This is a list of surviving major warships from the "all gun" era, essentially up through the 1950's. The list includes battleships, monitors, cruisers, destroyers, destroyer escorts (frigates), and their age-of-sail equivalents, ships-of-the-line, frigates, and sloops-of-war. "All gun" ships later converted to missile armament are also included. The list does not include smaller craft of any era, whether "all gun" or not.
This list is created and maintained by Andrew Toppan. Last updated
20 April 2002, Version 2.1.
Corrections and additional information
are welcome.
Surviving Battleships and Ships Of The Line
(Listed Chronologically) |
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Name | Number | Nation | Year | Type | Place | Status | Web |
Mary Rose | -- | United Kingdom | 1509 | Great Ship | Portsmouth | Hull Section Salvaged; Museum | |
Vasa | -- | Sweden | 1628 | Great Ship | Stockholm | Salvaged, Drydocked; Museum | (link) |
Zeven Provincien | -- | Netherlands | (1665) | Great Ship | Leylstad | Replica; Museum | |
Victory | -- | United Kingdom | 1765 | Ship Of The Line | Portsmouth | In Commission, Drydocked; Museum | (link) |
Warrior | -- | United Kingdom | 1860 | Masted Broadside Ironclad | Portsmouth | Museum | (link) |
Mikasa | -- | Japan | 1902 | Predreadnought Battleship | Yokosuka | Ashore; Museum | (link) |
Texas | BB 35 | United States | 1914 | Dreadnought Battleship | Houston, TX | Museum | (link) |
North Carolina | BB 55 | United States | 1941 | WWII Battleship | Wilmington, NC | Museum | (link) |
Massachusetts | BB 59 | United States | 1942 | WWII Battleship | Fall River, MA | Museum | (link) |
Alabama | BB 60 | United States | 1942 | WWII Battleship | Mobile, AL | Museum | (link) |
Iowa | BB 61 | United States | 1943 | WWII Fast Battleship | Suisun Bay, CA | Reserve | |
New Jersey | BB 62 | United States | 1943 | WWII Fast Battleship | Camden, NJ | Museum | (link) |
Missouri | BB 63 | United States | 1944 | WWII Fast Battleship | Pearl Harbor, HI | Museum | (link) |
Wisconsin | BB 64 | United States | 1944 | WWII Fast Battleship | Norfolk, VA | Museum | (link) |
Surviving Monitors and Coastal Ships
(Listed Chronologically) |
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Name | Number | Nation | Year | Type | Place | Status | Web |
Huascar | -- | Peru | 1865 | Turret Ship | Talcahuano, Chile | War Prize, In Commission; Museum | (link) |
Schorpoien | -- | Netherlands | 1868 | Masted Turret Ram | Den Helder | Museum | (link) |
Cerberus | -- | United Kingdom | 1870 | Breastwork Monitor | Melbourne, Australia | Hulk Scuttled as Breakwater | (link) |
Buffel | -- | Netherlands | 1870 | Turret Ram | Rotterdam | Museum | (link) |
Solve | -- | Sweden | 1875 | Coastal Monitor | Gothenburg | Under Restoration | (link) |
M33 | -- | United Kingdom | 1915 | Bombardment Monitor | Portsmouth | Drydocked; Museum | (link) |
Surviving Gun Cruisers, Frigates and Corvettes
(Listed Chronologically) |
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Name | Number | Nation | Year | Type | Place | Status | Web |
Rose | -- | United Kingdom | (1757) | Sail Frigate | Bridgeport, CT, USA | Replica; Museum | (link) |
Constitution | -- | United States | 1798 | 44 Gun Sail Frigate | Boston, MA | In Commission; Museum | (link) |
Trincomalee | -- | United Kingdom | 1817 | 44 Gun Sail Frigate | Hartlepool | Museum | (link) |
Unicorn | -- | United Kingdom | 1824 | 46 Gun Sail Frigate | Dundee | Museum | (link) |
Dom Fernando II | -- | Portugal | 1843 | 52 Gun Sail Frigate | Lisbon | Museum | (link) |
Constellation | -- | United States | 1855 | Sloop Of War | Baltimore | Museum | (link) |
Jylland | -- | Denmark | 1860 | Screw Frigate | Ebeltoft | Drydocked; Museum | |
Calypso | -- | United Kingdom | 1882 | 3rd Class Cruiser | Lewisporte, Canada | Hulk | |
Olympia | Cruiser 6 | United States | 1895 | Protected Cruiser | Philadelphia, PA | Museum | (link) |
Aurora | -- | Russia | 1903 | Protected Cruiser | St. Petersburg | Partial Replica, In Commission; Museum | (link) |
Aurora | -- | Russia | 1903 | Protected Cruiser | St. Petersburg | Original lower hull of Aurora used as a breakwater | (link) |
Averoff | -- | Greece | 1911 | Armored Cruiser | Piraeus | Museum | (link) |
Caroline | -- | United Kingdom | 1914 | Light Cruiser | Belfast | In Service; Depot Ship | |
Belfast | -- | United Kingdom | 1939 | Light Cruiser | London | Museum | (link) |
Little Rock | CLG 4 | United States | 1944 | Light Cruiser / Converted | Buffalo, NY | Museum | (link) |
Des Moines | CA 134 | United States | 1948 | Heavy Cruiser | Philadelphia, PA | Stricken, Awaiting Disposal | |
