Using a supply list from an ancient clay tablet, experts have reconstructed a large Bronze Age ship from 4,000 years ago and sailed it around the Persian Gulf.

At the height of its prestige, Athens was the dominant maritime power in the Aegean, enjoying hegemony at sea.

Jersey Post has released a set of six stamps to celebrate the island's rich history of shipbuilding. During the 19th Century, ...

Buckler’s Hard is a small riverside hamlet in New Forest, and it was once one of the busiest private shipyards of the 1700s.

"Sunken remains of ancient ships with goods from Spain, Italy, Africa and the coasts of Asia Minor were brought to light by an interdisciplinary team of Greek and foreign researchers and professors." ...

Two ancient shipbuilding traditions join forces “Finds of fast galleys from this period remain extremely rare,” said IEASM archaeologist Frank Goddio, who led the project.

In 1998, the first of many Roman-era ships was unearthed in the ‘Pompeii of the sea.’ Archaeologists wanted to know how they got there. The Alkedo, a Roman military surveillance craft, sank in ...

From the humble canoes of ancient civilizations skimming along coastal waters to the grand vessels of the modern era ...

The researchers predict there are perhaps hundreds still to be found. Ward says the well-preserved ship comes from a time, 1,500 years ago, when ships were custom-made to order.