Do you people understand what the word ‘ancient’ means? Look it up!

I think it is important to point out that longships could easily sail onto shore and depart again, and does very well on shallow waters like rivers, it is also light enough that it could be carried by its crew

The Portuguese Caravela was a revolutionary type of ship that carried the first Portuguese explorers in multiple voyages along the African coast and which eventually carried them to India and South America. It was a small ship that could sail almost directly into the wind, with triangular sails and which could hug the coast and even travel upriver, in the deeper estuaries. It was the ship that ushered in the European expansion to the outside world. Columbus’ fleet to the New World contained a number of Caravels. Columbus had lived for 30 years in Portugal, was married to a Portuguese noble woman and certainly knew of the capabilities of this type of ship.

Flying Cloud set her 89 day 4 hour record while carrying cargo. She was a working ship. Her record was beaten by a (relatively) modern racing yacht that had no purpose but speed.

The São João Baptista (English: Saint John the Baptist), commonly known as the Botafogo, was a Portuguese galleon warship built in the 16th century, around 1534, considered the biggest and most powerful warship in the world at the time. This ship could carry 366 bronze cannons, and had an artillery power of 1,000 tons. For this reason, it became known as Botafogo, meaning literally fire maker or spitfire in popular Portuguese.

Seeing old stuff they build back in the day an how well some of it held up over the time is mind blowing

Wow some amazing ships and the history behind them is amazing

You should've included the "Vasa" :) Even though it literally sank during its maiden voyage it was a beast of a ship and you can see it with your own eyes in the Vasa museum

The advantage of sailing-ships was that they could adept at every wind-strength when de-loaded. The modern ships need the turn-over-effect to equilibre that. - A question of calculation!

Beautiful magnificent ships

hms St Lawrence was built at Kingston Ontario Canada on Lake Ontario in 1812 during the war between the USA and UK. She very similar in size and guns as HMS Victory with three gun decks . She eventually was abandoned near she was built. One of her 32 pounder guns can be found to this day in North York grave yard in Toronto Ontario.

the USS Constitution is still an active ship in the US Navy. while she has a niche role she has not been taken out of service.

i expected a crapy video but im impressed, this is informative and entertaining. thank you

Navy Engineer here. It seems unlikely the Siracusia was able to carry 1800 Tons and 2000 people. The HMS victory has the same dimensions and the displacement is around 2200 Tons. If it would be up to standard in technology it could carry about 1800 Tons safely, but where would the people go? Assuming the deck is completely clear of objects it would be 770 square meters. If all a board would be on the main deck there would be around 0.3 square meters per person...

The Trireme is honestly one of the coolest type of ship imo.

Really love these shows, please keep up the hard work.

"Antique" is a better word to describe these magnificent ships.

Warships are amazing these are right next to them

Between the Viking long ships and their invention of the sun stone for navigation they were Unstoppable virtually

These are definitely 15 ships of all time, they were built by the most and entirely existent craftsmen of their time, they were introduced in and were used in their time and they were all more advanced than a raft.

Beautiful ships

Great Video loved your No.1. Please note Battle of Trafalgar was in 1805 not 1803 as mentioned love this period so my geekiness kicked in.

Good video but according to the definition of ancient , you need to be at least 1500 years old . That eliminates about half of your vessels. In my opinion.

A note on viking ships, notice the ridges along the hull from bow to stern! It is intentional to draw bubbles under the hull when in motion reducing friction between the vessel and the water and was ahead of its time in sailing ⛵️ technology 😈

It was good to finally see the Cutty Sark, which was I believe to be the fastest clipper ever and also the meaning of its name was " short skirt"

The Portuguese galleon "BotaFogo" was the largest and most powerfull ship in the 16 century. 366 ( cannons ) wich was impressive at the time... and yet you do not mention it in this video! SHAME ON YOU!!!

This man will always be simple history for me

Excellent and end informative! The background music however is far too loud and hypnotic to really enjoy because its hard to hear beyond it. Good content though!

Wonderfull vid!! But I agree to someone below, the "Vasa" is missing. But maybe more ships I can´t recall right now. I´d personally would have liked the mentioning of the Koggen of the european Hanse, too. But anyway. Great vid!!

