Historic African Vessels
Explore Africa’s maritime past and present through the vessels that shaped it. From lake ferries and royal barges to warships and working cargo ships. Each one tells a story of movement, memory, and resilience across the continent’s waters.
Historic Vessels
African Countries
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Khufu ship
Egypt
Type
Solar barque (funerary boat)
Waters
na
The Khufu ship is an ancient Egyptian full-sized wooden 'solar barque' built around 2500 BC for Pharaoh Khufu. It was buried near the Great Pyramid of
43.4m