Shipwreck

A shipwreck is a structure found in oceanic biomes resembling a sunken sailing ship.

Generation[]

Shipwrecks generate in all ocean biomes rarely. On rarer occasions, they generate above sea level nearby the water, in beaches, snowy beaches or inside an iceberg,^[1] underwater ruin, monument or ravine.

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 two, and the whole ship generates a maximum of three 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. All variants of overworld wood are used in the shipwreck's structure (except acacia‌^{[JE only]} and mangrove), but only two wood types are used per ship. Warped wood and crimson wood are not used in shipwrecks, as they are only found in the nether.

Structure name	Description	Consists of
`shipwreck/rightsideup_backhalf`	The stern of a ship, upright, intact.	166 Dark Oak Planks 112 Dark Oak Stairs 67 Jungle Planks 20 Jungle Slab 15 Jungle Fence 13 Jungle Stairs 6 Dark Oak Fence 4 Dark Oak Log 3 Dark Oak Trapdoor 2 Dark Oak Slab 2 Chest 1 Dark Oak Door
`shipwreck/rightsideup_backhalf_degraded`	The stern of a ship, upright, with a degraded appearance.	153 Dark Oak Planks 109 Dark Oak Stairs 59 Spruce Planks 20 Spruce Slab 14 Spruce Fence 10 Spruce Stairs 6 Dark Oak Fence 4 Dark Oak Log 4 Dark Oak Slab 2 Dark Oak Trapdoor 2 Chest 1 Dark Oak Door
`shipwreck/rightsideup_fronthalf`	The bow of a ship, upright, intact.	128 Spruce Planks 108 Spruce Stairs 58 Dark Oak Planks 20 Dark Oak Stairs 18 Dark Oak Fence 11 Spruce Trapdoor 8 Spruce Log 1 Chest 1 Spruce Door
`shipwreck/rightsideup_fronthalf_degraded`	The bow of a ship, upright, with a degraded appearance.	111 Dark Oak Planks 100 Dark Oak Stairs 44 Spruce Planks 12 Spruce Stairs 10 Spruce Fence 11 Dark Oak Trapdoor 7 Dark Oak Log 1 Chest 1 Dark Oak Door
`shipwreck/rightsideup_full`	A whole ship, upright, intact.	252 Spruce Planks 178 Spruce Stairs 104 Oak Planks 31 Oak Fence 31 Oak Slab 26 Oak Stairs 14 Spruce Trapdoor 10 Spruce Log 6 Spruce Fence 3 Chest 2 Spruce Slab 1 Spruce Door
`shipwreck/rightsideup_full_degraded`	A whole ship, upright, with a degraded appearance.	243 Spruce Planks 171 Spruce Stairs 89 Jungle Planks 31 Jungle Slab 27 Jungle Fence 23 Jungle Stairs 10 Spruce Log 9 Spruce Trapdoor 6 Spruce Fence 3 Chest 2 Spruce Slab 1 Spruce Door
`shipwreck/sideways_backhalf`	The stern of a ship, capsized, intact.	143 Spruce Planks 105 Spruce Stairs 101 Oak Planks 10 Oak Fence 6 Spruce Fence 5 Oak Stairs 4 Spruce Log 3 Spruce Trapdoor 2 Chest
`shipwreck/sideways_backhalf_degraded`	The stern of a ship, capsized, with a degraded appearance.	123 Dark Oak Planks 99 Dark Oak Stairs 88 Spruce Planks 10 Spruce Fence 6 Dark Oak Fence 4 Dark Oak Log 3 Dark Oak Trapdoor 3 Spruce Stairs 2 Chest
`shipwreck/sideways_fronthalf`	The bow of a ship, capsized, intact.	117 Jungle Planks 104 Jungle Stairs 60 Spruce Planks 13 Spruce Stairs 11 Spruce Fence 7 Jungle Log 7 Jungle 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 Dark Oak Planks 171 Dark Oak Stairs 159 Spruce Planks 30 Spruce Fence 22 Spruce Stairs 14 Dark Oak Trapdoor 10 Dark Oak Log 6 Dark Oak Fence 3 Chest
`shipwreck/sideways_full_degraded`	A whole ship, capsized, with a degraded appearance.	206 Spruce Planks 150 Jungle Planks 149 Spruce Stairs 24 Jungle Fence 21 Jungle Stairs 11 Spruce Trapdoor 10 Spruce Log 6 Spruce Fence 3 Chest
`shipwreck/upsidedown_backhalf`	The stern of a ship, turtled, intact.	176 Jungle Planks 107 Jungle Stairs 60 Spruce Planks 10 Spruce Fence 10 Spruce Stairs 7 Spruce Slab 4 Jungle Trapdoor 4 Jungle Log 3 Jungle Slab 2 Jungle 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 Spruce Planks 93 Spruce Stairs 60 Oak Planks 21 Oak Stairs 14 Spruce Trapdoor 9 Spruce Log 8 Oak Fence 2 Chest
`shipwreck/upsidedown_fronthalf_degraded`	The bow of a ship, turtled, with a degraded appearance.	112 Dark Oak Planks 82 Dark Oak Stairs 54 Jungle Planks 20 Jungle Stairs 11 Dark Oak Trapdoor 9 Dark Oak Log 8 Jungle Fence 2 Chest
`shipwreck/upsidedown_full`	A whole ship, turtled, intact.	219 Dark Oak Planks 153 Dark Oak Stairs 116 Jungle Planks 30 Jungle Fence 28 Jungle Stairs 19 Jungle Slab 14 Dark Oak Trapdoor 10 Dark Oak Log 4 Dark Oak Fence 3 Chest 2 Dark 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 Spruce Planks 182 Spruce Stairs 108 Dark Oak Planks 70 Dark Oak Slab 67 Spruce Log 35 Dark Oak Fence 24 Dark Oak Stairs 16 Spruce Trapdoor 6 Spruce Fence 4 Spruce Slab 3 Chest 1 Spruce Door
`shipwreck/with_mast_degraded`	A whole ship, upright, with all components, three masts, and a degraded appearance.	201 Spruce Planks 172 Spruce Stairs 107 Dark Oak Planks 63 Dark Oak Slab 28 Dark Oak Fence 24 Spruce Log 23 Dark Oak Stairs 16 Spruce Trapdoor 6 Spruce Fence 4 Spruce Slab 3 Chest 1 Spruce Door

