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This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
Ma'agan Michael ship: 5th century BC Trade ship Palaestina Prima: Israel (Ma'agan Michael) 37 ft (11 m) Fiskerton log boat: 457–300 BC [25] Logboat Prehistoric Britain United Kingdom 23 ft (7.0 m) Hjortspring boat: 400–300 BC [26] Canoe Unknown (Nordic tribal area) Denmark : 58 ft (18 m) Kyrenia ship: 400–300 BC Trade ship Macedonia
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks is a 1980 adventure module for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game written by Gary Gygax.While Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) is typically a fantasy game, the adventure includes elements of science fiction, and thus belongs to the science fantasy genre. [1]
This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be boats. The classifications are not all mutually exclusive; a vessel may be both a full-rigged ship by description, and a collier or frigate by function. A two-masted schooner Aircraft Carrier
Tudor Vladimirescu is the oldest operational paddle steamer in the world, built in 1854 as a tugboat for the Austrian company DDSG.Currently, the ship is owned by Navrom Galați and is primarily used as a protocol ship for government and local officials and can be rented for luxury cruises.
"The Old Grey Ghost of the Borneo Coast" – HMS Albion [26] "Old Ironsides" – USS Constitution [27] "The Old Lady" – HMS Warspite, from a comment by Viscount Cunningham; [28] impressed by the vintage ship's speed during a mission to aid the British Army in Sicily, Cunningham remarked, "When the old lady lifts her skirts she can run." [29]
The SS William G. Mather (Official Number 224850) is a retired Great Lakes bulk freighter now restored as a museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio, one of five in the Great Lakes region. She transported cargo such as ore, coal, stone, and grain to ports throughout the Great Lakes, and was nicknamed "The Ship That Built Cleveland" because Cleveland's ...
Ghosts of Saltmarsh is an anthology of updated modules and adventures from previous editions, including three adventures from the classic 'U' series. The modules are modified to use the 5th edition rules, so that the adventures can be played in the order they are presented in the book, or dropped into a home campaign.