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Shipwreck
For the End variant, see End city § End Ship..png)
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Shipwrecks are generated structures found in aquatic landscapes in the Overworld.
Contents
Generation[edit]
Shipwrecks generate occasionally in all types of oceans and beaches, usually underwater. On rarer occasions they may generate inside icebergs, or rarely, inside of underwater ravines.[BE only]
Structure[edit]
Shipwrecks resemble classic vessels or caravels. They generate in one of three ways: upright, "capsized" (keeled sideways), or "turtled" (upside-down). In many cases, they are missing their bow (front) or stern (rear), mast, and multiple other blocks, appearing damaged. It is also possible to find them 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 1-3 chests, depending on rotation and whether all or half of the shipwreck is present. The bow generates two chests if upside-down and one otherwise, while the stern always generates two, and the whole ship generates three, regardless of the ship's rotation or condition. All variants of wood (except acacia[JE only]) are used in the shipwreck's structure, but only two wood types at a time (spruce + dark oak, jungle + dark oak, jungle + spruce, birch + oak, spruce + oak, etc.) are used.
| Structure name | Description | Consists of | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 4 Dark Oak Log, 2 Chest, |
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| 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, 4 Dark Oak Log, 2 Chest, |
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| 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, |
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| 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, 7 Dark Oak Log, 1 Chest, |
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| 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, |
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| 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, 6 Spruce Fence, 3 Chest, 2 Spruce Slab, |
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| 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, 2 Chest |
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| 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, 4 Dark Oak Log, 2 Chest |
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| 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, 1 Chest |
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| 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 |
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| sideways_full | A whole ship, capsized, intact. | 223 Dark Oak Planks,
171 Dark Oak Stairs, 159 Spruce Planks, 30 Spruce Fence, 22 Spruce Stairs, 10 Dark Oak Log, 3 Chest |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Log, 3 Jungle Slab, 2 Jungle Fence, 2 Chest |
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| 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, 7 Spruce Slab, 4 Oak Trapdoor, 4 Oak Log, 3 Oak Slab, 2 Oak Fence, 2 Chest |
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| 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 |
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| 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, 9 Dark Oak Log, 8 Jungle Fence, 2 Chest |
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| 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, 10 Dark Oak Log, 3 Chest, |
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| 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 |
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| 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, |
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| 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, |
Loot[edit]
Shipwrecks contain 1–3 chests that have a bit of loot in them. 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. The absence of one of these sections means the corresponding chest is also absent.
Supply chests[edit]
In Java Edition each shipwreck supply chest contains 3–10 item stacks, with the following distribution:
| Item | Stack Size [A] | Weight [B] | Chance [C] | Avg. per chest [D] |
Avg. # chests to search [E] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspicious Stew[note 1] | 1 | 10⁄77 | 57.4% | 0.844 | 1.7 |
| Paper | 1–12 | 8⁄77 | 49.4% | 4.390 | 2.0 |
| Wheat | 8–21 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 8.568 | 2.2 |
| Carrot | 4–8 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 3.545 | 2.2 |
| Poisonous Potato | 2–6 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 2.364 | 2.2 |
| Potato | 2–6 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 2.364 | 2.2 |
| Coal | 2–8 | 6⁄77 | 40.0% | 2.532 | 2.5 |
| Rotten Flesh | 5–24 | 5⁄77 | 34.6% | 6.120 | 2.9 |
| Gunpowder | 1–5 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.760 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Cap[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Tunic[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Pants[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Boots[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Bamboo | 1–3 | 2⁄77 | 15.6% | 0.338 | 6.4 |
