A ship replica is a reconstruction of a no longer existing ship. Replicas can range from authentically reconstructed, fully seaworthy ships, to ships of modern construction that give an impression of a historic vessel. Some replicas may not even be seaworthy, but built for other educational or entertainment purposes.

A replica of the 15th-century caravel Lisa von Lübeck.

Reasons to build a replica include historic research into shipbuilding, national pride, exposition at a museum or entertainment (e.g., for a TV series), and/or education programs for the unemployed. For example, see the project to build a replica of the Continental brig Andrew Doria.[1] Apart from building a genuine replica of the ship, sometimes the construction materials, tools and methods can also copied from the ships' original era, as is the case with the replica of Batavia in Lelystad and the ship of the line replica Delft[2] in Rotterdam (Delfshaven).

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Replica of Magellan's ship Nao Victoria at Museo Nao Victoria in Punta Arenas

The term "replica" in this context does not normally include scale models. The term museum ship is used for an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public.

A ship replica may also be a generic replica, one that represents a certain type of ship rather than a particular historic example, like Kamper Kogge, replicating the Cogs that were used extensively in Northern Europe by the Hanseatic League in the Middle Ages, but where there is little knowledge of specific ships.

Some generic type replicas such as Thor Heyerdahl's Ra II, qualify as true replicas as these ships were built to investigate the craft and or culture of the original era. That they do not replicate a specific vessel is mainly because no details of such a specific vessel are available.

Some other ships that are modeled after ships of a certain type or era (and are in that sense replicas) do not qualify as true replicas. Some ships may be borderline cases, such as Kanrin Maru, which is actually twice the size of the original, but built following the plans of the original.

Replicas can be temporary, cheap and very simple, such as the replica of a Viking ship that was burnt at the Leixlip Festival.

Notable historic type ships that are not replicas include:

  • USS Constitution (1795) is strictly speaking not a replica but the original vessel. However, most of the ship's timber has been replaced over time, with only 10-15% of the original remaining.[3] This is a modern version of the philosopher's dilemma concerning replica versus original; known as the Ship of Theseus dilemma.
  • HMS Victory (1765) is still the original vessel, although unlike Constitution, she is in dry dock and does not sail. She has also been heavily restored, with only 10-15% of her original timber remaining.[4]
  • Mircea, which is an almost exact copy of Gorch Fock. Mircea was built as a copy because Gorch Fock was a very successful ship. Thus Mircea was not built as a replica per se, but as a copy for other reasons (i.e. to perform economically, in this case as a training vessel).
  • Stad Amsterdam is a generic clipper type ship combining the best qualities of clippers of the past with modern materials and technologies.

Another ambiguous case subject to the Ship of Theseus dilemma is Niagara. The original was sunk in 1820 for preservation, and the ship has been rebuilt three times since. The third reconstruction was considerably more extensive, and the only parts from the original which were retained are non-structural, leading many authorities to classify her as a replica, rather than a reconstructed original.

Notable ship replicas edit

Some sailing ship replicas with their home port; and key information of the original (many articles are about the original ship):