Loot[]

Shipwreck internal structure — Internal structure of a whole shipwreck.

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 2 pools, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]		Weight ^[B]		Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Item	3–10×	1×	3–10×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Nothing^[F]	—	1	—	⁵⁄₆	83.3%	0.833	1.2
Suspicious Stew^[G]	1	—	¹⁰⁄₈₄	—	54.3%	0.774	1.8
Paper	1–12	—	⁸⁄₈₄	—	46.4%	4.024	2.2
Wheat	8–21	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	7.854	2.4
Carrot	4–8	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	3.250	2.4
Poisonous Potato	2–6	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	2.167	2.4
Potato	2–6	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	2.167	2.4
Moss Block	1–4	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	1.354	2.4
Coal	2–8	—	⁶⁄₈₄	—	37.3%	2.321	2.7
Rotten Flesh	5–24	—	⁵⁄₈₄	—	32.2%	5.610	3.1
Gunpowder	1–5	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.696	4.8
Enchanted Leather Cap^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Enchanted Leather Tunic^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Enchanted Leather Pants^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Enchanted Leather Boots^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	2	—	¹⁄₆	16.7%	0.333	6.0
Bamboo	1–3	—	²⁄₈₄	—	14.4%	0.310	7.0
Pumpkin	1–3	—	²⁄₈₄	—	14.4%	0.310	7.0
TNT	1–2	—	¹⁄₈₄	—	7.5%	0.116	13.4

In Bedrock Edition, each shipwreck supply chest contains items drawn from 2 pools, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]		Weight ^[B]		Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Item	3–10×	1×	3–10×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Nothing^[F]	—	1	—	⁵⁄₆	83.3%	0.833	1.2
Suspicious Stew^[G]	1	—	¹⁰⁄₈₄	—	54.3%	0.774	1.8
Paper	1–12	—	⁸⁄₈₄	—	46.4%	4.024	2.2
Wheat	8–21	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	7.854	2.4
Carrot	4–8	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	3.250	2.4
Poisonous Potato	2–6	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	2.167	2.4
Potato	2–6	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	2.167	2.4
Moss Block	1–4	—	⁷⁄₈₄	—	42.1%	1.354	2.4
Coal	2–8	—	⁶⁄₈₄	—	37.3%	2.321	2.7
Rotten Flesh	5–24	—	⁵⁄₈₄	—	32.2%	5.610	3.1
Gunpowder	1–5	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.696	4.8
Enchanted Leather Cap^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Enchanted Leather Tunic^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Enchanted Leather Pants^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Enchanted Leather Boots^[H]	1	—	³⁄₈₄	—	20.8%	0.232	4.8
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	2	—	¹⁄₆	16.7%	0.333	6.0
Bamboo	1–3	—	²⁄₈₄	—	14.4%	0.310	7.0
Pumpkin	1–3	—	²⁄₈₄	—	14.4%	0.310	7.0
TNT	1–2	—	¹⁄₈₄	—	7.5%	0.116	13.4

