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Shipwreck

A shipwreck is a common structure found in oceanic biomes and rarely on beaches that resembles a sunken sailing ship. It contains up to three chests each…

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Contents (21)
  1. Generation
  2. Structure
  3. Loot
  4. Supply chests
  5. Treasure chests
  6. Map chests
  7. Data values
  8. ID
  9. Config
  10. Achievements
  11. History
  12. Announcement
  13. Java Edition
  14. Bedrock Edition
  15. Legacy Console Edition
  16. Minecraft Education
  17. Issues
  18. Gallery
  19. Screenshots
  20. References
  21. External links
For other uses, see Boat (disambiguation).

A shipwreck is a common structure found in oceanic biomes and rarely on beaches that resembles a sunken sailing ship. It contains up to three chests each with a different loot table, which can contain suspicious stew, fishing rods, and buried treasure maps, which lead to a buried treasure.

Generation

Shipwrecks generate in all oceans commonly. On rarer occasions, they generate above sea level nearby the water, in beaches, snowy beaches, or inside an iceberg,[1] ocean ruins, ocean monument, or canyon.

Structure

Main article: Shipwreck/Structure

Shipwrecks generate in one of three ways: upright, keeled sideways, or upside-down. In many cases, they are missing their bow (front) or stern (rear), mast or multiple other blocks, giving them a damaged appearance; however, it is also possible, but rare, to find them completely intact. They consist solely of wooden materials, including logs‌[JE only]/stripped logs‌[BE only], planks, fences, slabs, stairs, trapdoors, a door (if the ship is upright), and up to 3 chests, depending on rotation and intact sections of the ship. The bow is supposed to generate one chest (unless upside-down) while the stern should generate 2, and the whole ship generates a maximum of 3 chests, regardless of the ship's rotation or condition. However, there are some instances in which chests that usually generate in a shipwreck section are missing. Only two wood types are used per ship (one is the primary type, which is used by the logs and exterior, and the other the secondary type), but only 8‌[JE only] combinations are possible: Primary dark oak with secondary jungle and spruce, primary jungle with secondary spruce, primary oak with secondary birch and spruce, primary spruce with secondary dark oak, jungle, and oak. Acacia is also another possible secondary type‌[Bedrock Edition only].

Structure name Description Consists of Images
shipwreck/rightsideup_backhalf The stern of a ship, upright, intact.

166 Oak Planks
112 Oak Stairs
67 Spruce Planks
20 Spruce Slab
15 Spruce Fence
13 Spruce Stairs
6 Oak Fence
4 Oak Log
3 Oak Trapdoor
2 Oak Slab
2 Chest
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/rightsideup_backhalf_degraded The stern of a ship, upright, with a degraded appearance.

153 Oak Planks
109 Oak Stairs
59 Spruce Planks
20 Spruce Slab
14 Spruce Fence
10 Spruce Stairs
6 Oak Fence
4 Oak Log
4 Oak Slab
2 Oak Trapdoor
2 Chest
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/rightsideup_fronthalf The bow of a ship, upright, intact.

128 Oak Planks
108 Oak Stairs
58 Spruce Planks
20 Spruce Stairs
18 Spruce Fence
11 Oak Trapdoor
8 Oak Log
1 Chest
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/rightsideup_fronthalf_degraded The bow of a ship, upright, with a degraded appearance.

111 Oak Planks
100 Oak Stairs
44 Spruce Planks
12 Spruce Stairs
10 Spruce Fence
11 Oak Trapdoor
7 Oak Log
1 Chest
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/rightsideup_full A whole ship, upright, intact.

252 Oak Planks
178 Oak Stairs
104 Spruce Planks
31 Spruce Fence
31 Spruce Slab
26 Spruce Stairs
14 Oak Trapdoor
10 Oak Log
6 Oak Fence
3 Chest
2 Oak Slab
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/rightsideup_full_degraded A whole ship, upright, with a degraded appearance.

243 Oak Planks
171 Oak Stairs
89 Spruce Planks
31 Spruce Slab
27 Spruce Fence
23 Spruce Stairs
10 Oak Log
9 Oak Trapdoor
6 Oak Fence
3 Chest
2 Oak Slab
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/sideways_backhalf The stern of a ship, capsized, intact.