Salem | CA 139 | United States | 1949 | Heavy Cruiser | Quincy, MA | Museum | (link) |
Almirante Grau | CH 81 | 1953 | Peru (ex-Dutch) | Light Cruiser / Converted | Peru | In Commission | |
Aguirre | CM 84 | 1953 | Peru (ex-Dutch) | Light Cruiser / Converted | Peru | Stricken, Awaiting Disposal | |
Mikhail Kutuzov | 105 | Russia | 1954 | Light Cruiser | Sevastopol | Stricken, Awaiting Disposal | |
Colbert | C611 | France | 1959 | AA Cruiser / Converted | Bordeaux | Museum | (link) |
Surviving Gun Destroyers and Destroyer Escorts
(Listed By Nation And By Number) (Stricken ships awaiting disposal are not included) |
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Name | Number | Nation | Year | Type | Place | Status | Web |
Vampire | D11 | Australia | 1959 | Post-WWII Destroyer | Sydney | Museum | (link) |
Haida | 215 | Canada | 1943 | WWII Destroyer | Toronto | Museum | (link) |
Chi Lin | 103 | China (ex-Russian) | 1940 | WWII Destroyer / Converted | Qingdao | Museum | (link) |
El Fateh | 921 | Egypt (ex-UK) | 1944 | WWII Destroyer | Stationary Training Ship | ||
Maille Breze | D627 | France | 1957 | Post-WWII Destroyer | Nantes | Museum | (link) |
Velos | D16 | Greece (ex-US) | 1943 | WWII Destroyer | Poros | Museum | |
Samadikum | 341 | Indonesia (ex-US) | 1959 | Post-WWII Destroyer Escort | In Commission | ||
Martadinata | 342 | Indonesia (ex-US) | 1960 | Post-WWII Destroyer Escort | In Commission | ||
Mongisidi | 343 | Indonesia (ex-US) | 1959 | Post-WWII Destroyer Escort | In Commission | ||
Ngurah | 344 | Indonesia (ex-US) | 1960 | Post-WWII Destroyer Escort | In Commission | ||
Ilhuicamina | E10 | Mexico (ex-US) | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Netzahualcoyotl | E11 | Mexico (ex-US) | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Rajah Lakandula | PS 4 | Philippines (ex-US) | 1943 | WWII Destroyer Escort | Cavite | Stationary Barracks Hulk | |
Rajah Humabon | PF 11 | Philippines (ex-US) | 1943 | WWII Destroyer Escort | In Commission | ||
Blyskawica | 271 | Poland | 1937 | WWII Destroyer | Gdynia | Museum | |
Smaland | J19 | Sweden | 1956 | Post-WWII Destroyer | Gothenburg | Museum | (link) |
Chien Yang | 912 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1946 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Lioa Yang | 921 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Shen Yang | 923 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Te Yang | 925 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Yun Yang | 927 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1946 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Chen Yang | 928 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1946 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Shao Yang | 929 | Taiwan (ex-US) | 1946 | WWII Destroyer | In Commission | ||
Phra Ruang | Thailand (ex-UK) | 1917? | WWI Destroyer | Stricken? | |||
Indakh | E7 | Tunisia (ex-US) | 1943 | WWII Destroyer Escort | Stationary Headquarters Ship | ||
Gayret | D352 | Turkey (ex-US) | 1946 | WWII Destroyer | Yzmit | Museum | |
Cavalier | D73 | United Kingdom | 1944 | WWII Destroyer | Chatham | Musuem | (link) |
Stewart | DE 238 | United States | 1943 | WWII Destroyer Escort | Galveston, TX | Museum | |
Slater | DE 766 | United States | 1944 | WWII Destroyer Escort | Albany, NY | Museum | (link) |
The Sullivans | DD 537 | United States | 1943 | WWII Destroyer | Buffalo, NY | Museum | (link) |
Kidd | DD 661 | United States | 1943 | WWII Destroyer | Baton Rouge, LA | Museum | (link) |
Laffey | DD 724 | United States | 1944 | WWII Destroyer | Mount Pleasant (Charleston), SC | Museum | (link) |
Cassin Young | DD 793 | United States | 1943 | WWII Destroyer | Boston, MA | Museum | (link) |
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. | DD 850 | United States | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | Fall River, MA | Museum | (link) |
Orleck | DD 886 | United States | 1945 | WWII Destroyer | Orange, TX | Museum | (link) |
Forrest Sherman | DD 931 | United States | 1955 | Post-WWII Destroyer | Philadelphia, PA | Stricken, Awaiting Disposal | |
Barry | DD 933 | United States | 1956 | Post-WWII Destroyer | Washington, DC | Museum | (link) |
ex-Decatur | ex-DDG 31 | United States | 1956 | Post-WWII Destroyer / Converted | San Bruno, CA | Trials Ship | |
Edson | DD 946 | United States | 1958 | Post-WWII Destroyer | New York, NY | Museum | (link) |
Turner Joy | DD 951 | United States | 1959 | Post-WWII Destroyer | Bremerton, WA | Museum | (link) |
Dai Ky | HQ 03 | Vietnam (ex-US) | 1944 | WWII Destroyer Escort | Stationary Training Hulk |