↑ ^a ^b The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ ^a ^b The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ ^a ^b The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ ^a ^b The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ ^a ^b The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
↑ ^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.
↑ ^a ^b The stew grants one of the following effects: 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.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h All enchantments are equally probable, including treasure enchantments (except Soul Speed, and Swift Sneak), and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

Treasure chests[]

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

Item	Stack Size ^[A]			Weight ^[B]			Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Item	3–6×	2–5×	1×	3–6×	2–5×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Iron Ingot	1–5	—	—	⁹⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	—	97.4%	8.100	1.0
Iron Nugget	—	1–10	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₈₀	—	94.5%	12.031	1.1
Nothing^[F]	—	—	1	—	—	⁵⁄₆	83.3%	0.833	1.2
Emerald	1–5	—	—	⁴⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	—	73.7%	3.600	1.4
Lapis Lazuli	—	1–10	—	—	²⁰⁄₈₀	—	61.5%	4.812	1.6
Gold Nugget	—	1–10	—	—	¹⁰⁄₈₀	—	36.6%	2.406	2.7
Gold Ingot	1–5	—	—	¹⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	—	26.5%	0.900	3.8
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	2	—	—	¹⁄₆	16.7%	0.333	6.0
Bottle o' Enchanting	1	—	—	⁵⁄₁₅₀	—	—	14.1%	0.150	7.1
Diamond	1	—	—	⁵⁄₁₅₀	—	—	14.1%	0.150	7.1

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

Item	Stack Size ^[A]			Weight ^[B]			Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Item	3–6×	2–5×	1×	3–6×	2–5×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Iron Ingot	1–5	—	—	⁹⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	—	97.4%	8.100	1.0
Iron Nugget	—	1–10	—	—	⁵⁰⁄₈₀	—	94.5%	12.031	1.1
Nothing^[F]	—	—	1	—	—	⁵⁄₆	83.3%	0.833	1.2
Emerald	1–5	—	—	⁴⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	—	73.7%	3.600	1.4
Lapis Lazuli	—	1–10	—	—	²⁰⁄₈₀	—	61.5%	4.812	1.6
Gold Nugget	—	1–10	—	—	¹⁰⁄₈₀	—	36.6%	2.406	2.7
Gold Ingot	1–5	—	—	¹⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	—	26.5%	0.900	3.8
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	2	—	—	¹⁄₆	16.7%	0.333	6.0
Bottle o' Enchanting	1	—	—	⁵⁄₁₅₀	—	—	14.1%	0.150	7.1
Diamond	1	—	—	⁵⁄₁₅₀	—	—	14.1%	0.150	7.1

↑ ^a ^b The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ ^a ^b The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ ^a ^b The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ ^a ^b The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ ^a ^b The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
↑ ^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 3 pools, with the following distribution:

Item	Stack Size ^[A]			Weight ^[B]			Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Item	1×	3×	1×	1×	3×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Buried Treasure Map	1	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	100.0%	1.000	1.0
Paper	—	1–10	—	—	²⁰⁄₃₈	—	89.4%	8.684	1.1
Nothing^[F]	—	—	1	—	—	⁵⁄₆	83.3%	0.833	1.2
Feather	—	1–5	—	—	¹⁰⁄₃₈	—	60.0%	2.368	1.7
Book	—	1–5	—	—	⁵⁄₃₈	—	34.5%	1.184	2.9
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	2	—	—	¹⁄₆	16.7%	0.333	6.0
Clock	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₃₈	—	7.7%	0.079	13.0
Compass	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₃₈	—	7.7%	0.079	13.0
Empty Map	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₃₈	—	7.7%	0.079	13.0