143 Oak Planks
105 Oak Stairs
101 Spruce Planks
10 Spruce Fence
6 Oak Fence
5 Spruce Stairs
4 Oak Log
3 Oak Trapdoor
2 Chest

shipwreck/sideways_backhalf_degraded The stern of a ship, capsized, with a degraded appearance.

123 Oak Planks
99 Oak Stairs
88 Spruce Planks
10 Spruce Fence
6 Oak Fence
4 Oak Log
3 Oak Trapdoor
3 Spruce Stairs
2 Chest

shipwreck/sideways_fronthalf The bow of a ship, capsized, intact.

117 Oak Planks
104 Oak Stairs
60 Spruce Planks
13 Spruce Stairs
11 Spruce Fence
7 Oak Log
7 Oak Trapdoor
1 Chest

shipwreck/sideways_fronthalf_degraded The bow of a ship, capsized, with a degraded appearance.

83 Oak Planks
81 Oak Stairs
46 Spruce Planks
13 Spruce Stairs
8 Spruce Fence
7 Oak Trapdoor
6 Oak Log
1 Chest

shipwreck/sideways_full A whole ship, capsized, intact.

223 Oak Planks
171 Oak Stairs
159 Spruce Planks
30 Spruce Fence
22 Spruce Stairs
14 Oak Trapdoor
10 Oak Log
6 Oak Fence
3 Chest

shipwreck/sideways_full_degraded A whole ship, capsized, with a degraded appearance.

206 Oak Planks
150 Spruce Planks
149 Oak Stairs
24 Spruce Fence
21 Spruce Stairs
11 Oak Trapdoor
10 Oak Log
6 Oak Fence
3 Chest

shipwreck/upsidedown_backhalf The stern of a ship, turtled, intact.

176 Oak Planks
107 Oak Stairs
60 Spruce Planks
10 Spruce Fence
10 Spruce Stairs
7 Spruce Slab
4 Oak Trapdoor
4 Oak Log
3 Oak Slab
2 Oak Fence
2 Chest

shipwreck/upsidedown_backhalf_degraded The stern of a ship, turtled, with a degraded appearance.

167 Oak Planks
98 Oak Stairs
55 Spruce Planks
10 Spruce Fence
8 Spruce Stairs
7 Spruce Slab
4 Oak Trapdoor
4 Oak Log
3 Oak Slab
2 Oak Fence
2 Chest

shipwreck/upsidedown_fronthalf The bow of a ship, turtled, intact.

123 Oak Planks
93 Oak Stairs
60 Spruce Planks
21 Spruce Stairs
14 Oak Trapdoor
9 Oak Log
8 Spruce Fence
2 Chest

shipwreck/upsidedown_fronthalf_degraded The bow of a ship, turtled, with a degraded appearance.

112 Oak Planks
82 Oak Stairs
54 Spruce Planks
20 Spruce Stairs
11 Oak Trapdoor
9 Oak Log
8 Spruce Fence
2 Chest

shipwreck/upsidedown_full A whole ship, turtled, intact.

219 Oak Planks
153 Oak Stairs
116 Spruce Planks
30 Spruce Fence
28 Spruce Stairs
19 Spruce Slab
14 Oak Trapdoor
10 Oak Log
4 Oak Fence
3 Chest
2 Oak Slab

shipwreck/upsidedown_full_degraded A whole ship, turtled, with a degraded appearance.

194 Oak Planks
133 Oak Stairs
109 Spruce Planks
28 Spruce Stairs
27 Spruce Fence
19 Spruce Slab
14 Oak Trapdoor
10 Oak Log
4 Oak Fence
3 Chest
2 Oak Slab

shipwreck/with_mast The most complete shipwreck structure. A whole ship, upright, with all components, and three masts, intact.

209 Oak Planks
182 Oak Stairs
108 Spruce Planks
70 Spruce Slab
67 Oak Log
35 Spruce Fence
24 Spruce Stairs
16 Oak Trapdoor
6 Oak Fence
4 Oak Slab
3 Chest
1 Oak Door

shipwreck/with_mast_degraded A whole ship, upright, with all components, three masts, and a degraded appearance.