| Pumpkin | 1–3 | 2⁄77 | 15.6% | 0.338 | 6.4 |
| TNT | 1–2 | 1⁄77 | 8.1% | 0.127 | 12.3 |
In Bedrock Edition each shipwreck supply chest contains 3–10 item stacks, with the following distribution:
| Item | Stack Size [A] | Weight [B] | Chance [C] | Avg. per chest [D] |
Avg. # chests to search [E] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspicious Stew[note 1] | 1 | 10⁄77 | 57.4% | 0.844 | 1.7 |
| Paper | 1–12 | 8⁄77 | 49.4% | 4.390 | 2.0 |
| Wheat | 8–21 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 8.568 | 2.2 |
| Carrot | 4–8 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 3.545 | 2.2 |
| Poisonous Potato | 2–6 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 2.364 | 2.2 |
| Potato | 2–6 | 7⁄77 | 44.9% | 2.364 | 2.2 |
| Coal | 2–8 | 6⁄77 | 40.0% | 2.532 | 2.5 |
| Rotten Flesh | 5–24 | 5⁄77 | 34.6% | 6.120 | 2.9 |
| Gunpowder | 1–5 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.760 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Cap[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Tunic[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Pants[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Enchanted Leather Boots[note 2] | 1 | 3⁄77 | 22.4% | 0.253 | 4.5 |
| Bamboo | 1–3 | 2⁄77 | 15.6% | 0.338 | 6.4 |
| Pumpkin | 1–3 | 2⁄77 | 15.6% | 0.338 | 6.4 |
| TNT | 1–2 | 1⁄77 | 8.1% | 0.127 | 12.3 |
- ↑ 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 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, 7–10 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 any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
Treasure chests[edit]
In Java Edition each shipwreck treasure 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] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–6× | 2–5× | 3–6× | 2–5× | ||||
| Iron Ingot | 1–5 | — | 90⁄150 | — | 97.4% | 8.100 | 1.0 |
| Iron Nugget | — | 1–10 | — | 50⁄80 | 94.5% | 12.031 | 1.1 |
| 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 |
| Bottle o' Enchanting | 1 | — | 5⁄150 | — | 14.1% | 0.150 | 7.1 |
| Diamond | 1 | — | 5⁄150 | — | 14.1% | 0.150 | 7.1 |
- ↑ The size of stacks (or for unstackable items, number) of this item on any given roll.
- ↑ The weight of this item relative to other items in the pool.
- ↑ The odds of finding any of this item in a single chest.
- ↑ The number of items expected per chest, averaged over a large number of chests.
- ↑ The average number of chests the player should expect to search to find any of this item.
Map chests[edit]
In Java Edition each shipwreck map 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] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 3× | 1× | 3× | ||||
| Buried Treasure Map | 1 | — | 1⁄1 | — | 100.0% | 1.000 | 1.0 |
| Paper | — | 1–10 | — | 20⁄38 | 89.4% | 8.684 | 1.1 |
| Feather | — | 1–5 | — | 10⁄38 | 60.0% | 2.368 | 1.7 |
| Book | — | 1–5 | — | 5⁄38 | 34.5% | 1.184 | 2.9 |
| 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 2 pools, with the following distribution:
| Item | Stack Size [A] | Weight [B] | Chance [C] | Avg. per chest [D] |
Avg. # chests to search [E] |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1× | 3× | 1× | 3× | ||||
| Buried Treasure Map | 1 | — | 1⁄1 | — | 100.0% | 1.000 | 1.0 |
| Paper | — | 1–10 | — | 20⁄38 | 89.4% | 8.684 | 1.1 |
| Feather | — | 1–5 | — | 10⁄38 | 60.0% | 2.368 | 1.7 |
| Book | — | 1–5 | — | 5⁄38 | 34.5% | 1.184 | 2.9 |
| Clock | — | 1 | — | 1⁄38 | 7.7% | 0.079 | 13.0 |
| Compass | — | 1 | — | 1⁄38 | 7.7% | 0.079 | 13.0 |
| Map[note 1] | — | 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.
- ↑ 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[edit]
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) |
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| Ahoy! | Find a shipwreck | — | 20G | Silver |
History[edit]
| Java Edition | |||||
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| November 18, 2017 | Shipwrecks were shown in a clip of MINECON Earth. | ||||
| Jeb confirmed that shipwrecks would have chests with loot in them.[1] | |||||
| 1.13 | 18w11a | Added shipwrecks. | |||
| 1.16 | 20w06a | Shipwrecks are now rarer. | |||
| 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. | |||
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||
| TU69 | 1.76 | Patch 38 | Added shipwrecks. | ||
| Education Edition | |||||
| 1.4.0 | Added shipwrecks. | ||||
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Shipwreck" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Shipwrecks that are generated on their side are always keeled to port (their left side).
- The door in the lower deck of the ship can be used to replenish oxygen.[Java Edition only]
- If the player looks closely at the stern section (only when their models are pointing up), on one side, one stair block is replaced by a slab.
Gallery[edit]
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.
Odd generation[edit]
A shipwreck that generated on a beach.
A shipwreck that generated above a beach island.
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.
References[edit]