Europe, Middle East, Australia and the Americas edit

Ship nameTypeCurrent portaCurrent affiliationCountryOriginal affiliationOriginal builtNotable forEndRemark
Ra IIReed boatOslo, NorwayBygdøy maritime museum  Egyptc.4000BCAncient Egyptian merchant. Heyerdahl crossed Atlantic in itc.2000BCClass replica
Min of the Desert[5][6][7]Seafaring shipSuez, EgyptSuez National Museum  Egyptc.1500BC18th Dynasty trading shipClass replica
Uluburun II[8]MerchantBodrum, TurkeyBodrum Underwater Archaeological Museum  Turkeyc.14th century BCLate Bronze Age merchantSank c.1316–1305 BCOldest known merchant shipwreck.
ArgoBronze Age galley  Greecec.1300BCHand built replica of a Bronze Age galley?Class replica
ArgoPenteconterVolos, Greece  Greece?A replica of a Greek penteconter, with a 50-oar crew made up from all 27 European Union member countries.[9]?Class replica
Ivlia[10]Dieris  Ukrainec.600BCAncient Greek rowing warship (galley) with oars at two levels.[11]c.100BCClass replica
Melqart[12]Phoenician merchant ship  Ukrainec. 900BCPhoenician merchant ship.[13]c.600BCClass replica
PhoenicianPhoenician merchant ship  United Kingdomc.600BCPhoenician merchant ship.c.525BCBased on the wreck of the ancient Greek ship Marseille 4 (Jules Verne 7)
Kybele[14][15][16][17][18]BiremeIstanbul, Turkey  Turkeyc.600BCPhoacean Greek bireme?Class replica
OlympiasTriremeFaliro, Greece  Greecec.700BCAncient Greek warshipc.400BCClass replica
Le Gyptis[19]Ancient Greek coastal fishing boatMarseille, France  Francec.6th century BCPhoacean coastal fishing boat.c.6th century BCBased on the wreck of the ancient Greek fishing boat Jules Vernes 9
Ma'agan Michael IIMerchantHaifa, IsraelCypriot mercant ship  Israelc.5th century BCAncient Cypriot small merchant ship5th century BCEMa'agan Michael Ship replica
Kyrenia IIMerchant  Cyprusc.4th century BCAncient Greek merchant shipSank c.288BCSeveral replicas
Kyrenia IIIMerchantFukuoka, Japan  Japanc.4th century BCAncient Greek merchant shipSank c.288BCSeveral replicas
Kyrenia LibertyMerchantc.4th century BCAncient Greek merchant shipSank c.288BCSeveral replicas
HuginViking shipRamsgate, EnglandPlinthed at Pegwell Bay  Denmarkc. 9th century ADHengist and Horsa land in KentBuilt to commemorate the 5th-century arrival of Anglo-Saxons in Britain,[20] but based on the 9th Century Gokstad ship.
Brendan's currachCurrachCraggaunowen, Ireland  Ireland512-530Legendary voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to America in a small open boat?
Myklebust ShipViking shipRundehåjen in NordfjordeidSAGASTAD – The impressive Science and Experience center in Nordfjordeid, will open in spring 2019.  Norwaywas built in the 800s.Norway's biggest Viking shipend of 800 (876?)The building will be built by Eid Industrihus KF with construction start in 2017 in the new Saga park in Nordfjordeid center.[21]
Sea Stallion from GlendaloughViking shipRoskildeViking Ship Museum in Roskilde  Denmark1042 in Dublin IrelandMain warship of the Viking ageScuttled in Roskilde Fjord c.1100
Sebbe AlsViking shipAugustenborg  DenmarkAround 1050, somewhere in the Baltic areaBaltic warship of the Viking ageScuttled in Roskilde Fjord c.1100
Anna YaroslavnaSlavic ship  Ukrainec.1100 in KyivMain type of ships in medieval Russia[22]c.1100Class replica
Lisa von LübeckHanseatic cogLübeck, Germany  Germanyc.1200Main medieval merchantc.1500Class replica
Kamper KoggeHanseatic cogKampen, the Netherlands  Netherlandsc.1200Main medieval merchantc.1500Class replica
Roland von BremenBremen cogBremen, Germany  Germany1380Main medieval merchantSank 1380
NotoriousCaravelAustralia  Australiac.1480CaravelClass replica
São CristóvãoCaravelMossel Bay, South AfricaBartolomeu Dias Museum Complex  Portugal1488Bartolomeu Dias' ship
Santa MaríaCarrackColumbus, US 39°57′47″N 83°00′20″W / 39.96306°N 83.00556°W / 39.96306; -83.00556  United Statesc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronGrounded 1492Several replicas, all based on conjectures
Santa MaríaCarrackPalos de la Frontera, Spain 37°12′41″N 6°55′41″W / 37.21139°N 6.92806°W / 37.21139; -6.92806Wharf of the Caravels museum  Spainc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronGrounded 1492Several replicas, all based on conjectures
Santa MaríaCarrackEdmonton, Alberta, Canada 53°31′22″N 113°37′36″W / 53.52278°N 113.62667°W / 53.52278; -113.62667West Edmonton Mall  Canadac.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronGrounded 1492Several replicas, all based on conjectures
Santa MaríaCarrackFunchal, Portugal 32°38′30″N 16°55′00″W / 32.64167°N 16.91667°W / 32.64167; -16.91667  Portugalc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronGrounded 1492Several replicas, all based on conjectures