201 Oak Planks
172 Oak Stairs
107 Spruce Planks
63 Spruce Slab
28 Spruce Fence
24 Oak Log
23 Spruce Stairs
16 Oak Trapdoor
6 Oak Fence
4 Oak Slab
3 Chest
1 Oak Door

Loot

Internal structure of a whole shipwreck.
See also: Chest loot

Shipwrecks contain up to 3 loot chests, depending on the sections still intact. Supply chests generate in the bow of the ships, treasure chests generate in the upper section of the stern, and map chests in the lower section. In the case of certain shipwrecks, especially those that intersect other structures, the chests that would normally be present in the corresponding section may be absent, resulting in some shipwrecks holding no chests at all. Although chests don't usually generate for missing sections, map chests from shipwreck sterns may generate in upside-down bows even if the stern is missing. Furthermore, each shipwreck with at least 2 chests always contains its map chest.

Supply chests

In Java Edition, each shipwreck supply chest contains items drawn from 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size Weight Chance Avg.
per chest
Avg. # chests
to search
3–10× 1× 1× 3–10× 1× 1×
BlockSprite air.png: Sprite image for air in MinecraftNothing[A] —11—5⁄6148⁄18596.7%1.6331.0
Suspicious Stew[B] 1——10⁄84——54.3%0.7741.8
Paper 1–12——8⁄84——46.4%4.0242.2
Wheat 8–21——7⁄84——42.1%7.8542.4
Carrot 4–8——7⁄84——42.1%3.2502.4
Poisonous Potato 2–6——7⁄84——42.1%2.1672.4
Potato 2–6——7⁄84——42.1%2.1672.4
Moss Block 1–4——7⁄84——42.1%1.3542.4
Coal 2–8——6⁄84——37.3%2.3212.7
Rotten Flesh 5–24——5⁄84——32.2%5.6103.1
Gunpowder 1–5——3⁄84——20.8%0.6964.8
Enchanted Leather Cap[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Enchanted Leather Tunic[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Enchanted Leather Pants[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Enchanted Leather Boots[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Coast Armor Trim —2——1⁄6—16.7%0.3336.0
Bamboo 1–3——2⁄84——14.4%0.3107.0
Pumpkin 1–3——2⁄84——14.4%0.3107.0
Copper Nautilus Armor ——1——20⁄18510.8%0.1089.2
TNT 1–2——1⁄84——7.5%0.11613.4
Iron Nautilus Armor ——1——10⁄1855.4%0.05418.5
Golden Nautilus Armor ——1——5⁄1852.7%0.02737.0
Diamond Nautilus Armor ——1——2⁄1851.1%0.01192.5

In Bedrock Edition, each shipwreck supply chest contains items drawn from 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size Weight Chance Avg.
per chest
Avg. # chests
to search
3–10× 1× 1× 3–10× 1× 1×
BlockSprite air.png: Sprite image for air in MinecraftNothing[A] —11—5⁄6740⁄92596.7%1.6331.0
Suspicious Stew[B] 1——10⁄84——54.3%0.7741.8
Paper 1–12——8⁄84——46.4%4.0242.2
Wheat 8–21——7⁄84——42.1%7.8542.4
Carrot 4–8——7⁄84——42.1%3.2502.4
Poisonous Potato 2–6——7⁄84——42.1%2.1672.4
Potato 2–6——7⁄84——42.1%2.1672.4
Moss Block 1–4——7⁄84——42.1%1.3542.4
Coal 2–8——6⁄84——37.3%2.3212.7
Rotten Flesh 5–24——5⁄84——32.2%5.6103.1
Gunpowder 1–5——3⁄84——20.8%0.6964.8
Enchanted Leather Cap[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Enchanted Leather Tunic[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Enchanted Leather Pants[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Enchanted Leather Boots[C] 1——3⁄84——20.8%0.2324.8
Coast Armor Trim —2——1⁄6—16.7%0.3336.0
Bamboo 1–3——2⁄84——14.4%0.3107.0
Pumpkin 1–3——2⁄84——14.4%0.3107.0
Copper Nautilus Armor ——1——100⁄92510.8%0.1089.2
TNT 1–2——1⁄84——7.5%0.11613.4
Iron Nautilus Armor ——1——50⁄9255.4%0.05418.5
Golden Nautilus Armor ——1——25⁄9252.7%0.02737.0
Diamond Nautilus Armor ——1——10⁄9251.1%0.01192.5
  1. ↑ a b 'Nothing' does not refer to the chance of an empty chest. Instead, it refers to the chance that the random loot generator does not add any loot on a single roll.
  2. ↑ a b The stew grants one of the following effects: in Java Edition, 5–7 seconds of Blindness, 7–10 seconds of Jump Boost, 7-10 seconds of Night Vision, 10–20 seconds of Poison, 0.35-0.5 seconds of Saturation, or 6–8 seconds of Weakness; in Bedrock Edition, 7 seconds of Blindness, 5 seconds of Jump Boost, 5 seconds of Night Vision, 11 seconds of Poison, 0.3 seconds of Saturation, or 7 seconds of Weakness.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, Swift Sneak, and Wind Burst), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.