I've always wandered how the viking ships did so well as they never seemed to have any protection for the crew from the elements, which at sea are extremely harsh.

I didn't know Christopher Reeve's great, great, grandfather designed the Flying Cloud. You learn something new everyday!

Again to say The HMS victory is an ancient ship would be incorrect, ancient refers to the period before 1450, the Victory was made around 1750’s-1760’s

I hope to one day visit UK to see the Victory and many other of England's amazing vessels.

Chris Kane always goes down with his ship.

HMS victory looks so good - unbelievable! 🤗

You completely forgot the Polynesian vessels. They travelled the Oceans bringing their own crops and spread all over the darkest parts of the unknown islands.

Great video! But, The U.S.S. Constitution is still a commissioned vessel. In fact it's the U.S. Navy's oldest

this is excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gotta love these videos, you failed to mention many that are much more important than most represented here, like the Portuguese Caravel that was used to start the Age of Discovery or the São João Baptista (galleon) that in 1534 had 366 cannons for example.

Constitution is now my favorite named ship :D. Imagine "constitution" blasting everything in its path thats unconstitutional including central bank of US. Good one George.

I just love this guys voice !

As always, useful and informative videos

The victory is a bucket list visit amazing

You should make a video talking about that Portuguese tecnology and the first ships from “Vasco da Gama” flleet that were the very first to circul navigate two diferent oceans

Simple History narrator!! Yay!!

The USS Constitution was never decommissioned. She's the oldest commissioned warship afloat, and the second oldest commissioned warship by time.

How could you leave out the Mary Rose and the Warrior? Both in my home town of Portsmouth.

My problem with your video is the lack of information that made them more advanced than their counterparts. I do know some of the improvements done, and or the unique build designs of these ships, but most people don't.

They just missed the most terrifying naval war machine, from entire medieval era ... Botafogo ( Spitfire ) Galleon ( São João Baptista ) from Portugal, with its crew of 1300 men, mostly Military Order of Christ ( Templar Knights ). 1000 Tons, 366 Bronze cannons ( unique back fast reload ) that destroyed the Ottoman Empire from the Mediterranean sea, made the infamous Barbarossa Corsair retreat ... Never lost a single battle ... But these are just small details, it happens ... Besides that, "good" video & info ... 🧐

1:50)Most of the Longships floated in 2 feet of water. The best for "hit & git" and "loot & scoot" raids. Arriving,the front was on shore. Leaving, the front was pointing seaward. 9:02)There is another Egyptian ship.The plans were carved into a building side. It has a rounded bottom.One was built and worked very well. 10:07)A records search failed to turn up a Santa Maria. Maria Galante(Flirty Mary)was found. Wrecked near an island of that name. More censored history. 12:31)What was left of the Nemi ships were destroyed in a fire caused by an Allied air raid.

my boat, a Nordisk Snekke 29, has a design based on an old long boat design.

The khufu looks so sick

What about the vessels in use by the Polynesians? They sailed the Pacific without benefits of navigational tools used by the Europeans. For centuries before they were discovered. I think they need some recognition here.

How could you forget the HMS Erebus and Terror? Extremely advanced for their time..

I visited the Victory, never forget it❤

What about fregatten jylland ? Wich still exist and can be visited in ebeltoft

Come on, I love the theme and the video, but you cannot seriously forget to include any Dutch vessel …. Our tiny little country ‘ruled the waves’ long before the British did and that was precisely because of our shipbuilding!

Not a single word about the Caravel...no discoveries all over the world without the Caravel which made it possible to cross winds and sail over the equator

Very interesting presentation but I can't believe you didn't mention the USS Constitution nickname (Old Ironsides) and why she was given the name.

My grandfather's old Buick should be on this list

The term 'Ancient' could be used relatively - I don't consider Victory, Flying Cloud, Beagle or Cutty Sark to be ancient, old yes.

Now where is HMS Warrior?? It was the best naval ship of its time hugely ahead of other countries navys. And you just mention random galleons like Queen Annes revenge? This isnt really thought through isn't it? Just random ships to fill the video idea.