PintaCaravelTortola, British Virgin IslandsThe Columbus Foundation  British Virgin Islandsc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
PintaCaravelPalos de la Frontera, Spain 37°12′42″N 6°55′41″W / 37.21167°N 6.92806°W / 37.21167; -6.92806Wharf of the Caravels museum  Spainc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
PintaCaravelBayona, Spain 42°7′16″N 8°50′48″W / 42.12111°N 8.84667°W / 42.12111; -8.84667Caravel Pinta Museum  Spainc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
NiñaCaravelTortola, British Virgin IslandsThe Columbus Foundation  British Virgin Islandsc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
NiñaCaravelPalos de la Frontera, Spain 37°12′40″N 6°55′42″W / 37.21111°N 6.92833°W / 37.21111; -6.92833Wharf of the Caravels museum  Spainc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
NiñaCaravelEl Puerto de Santa María, Spain 36°34′41″N 6°15′23″W / 36.57806°N 6.25639°W / 36.57806; -6.25639  Spainc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
NiñaCaravelCorpus Christi, US 27°47′38″N 97°23′27″W / 27.79389°N 97.39083°W / 27.79389; -97.39083  United Statesc.1490Columbus's 1492 squadronSeveral replicas, all based on conjectures
MatthewCaravelBristol, UKThe Matthew of Bristol Trust  United Kingdomc.1495John Cabot's ship to America in 1497In 1997, retraced Cabot's original journey across the Atlantic
Nau CapitâniaNauRio de Janeiro, BrazilBrazilian Naval Cultural Centre  Brazil ca 1500Discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares CabralClass replica
VictoriaCarrackSeville, SpainFundacion Nao Victoria  Spainc.1515Only survivor of Magellan's 1519-1522 first attempt at circumnavigation of the planetAchieved the circumnavigation of the globe again in 2006.
VictoriaCarrackPunta Arenas, ChileNao Victoria Museum  Chilec.1515Only survivor of Magellan's 1519-1522 first attempt at circumnavigation of the planet
VictoriaCarrackPuerto San Julián, Argentina 49°18′46″S 67°42′52″W / 49.31278°S 67.71444°W / -49.31278; -67.71444Museo Tematico Nao Victoria  Argentinac.1515Only survivor of Magellan's 1519-1522 first attempt at circumnavigation of the planet
Grande HermineCarrackJordan Harbour, Ontarioc.1520Brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on 15 June 1535abandoned, vandalised and arsoned, beached
San SalvadorGalleonSan Diego Bay, SpainMaritime Museum of San Diego, United States 32°43′15″N 117°10′30″W / 32.72083°N 117.17500°W / 32.72083; -117.17500  US1540First European exploration of Coastal California 1542-43
RealGalleyBarcelona, Spain  Spainc.1570Flagship of Don John of Austria in the Battle of Lepanto
Golden Hind(e)GalleonLondon, UK
 United Kingdomc.15751577-1580 circumnavigation
Golden Hind(e)GalleonBrixham, UK
 United Kingdomc.15751577-1580 circumnavigationSecond replica of the ship anchored in 1963 used in the TV series Sir Francis Drake
DuyfkenEast Indies ExplorerPerth, Australia  Netherlands1595Discovery of Australia 1606Irreparable damage 1608
Andalucía (es:)GalleonSeville, SpainFundacion Nao Victoria  Spainc.1600Main Spanish galleon
DiscoveryBarqueJamestown, USJamestown Settlement museum  United Kingdom1602First permanent English settlement in North America, 1607
GodspeedBrigantineJamestown, USJamestown Settlement museum  United Statesc.1605First permanent English settlement in North America, 1607The 1984/85 replica sailed the Atlantic (without the aid of engines) departing London on April 30, 1985, with a crew of 14.
Susan ConstantMerchantJamestown, USJamestown Settlement museum  United Kingdomc.1605First permanent English settlement in North America, 1607
Halve MaenJachtHoorn, Netherlands  Netherlandsc.1608Original explorer of what is now called the Hudson River, Henry Hudson, 1609Destroyed around 1618 in Jakarta
San Juan BautistaGalleonIshinomaki, Japan  Japan1613Crossed the Pacific Ocean from Japan to New Spain in 1614Sold to the Spanish government in 1618Survived the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami with minor damage
Mayflower IIMerchantPlymouth, Massachusetts, US  United Statesc.1607Pilgrim ship 1620Dismantled 1623?
Kalmar NyckelDutch full-rigged pinnaceKalmar Nyckel Foundation, US  Sweden1625Founded New Sweden colony at Fort Christina (Wilmington, Delaware, USA)Late 17th centuryCharters, Daysails, Appearances
BataviaEast IndiamanLelystad, The Netherlands  Netherlands1628Mutiny 1629Wrecked 1629
Prins WillemEast IndiamanDen Helder, the Netherlands  Netherlands1649Sank 1662Replica destroyed in fire, July 2009
NonsuchKetchWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaManitoba Museum, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  United Kingdom