Treasure chests

In Java Edition, each shipwreck treasure chest contains items drawn from 4 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size Weight Chance Avg.
per chest
Avg. # chests
to search
3–6× 2–5× 1× 1× 3–6× 2–5× 1× 1×
Iron Ingot 1–5———90⁄150———97.4%8.1001.0
BlockSprite air.png: Sprite image for air in MinecraftNothing[A] ——11——5⁄6148⁄18596.7%1.6331.0
Iron Nugget —1–10———50⁄80——94.5%12.0311.1
Emerald 1–5———40⁄150———73.7%3.6001.4
Lapis Lazuli —1–10———20⁄80——61.5%4.8121.6
Gold Nugget —1–10———10⁄80——36.6%2.4062.7
Gold Ingot 1–5———10⁄150———26.5%0.9003.8
Coast Armor Trim ——2———1⁄6—16.7%0.3336.0
Bottle o' Enchanting 1———5⁄150———14.1%0.1507.1
Diamond 1———5⁄150———14.1%0.1507.1
Copper Nautilus Armor ———1———20⁄18510.8%0.1089.2
Iron Nautilus Armor ———1———10⁄1855.4%0.05418.5
Golden Nautilus Armor ———1———5⁄1852.7%0.02737.0
Diamond Nautilus Armor ———1———2⁄1851.1%0.01192.5

In Bedrock Edition, each shipwreck treasure chest contains items drawn from 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size Weight Chance Avg.
per chest
Avg. # chests
to search
3–6× 2–5× 1× 3–6× 2–5× 1×
Iron Ingot 1–5——90⁄150——97.4%8.1001.0
Iron Nugget —1–10——50⁄80—94.5%12.0311.1
BlockSprite air.png: Sprite image for air in MinecraftNothing[A] ——1——5⁄683.3%0.8331.2
Emerald 1–5——40⁄150——73.7%3.6001.4
Lapis Lazuli —1–10——20⁄80—61.5%4.8121.6
Gold Nugget —1–10——10⁄80—36.6%2.4062.7
Gold Ingot 1–5——10⁄150——26.5%0.9003.8
Coast Armor Trim ——2——1⁄616.7%0.3336.0
Bottle o' Enchanting 1——5⁄150——14.1%0.1507.1
Diamond 1——5⁄150——14.1%0.1507.1
  1. ↑ a b 'Nothing' does not refer to the chance of an empty chest. Instead, it refers to the chance that the random loot generator does not add any loot on a single roll.

Map chests

In Java Edition, each shipwreck map chest contains items drawn from 4 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size Weight Chance Avg.
per chest
Avg. # chests
to search
1× 3× 1× 1× 1× 3× 1× 1×
Buried Treasure Map[A] 1———1⁄1———100.0%1.0001.0
BlockSprite air.png: Sprite image for air in MinecraftNothing[B] ——11——5⁄6148⁄18596.7%1.6331.0
Paper —1–10———20⁄38——89.4%8.6841.1
Feather —1–5———10⁄38——60.0%2.3681.7
Book —1–5———5⁄38——34.5%1.1842.9
Coast Armor Trim ——2———1⁄6—16.7%0.3336.0
Copper Nautilus Armor ———1———20⁄18510.8%0.1089.2
Clock —1———1⁄38——7.7%0.07913.0
Compass —1———1⁄38——7.7%0.07913.0
Empty Map —1———1⁄38——7.7%0.07913.0
Iron Nautilus Armor ———1———10⁄1855.4%0.05418.5
Golden Nautilus Armor ———1———5⁄1852.7%0.02737.0
Diamond Nautilus Armor ———1———2⁄1851.1%0.01192.5