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

Item	Stack Size ^[A]			Weight ^[B]			Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Item	1×	3×	1×	1×	3×	1×	Chance ^[C]	Avg. per chest ^[D]	Avg. # chests to search ^[E]
Buried Treasure Map	1	—	—	¹⁄₁	—	—	100.0%	1.000	1.0
Paper	—	1–10	—	—	²⁰⁄₃₈	—	89.4%	8.684	1.1
Nothing^[F]	—	—	1	—	—	⁵⁄₆	83.3%	0.833	1.2
Feather	—	1–5	—	—	¹⁰⁄₃₈	—	60.0%	2.368	1.7
Book	—	1–5	—	—	⁵⁄₃₈	—	34.5%	1.184	2.9
Coast Armor Trim Smithing Template	—	—	2	—	—	¹⁄₆	16.7%	0.333	6.0
Clock	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₃₈	—	7.7%	0.079	13.0
Compass	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₃₈	—	7.7%	0.079	13.0
Map^[G]	—	1	—	—	¹⁄₃₈	—	7.7%	0.079	13.0

↑ ^a ^b The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
↑ ^a ^b The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
↑ ^a ^b The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
↑ ^a ^b The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
↑ ^a ^b The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
↑ ^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.
↑ 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.

Achievements[]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
		Ahoy!	Find a shipwreck	—	20G	Silver

History[]

Java Edition
November 18, 2017			Shipwrecks were shown in a clip of MINECON Earth.
November 18, 2017			Jeb confirmed that shipwrecks would have chests with loot in them.^[2]
1.13	18w11a		Added shipwrecks.
1.14	18w43a		Bamboo and suspicious stew can now be found in supply chests.
1.16	20w06a		Shipwrecks are now rarer.
1.17	21w13a		Moss blocks can now be found in supply chests.
1.20 (Experimental)	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%.
	23w05a		Coast armor trims now always generate two templates in a shipwreck chest when found.
Bedrock Edition
1.4.0	beta 1.2.14.2		Added shipwrecks.
1.5.0	beta 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.
1.8.0	beta 1.8.0.8		Supply chests can now contain bamboo.
1.13.0	beta 1.13.0.9		Supply chests can now contain suspicious stew.
1.17.0	beta 1.16.230.54		Moss blocks can be found in supply chests.
Legacy Console Edition
TU69	1.76	Patch 38	Added shipwrecks.
Education Edition
1.4.0			Added shipwrecks.

Issues[]

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Gallery[]

A shipwreck that generated close to some underwater ruins.
A shipwreck in a coral reef.
A shipwreck generated on its side.
A half shipwreck.
A collection of shipwreck varieties.
A ruined nether portal generated next to a shipwreck.
An example of a beached shipwreck.
Noor swimming into a shipwreck.
Axel swimming out of a shipwreck.
Swimming near a shipwreck.
Standing on a shipwreck.
A sideways shipwreck on a beach.
A shipwreck near a swamp.

Odd generation[]

A shipwreck that generated on a beach.
A shipwreck in an ocean with its masts sticking out above the water.
A shipwreck that generated above a beach island.
A partial shipwreck that generated on an island.
A shipwreck that generated on the beach and lake in a forest.
An undamaged shipwreck that generated entirely on land.
A shipwreck that generated on a cliff high above both the ground and sea level.
A shipwreck that generated almost completely underground.
A shipwreck that generated inside a glacier in a frozen ocean.
A shipwreck that generated inside some ocean ruins.
Two different shipwrecks spawned next to each other, appearing to make one shipwreck. Notice how the front half is made of birch and oak, while the rear half is made of jungle and spruce.
A shipwreck that generated inside an iceberg.
Another ship generated inside an iceberg.
Two shipwrecks that generated within each other (note the different wood types), and partially above sea level, both facing a nearby ocean monument.
Shipwreck generated on land near the forest biome.
Shipwreck almost completely buried.
Shipwreck generated in dark forest biome.
Two half shipwrecks that generated into each other, making a full half shipwreck.
2 shipwrecks joined in 1 full boat.
Shipwreck generated inside iceberg. Also notice mushroom island nearby.
Ruined portal broken by the shipwreck.
Shipwreck generated in plains biome.
Two overlapping shipwrecks above the ocean surface.
Overlapping shipwrecks above the water.
A shipwreck generated next to a ruin, monument and iceberg.
A shipwreck under ice.
A shipwreck far inland.