1650Original trading mission into Hudson Bay 1668–69) for precursor of the Hudson's Bay CompanyUnknown (possibly sunk in the 1670s)Crafted for 1970 tercentenary of HBC. Sailed up and down Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
De Zeven ProvinciënShip of the line (80 guns)Lelystad, the Netherlands  Netherlands1665Flagship of Michiel de RuyterDecommissioned 1694Construction halted due to financial shortfall
LenoxShip of the line (70 guns)Proposed for Deptford, London, UKProposed Deptford Dockyard Museum  United Kingdom1678Took part in capture of Gibraltar (1704)Scuttled to serve as breakwater in 1756Proposed (in 2013) full-size sailing replica, to be built in a dedicated museum on the site of old Deptford Dockyard where the original was built.[23][24]
Goto PredestinatsiaShip of the line (58 guns)VoronezhVoronezh shipyard  Russia
Russian Navy Ensign
1700First ship of the line of Russia1712 soldShip-museum
ShtandartFrigate (28 guns)Saint PetersburgBaltic ports  Russia
Russian Navy Ensign
1703Flagship of Peter the Great of Russia1727 DecommissionedSail training vessel
PoltavaShip of the line (54 guns)Saint PetersburgLakhta harbor  Russia
Russian Navy Ensign
1709The first battleship laid down and built at the St. Petersburg AdmiraltyDismantled 1732Sail training vessel
GötheborgEast IndiamanGothenburg, SwedenGlobetrotter  Swedenc.1740Sank 1745Sail training vessel (volunteers)
AmsterdamEast IndiamanAmsterdam, the NetherlandsScheepvaart Museum  Netherlands1749Grounded 1749
Lady WashingtonBrigAberdeen, US  United States
Private Owner
c.1750First US merchant to reach JapanFoundered 1798
Jacobstads WapenGaleasJakobstad, Finland  Swedenc.1750
Surprise/RoseFrigateSan Diego, USSan Diego Maritime Museum  United Kingdom1757Built for the Seven Years' WarScuttled 1779Renamed Surprise after movie Master and Commander
HMS SultanaSchoonerChestertown, Maryland, US  United Kingdom1767US colony coast patrolSold 1772
EndeavourBarqueSydney, AustraliaAustralian National Maritime Museum  United Kingdom1768Captain Cook's ship
La GraceBrig  Czech Republicca 1768Named after earlier frigate of Augustin HeřmanClass replica
BeaverBrigBoston USABoston Tea Party Ships and Museum  United Kingdomca 1770One of the merchant ships involved in the "Boston Tea Party" protest in 1773Generic period merchant ship
EleanorBrigBoston USABoston Tea Party Ships and Museum  United Kingdomca 1770One of the merchant ships involved in the "Boston Tea Party" protest in 1773Generic period merchant ship
HectorFluytPictou, CanadaShip Hector Foundation  Canadaca 1720Immigrant Shipafter 1773
l'Hermione12-pounder Concorde-class frigateRochefort, FranceL'Association Hermione-La Fayette  France1779Used by Lafayette during the American Revolutionary WarSank 1792Replica Hermione started sea trials in September 2014; set sail for comemorial voyage on April 18, 2015.
DelftShip of the Line (56-gun)Rotterdam, the NetherlandsScheepswerf De Delft[2]  Batavian Republic1783Battle of CamperdownSank 1797Construction stopped after bankruptcy. Partially completed hull now in Scheemda
BountyArmed Transport1) Greenport, New York,
2) Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
