1944	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[105]		1910	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[106]		1934	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[107]		1899	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[108]		1910	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[109]		1874	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[110]		1861	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[111]		1911	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.[112]

North America[edit]

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)[113]		1969	Austria	Patrol boat	Museum of Military History, Vienna, Austria	Schiffswerft Korneuburg, Korneuburg, Austria

Belgium[edit]

Ship		Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Amandine[114]		1962	Belgium	Fishing Boat	Ostend, Belgium
Amical[115]		1914	Belgium	Tugboat	National Maritime Museum of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Antwerpen 70[116]		1968	Belgium	Tugboat	Antwerp, Belgium
Mercator[117]		1932	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)
P903 Meuse[118]		1953	Belgium	Patrol Boat	Royal Military Museum, Brussels, Belgium
Oudenaarde[119]		1959	Belgium	Minesweeper	National Maritime Museum of Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium
Tordino[120]		1922	Netherlands	Spits	Oudenburg, West Flanders, Belgium

Bulgaria[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Drazki[121]		1907	Principality of Bulgaria	Torpedo boat	Varna Naval Museum, Varna, Bulgaria
Radetzky[122]		1851	Austrian Empire	Steamship	Kozloduy, Bulgaria	Hijacked by poet-revolutionary Hristo Botev in 1876; destroyed; reconstructed with some original pieces in 1918.

Croatia[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Galeb[123]		1938	Kingdom of Italy	Presidential yacht	Rijeka, Croatia
Vridni[124]		1894	Austria-Hungary	Harbor tug	Split, Croatia

Denmark[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Claus Sørensen E.1[125]		1931	Denmark	Fishing vessel	Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg, Denmark
Elbjørn		1954	Denmark	Icebreaker	Aalborg, Denmark
Gedser Rev[126]		1895	Denmark	Lightvessel	National Museum of Denmark, Helsingør, Denmark
Jylland[127]		1860	Denmark	Screw frigate	Ebeltoft, Denmark	Participated in the 1864 Battle of Heligoland
HDMS Peder Skram[128]		1965	Denmark	Frigate	Copenhagen, Denmark
HDMS Sehested[129]		1977	Denmark	Fast Attack Craft	Holmen Naval Base, Copenhagen, Denmark
Skuldelev ships		10th-century	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[130][131]		1964	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[132]		Denmark	Copenhagen, Denmark	Roskilde, Denmark	Denmark	1954	Ferry	Closed in 2001, scrapped in 2005

Estonia[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Admiral[133]		1956	Estonian SSR	Steamship	Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
EML Grif		1976	Estonian SSR	Patrol boat	Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
EML Kalev		1966	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[134]		1956	Finland	Patrol boat	Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
Suur Tõll[135]		1914	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[136]		1966	Norway	Patrol boat	Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
EML Valvas		1943	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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Ahkera[137]		1871	Russian Empire	Steam tug	Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
MS Bore[138]		1960	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[139]		1968	Finland	Corvette	Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
Keihässalmi[140]		1957	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[141]		1914	Russian Empire	Steamship	Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
Pommern[142]		1903	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[143]		1874	Russian Empire	Steamship	Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
Savonlinna[144]		1904	Russian Empire	Steamship	Savonlinna Provincial Museum, Finland
Sigyn[145]		1887	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[146]		1902	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[147]		1907	United Kingdom	Icebreaker	Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka, Finland
Tyrsky[148]		1943	Finland	Torpedo boat	Forum Marinum, Turku, Finland
VMV-11[149]		1935	Finland	Patrol boat	Maritime Museum of Finland, Kotka, Finland
Wilhelm Carpelan[150]		1915	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[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
Duchesse Anne[151]		1901	German Empire	Full-rigged ship	Dunkirk, France
Entreprenant[152]		1965	France	Tugboat	Dunkirk, France
FNRS III[153]		1953	France	Bathyscaphe	Toulon, France
France I[154]		1958	France	Weather ship	Musée maritime de La Rochelle
Hémérica[155]		1957	France	Fishing trawler	Musée de la pêche de Concarneau, Concarneau, France
Joshua[156]		1962	France	Ketch	Musée maritime de La Rochelle, La Rochelle, France
Maillé-Brézé (D627)[157]		1957	France	Destroyer	Nantes, France 47°12′24″N 1°34′18″W / 47.20667°N 1.57167°W / 47.20667; -1.57167 (Maillé-Brézé)
PS Princess Elizabeth[158]		1927	United Kingdom	Paddle steamer	Dunkirk, France
ST-488[159]		1944	United States	Harbor tug	Le Havre, France 49°29′10″N 0°07′28″E / 49.4862°N 0.1245°E / 49.4862; 0.1245 (ST-488)

Former

Ship	Image	Country of preservation	Region of preservation	City of preservation	From	Year launched	Type	Fate	Remarks
Colbert[160]		France	Nouvelle-Aquitaine	Bordeaux	France	1956	Guided missile cruiser	Scrapped in 2016.

Germany[edit]

Ship	Image	Year launched	Origin	Type	Location	Notes
MS Bleichen[161]		1958	West Germany	Freighter	Hamburg, Germany 53°31′46″N 9°59′55″E / 53.52937°N 9.99866°E / 53.52937; 9.99866 (MS Bleichen)
Bürgermeister Abendroth[162]		1908	German Empire	Lightvessel	German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, Germany 53°32′27″N 8°34′39″E / 53.54082°N 8.57763°E / 53.54082; 8.57763 (Bürgermeister Abendroth)
Cap San Diego[163]		1961	West Germany	Freighter	Hamburg, Germany 53°32′35″N 9°58′35″E / 53.5431°N 9.9763°E / 53.5431; 9.9763 (Cap San Diego)
Deutschland[164]		1927	German Reich	Full-rigged ship	Bremerhaven, Germany 53°32′48″N 8°34′19″E / 53.54674°N 8.57206°E / 53.54674; 8.57206 (Deutschland)
Elbe 3[165]		1888	German Empire	Lightvessel	Museumshafen Oevelgönne, Germany 53°32′37″N 9°54′46″E / 53.54356°N 9.91283°E / 53.54356; 9.91283 (Elbe 3 (1888))
Frieden[166]		1957	East Germany	Cargo ship	Rostock Shipbuilding and Shipping Museum, Rostock, Germany 54°08′36″N 12°05′08″E / 54.14333°N 12.08556°E / 54.14333; 12.08556 (Frieden)
Gorch Fock[167]		1933	German Reich	Barque	Stralsund, Germany 54°19′00″N 13°05′54″E / 54.31667°N 13.09833°E / 54.31667; 13.09833 (Gorch Fock)	School ship
Hans Beimler[168]		1986	East Germany	Missile corvette	Historical Technical Museum, Peenemünde, Peenemünde, Germany
Mölders[169]		1967	West Germany	Guided missile destroyer	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Passat[170]		1911	German Empire	Barque	Travemünde, Lübeck, Germany
Peking[171]		1911	German Empire	Barque	Hamburg, Germany
Rau IX[172]		1939	Nazi Germany	Whaler	German Maritime Museum, Bremerhaven, Germany
Rickmer Rickmers[173]		1896	German Empire	Barque	Hamburg, Germany
Stralsund[174]		1890	German Empire	Train ferry	Wolgast, Germany
Stettin[175]		1933	German Reich	Icebreaker	Hamburg, Germany
Stubnitz[176]