In Bedrock Edition, each shipwreck map chest contains items drawn from 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item Stack Size Weight Chance Avg.
per chest
Avg. # chests
to search
1× 3× 1× 1× 3× 1×
Buried Treasure Map[A] 1——1⁄1——100.0%1.0001.0
Paper —1–10——20⁄38—89.4%8.6841.1
BlockSprite air.png: Sprite image for air in MinecraftNothing[B] ——1——5⁄683.3%0.8331.2
Feather —1–5——10⁄38—60.0%2.3681.7
Book —1–5——5⁄38—34.5%1.1842.9
Coast Armor Trim ——2——1⁄616.7%0.3336.0
Clock —1——1⁄38—7.7%0.07913.0
Compass —1——1⁄38—7.7%0.07913.0
Map[C] —1——1⁄38—7.7%0.07913.0
  1. ↑ a b If a target cannot be found within a reasonable distance, the map is discarded.
  2. ↑ a b 'Nothing' does not refer to the chance of an empty chest. Instead, it refers to the chance that the random loot generator does not add any loot on a single roll.
  3. ↑ Named unknown map, but changed to map 0, the scale level is 1:4, Maps from the same stack are stackable, but maps that are not stacked are unstackable despite looking identical.


Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Structure typeIdentifier
EnvSprite shipwreck.png: Sprite image for shipwreck in Minecraft Shipwreckshipwreck
StructureIdentifier
EnvSprite shipwreck.png: Sprite image for shipwreck in Minecraft Shipwreckshipwreck
EnvSprite shipwreck.png: Sprite image for shipwreck in Minecraft Beached Shipwreckshipwreck_beached

Bedrock Edition:

StructureIdentifier Translation key
EnvSprite shipwreck.png: Sprite image for shipwreck in Minecraft Shipwreckshipwreck feature.shipwreck

Config

Java Edition:

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Structure configuration
    • [String] type: minecraft:shipwreck
    • Fields common to all structures see Template:Nbt inherit/structure/template
    • [Boolean] is_beached: (optional, defaults to false) Whether or not the shipwreck is beached.

Achievements

IconAchievementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)Gamerscore earnedTrophy type (PS)
PS4Other
Ahoy!Find a shipwreck—20Silver

History

Announcement

November 18, 2017 Shipwrecks were shown in a clip of MINECON Earth.
Jeb confirmed that shipwrecks would have chests with loot in them.[2]

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.1318w11a Added shipwrecks.
1.1418w43a Bamboo and suspicious stew can now be found in supply chests.
1.1620w06a Shipwrecks are now rarer.
1.1721w13a Moss blocks can now be found in supply chests.
1.19.4
Experiment
Update 1.20
23w04a Coast armor trims are now found in shipwreck chests.
23w05a Increased the chance of finding coast armor trims in shipwreck chests from 11.1% to 16.7%.
Coast armor trims now always generate two templates in a shipwreck chest when found.
1.21.1125w41a Supply chests can now contain copper, iron, golden and diamond nautilus armor.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.4.0beta 1.2.14.2 Added shipwrecks.
1.5.0beta 1.5.0.1 Shipwreck now can generate with different types of wooden trapdoors, instead of only oak.
Shipwrecks are now more common.
The map room chests in shipwrecks can now contain clocks.
1.8.0beta 1.8.0.8 Supply chests can now contain bamboo.
1.13.0beta 1.13.0.9 Supply chests can now contain suspicious stew.
1.17.0beta 1.16.230.54 Moss blocks can now be found in supply chests.
1.19.80
Experiment
Next Major Update
Preview 1.19.80.21 Coast armor trims are now found in shipwreck chests.
1.21.130Preview 1.21.130.20 Supply chests can now contain copper, iron, golden and diamond nautilus armor.

Legacy Console Edition

Minecraft Education

Minecraft Education
1.4.0 Added shipwrecks.

Issues

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Screenshots

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