 United Kingdom1787Mutiny 1789Burned 1790Foundered in Hurricane Sandy
Maryland FederalistMiniature square riggerMaryland State House, Annapolis, USMaryland State Archives  United States1788Original vessel presented as a gift to George WashingtonOriginal vessel sunk in a storm in the Potomac River in 1788
Étoile du RoyFrigateSaint-Malo, France  United Kingdomc.1790Generic Nelson age war ship replica used in Hornblower
Friendship of SalemEast IndiamanSalem, Massachusetts USASalem Maritime National Historic Site  United States1797Captured in the War of 1812 and condemned as a prize of war.
Lady NelsonBrigTasmania, Australia  United Kingdom1799Explored Australian coastlineCaptured by pirates 1825
Presviata PokrovaChaika  Ukrainec.17th–18th centuriesDnieper and Black Sea naval and trading vessel.Type replica
LynxSchoonerNewport Beach, US  United Statesc.1810Blockade runnerCaptured 1813
FameSchoonerSalem, Massachusetts USSalem Maritime National Historic Site  United Statesc.1812Blockade runnerWrecked 1814
Pride of Baltimore IITopsail SchoonerBaltimore, Maryland, US  United Statesc.1812Blockade runnerType replica
USS NiagaraBrigErie, Pennsylvania, USErie Maritime Museum  United States1813Battle of Lake ErieSunk for preservation 1820, rebuilt three times sinceSail training vessel and museum
HMS BuffaloStore ship
later convict ship
Gleneig, Adelaide, Australia  United Kingdom1813Carried the first Governor and 179 colonists to South AustraliaWrecked in a gale in 1840Used as a floating restaurant
Goleta AncudSchoonerPunta Arenas, ChileNao Victoria Museum  Chile1843Claim the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean independent governmentUncertain discommission, displayed at Nao Victoria Museum[25]
Freedom Schooner AmistadSchoonerNew Haven, US  Spain
private owner
c.1825Involved in the Amistad revolt, 1839Unknown after 1844
EnterprizeSchoonerMelbourne, AustraliaEnterprize Trust, Melbourne  Australia1829Transported European settlers to MelbourneReplica of Australian built ship. Charters, School Trips, daysails
William the FourthSteam Paddle WheelerNewcastle, NSW, AustraliaNewcastle City Council  Australia1831Oceangoing steam-powered side paddlewheelerReplica of Australian built ship
PilgrimBrigDana Point, USOcean Institute  United States
Private owner
18251834 memoir by Richard Henry Dana Jr.Burned at sea 1856Used in Amistad movie
DunbrodyBarqueNew Ross, Ireland  Canada
Private owner
1845Famine ShipGrounded 1875, LabradorA Famine History museum
Jeanie JohnstonBarqueDublin, Ireland
Dublin Docklands Development Authority[26]
 Canada1847Famine ShipSail Training vessel, a Famine History Museum and a Corporate Entertainment venue
CalifornianSchoonerSan Diego, USA  United States
Patrolled California coast c.1850Based on C.W. Lawrence
Bluenose IISchoonerLunenburg, Canada  Canada1921Winning Racing SchoonerGrounded 1946Fundraising for Bluenose III
New BelgicaBarqueNoeveren, Belgium  Belgium1884Belgian Antarctic ExpeditionScuttled when the Franco-British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Harstad in 1940
Friends Good WillTypeCurrent portaMichigan Maritime MuseumCountryOriginal affiliationOriginal builtNotable forEndRemark