Clippers really were game changers

The Queen Ann’s Revenge actually not like the one in Pirates of the Caribbean, the Black Pearl is based off the real Queen Ann’s Revenge

Give Canada its due. The Bluenose 2 is still in service. Check it out in Lunenburg Nova Scotia.Its beautiful.

Assassin's creed black flag features at least 2 of these ships.

What's the music in this? I'm diggin' it.

Nice to see the ever beautiful Cutty Sark at #1 (I`ve visited her many times). However, what about Vasa, Mary Rose, Erebus & Terror, the latter two having been (fairly) recently located in Canadian Arctic waters and remarkably preserved, originally built very heavily as Bomb Ketches (armed with large Mortars) and thus thought suitable for Franklins doomed expedition to find the Northwest Passage? The Black Sea has also revealed several Ancient wrecks in amazing condition due to the anerobic waters of the depths, similarly, the Baltic has many Medieval wrecks (incuding Catherine the Great`s `Treasure ship`) saved by the lack of salinity. Most people think of the Vikings cruising around pillaging in Longships, but in fact they were accomplished traders and explorers (Iceland, Greenland and indeed N America - suck on THAT Columbus!), so a more likely candidate for those voyages would be the Knorr, a more beamy version, a true Merchant ship and thus able to carry more cargo as well as several dozen Flaxen Haired Beserkers as armourment! (check out the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, Denmark, they have the ONLY one) Nice video, Thumbs Up, Subscribed!

Impressive indeed! Ahoy! Yes Captain! 🌍🕊

I can't believe you left out the Bluenoese to me it could of bumped quite a few of these ships.

_Antique ships:_ heating and plumbing. _Medieval ships:_ *poop-deck*

It would have been a hard life sailing the seas in a viking ship. Having no cabin to protect you from the elements. Also, I wonder what they were eating during their voyages.

No surprises when it was done by América the vidro, where is the Portuguese Caravelle that changed world history, the Portuguese carrack that changed trade, the Portuguese man at war that chapel the first empire of Europe in the east. Where is the biggest carrack ever build, etc etc etc. Shame on the video but it’s a very Anglo Saxon way of looking to the world.

Cutty Sark!!! Hoo rah!

Very good video please keep them coming

Yarr! Yer ship is mine!!! 🏴‍☠️☠⚓☠🏴‍☠️

Battle of Trafalgar 21st October 1805

surprised Bluenose not on this list

16:43 The lack or co-ordination is making me feel nauseous.

The Virginia, built by the members of the Popham Colony in Maine between 1607-08, was the first ship constructed in North America.

Winning!

Will HMS Victory ever get it's masts spars & rigging back again?

Great video. Very interesting and informative!

Anyone notice HMS Victory having the Dutch flag...a bit of history not usually mentioned.

Wow 👍👍👍

Koreans have made a number of interesting movies over the last few decades, one of which was about the Turtle ships. Prety good movie.

For anyone interested there are a bunch of big sailing ships from the 17th and 18th century in the Netherlands. They are however all rebuild ships because those ships don’t have a very long lifespan. Sadly one of em burned down a few years ago. But they still have quite a few of them and they’re definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in those kinds of ships.

During the section on Queen Anne's Revenge, what is the ship in the footage? I've watched the clip twice but can see no mention of it.

What about the flying p liners?

Love how on the British navy Wikipedia it says they have in service “1 ship of the line” hahahaha so cool

The chinese treasure ship was a class of Ship Called "Junk" It was like a 1st Rate but more relying on cargo

Now I want to go watch Black Sails again.

There should be a new video: "Top 20." In the comments, several ships from several places were left out. And I agree. Those ships should have been mentioned.

The Santísima Trinidad had 140 cannons, the Victory only 102, she was the most powerful of the 15 but she does not appear on the list...very strange. In Trafalgar UK fought against a Spanish-French coalition led by the always disastrous French military.

What about the Black Pearl/Lady Washington? :D

Well shiver me timbers!

Family over everything else 💯 ❤️ 💙 🙏 💕

No mention of the 1854 USS Constellation that sits in Baltimore's harbor.

Totally missed the Bluenose, and Bluenose II.

I want to go Boston..now...