^a If more than one replica is made the home port of the different current ports are given in a numbered list

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Ship nameTypeCurrent portaCurrent affiliationCountryOriginal affiliationOriginal builtNotable forEndRemark
BalatikParawEl Nido, PhilippinesTao Philippines  PhilippinesReplica of a large trimaran paraw completed in 2014. Currently used for island-hopping tours from El Nido to Coron, Palawan by the Tao Philippines organization.
Diwata ng LahiBalangayManila, PhilippinesNational Museum of the Philippines  PhilippinesKaya ng Pinoy Foundationc.320 CE - AD 1215One of several replicas of Austronesian lashed-lug plank boats from Butuan. Sailed throughout Southeast Asia in 2008 along with Masawa Hong Butuan and Sama Tawi-Tawi.On permanent display
Lahi ng MaharlikaBalangayManila, PhilippinesKaya ng Pinoy Foundation  Philippinesc.320 CE - AD 1215One of several replicas of Austronesian lashed-lug plank boats from Butuan
Masawa Hong ButuanBalangayManila, PhilippinesKaya ng Pinoy Foundation  Philippinesc.320 CE - AD 1215One of several replicas of Austronesian lashed-lug plank boats from Butuan. Sailed throughout Southeast Asia in 2008 along with Diwata ng Lahi and Sama Tawi-Tawi.
Sama Tawi-TawiBalangayManila, PhilippinesKaya ng Pinoy Foundation  Philippinesc.320 CE - AD 1215One of several replicas of Austronesian lashed-lug plank boats from Butuan. Sailed throughout Southeast Asia in 2008 along with Diwata ng Lahi and Masawa Hong Butuan.
SarimanokVintaBali, IndonesiaOceanographic Research Museum  Philippines?Sailed in 1985 from Bali to Madagascar across the Indian Ocean to replicate ancient seafaring techniques
Sultan sin SuluBalangayManila, PhilippinesKaya ng Pinoy Foundation  Philippinesc.320 CE - AD 1215One of several replicas of Austronesian lashed-lug plank boats from Butuan
Alfred WallaceKalulisIndonesiaTim Severin  IndonesiaA replica of built by the British explorer Tim Severin and sailed in the Indonesian archipelago as chronicled in his book The Spice Islands Voyage (1997)
Hati MaregePadewakangIndonesiaMuseum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory  IndonesiaA replica of a vessel used by Sulawesian to catch teripang in Australian coast, 16-20th century
Samudra RaksaBorobudur shipIndonesiaSamudra Raksa Museum 7°36′16.89″S 110°12′12.2″E / 7.6046917°S 110.203389°E / -7.6046917; 110.203389  Indonesiac.8th centuryA replica of one of the ships carved in Borobudur, launched in a 2003 to 2004 expedition from Jakarta to Accra, Ghana
Spirit of MajapahitBorobudur shipIndonesiaJapan Majapahit Association  Indonesiac.13th centuryA replica of a sailing vessel from the Majapahit Kingdom. It sailed from Jakarta to Pontianak, Brunei Darussalam, Manila, Taipei, and Tokyo in 2016
SainaSakmanGuam  United StatesThe first modern replica of a Chamorro sakman ("flying proa") built between 2007 and 2008
Alingano MaisuWaʻa kauluaKawaihae, Hawaii  United StatesA double-hulled voyaging canoe built in Kawaihae, Hawaii by members of Na Kalai Waʻa Moku o Hawaiʻi and ʻOhana Wa'a members from throughout the Pacific and abroad as a gift and tribute to Satawalese navigator Mau Piailug
HōkūleʻaWaʻa kauluaHonolulu, HawaiiPolynesian Voyaging Society  United StatesA performance-accurate waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, she is best known for her 1976 Hawaiʻi to Tahiti voyage completed with exclusively Polynesian navigation techniques.
HawaiʻiloaWaʻa kauluaHonolulu, HawaiiPolynesian Voyaging Society  United States
HikianaliaWaʻa kauluaHawaiiPolynesian Voyaging Society  United States
HokualakaiWaʻa kauluaHilo, Hawaii  United States
Makali'iWaʻa kauluaKawaihae, Hawaii  United States
IosepaWaʻa kauluaHonolulu, Hawaii  United States
Maire NuiVaka kateaRarotonga, Cook Islands  Cook Islands
Marumaru AtuaVaka kateaRarotonga, Cook Islands  Cook Islands
Naga PelangiPinasKuala Terengganu, Malaysia  MalaysiaNaga Pelangi (meaning "rainbow dragon") is a wooden junk rigged schooner of the Malay pinas type built from 2004 to 2009 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Finished in 2010, it is operated as a charter vessel in South East Asia. It is built entirely using traditional Austronesian lashed-lug techniques.
TākitimuVaka kateaRarotonga, Cook Islands  Cook Islands
Te Au O TongaVaka kateaRarotonga, Cook Islands  Cook Islands
Faʻafaite i te Ao MāʻohiPahiTahiti, French Polynesia  French Polynesia
Tahiti NuiPahiTahiti, French Polynesia  French Polynesia
Aotearoa OneWaka houruaAuckland, New Zealand  New Zealand
HaunuiWaka houruaAuckland, New Zealand  New Zealand
Ngahiraka Mai TawhitiWaka houruaAuckland, New Zealand  New Zealand
PūmaiterangiWaka houruaAuckland, New Zealand  New Zealand
Te AurereWaka houruaAuckland, New Zealand  New Zealand

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Other vessels edit

  • SS Bandırma; Turkish passenger cargo vessel
  • Jewel of Muscat; Omani 9th-century sailing ship built to retrace the route of the original ship from Oman to Singapore.
  • Ictineu II; Barcelona, Spain; a replica of the first mechanically powered steam driven submarine.
  • The Hjortspring Boat is replica of a Danish Iron Age rowing boat.[27]
  • At the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, replicas of Viking ships are built.
  • Various projects for building replicas of the ill-fated RMS Titanic have been proposed over the years. The first Titanic replica to actually commence construction is being built by Chinese firm Seven Star Energy Investment; by summer 2021, the hull is essentially complete and construction of the superstructure is beginning. The ship will not sail on any ocean, but be permanently docked on a river in Sichuan province to function as the main attraction for the Romandisea Seven Star International Cultural Tourism Resort.[28][29][30]
  • Various "replicas" of Noah's Ark have been built. Whether they are properly regarded as "replicas" depends on whether one takes the Biblical flood story as mythology or fact. Since the Biblical description of the vessel is very brief beyond the basic measures, the exact design of any "replica" is necessarily conjectural.

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