Shipwreck

Ocean (all variants)
Beach (sometimes)
River (rarely)

Consists of


Log (all variants except Acacia) ^{[Java Edition only]} Stripped Log (all variants except Acacia) ^{[Bedrock Edition only]} Planks (all variants) Wood Fence (all variants) Wood Stairs (all variants) Wooden Trapdoor (all variants except Acacia) Door (all wood variants except Acacia) Chest (random loot; divided into supply chest, map chest and treasure chest)

Can generate
post-generation

No

First appearances

See History

Java Edition, Bedrock Edition and Education Edition only

Shipwrecks are generated structures that primarily generate in oceans. Sometimes they also generate on beaches and rarely in rivers.

Generation[edit]

Shipwrecks generate in all oceans, rivers and beaches. They may also generate inside icebergs.^{[Bedrock Edition only]} ^{[needs testing]}

Structure[edit]

Shipwrecks are shaped to resemble classic sailing vessels or pirate ships. They will generate in one of three ways: upright, sideways, or upside-down. In many cases, they will be missing their bow, stern, mast, and multiple other blocks, appearing damaged, but it is also possible to find them in one piece. They consist solely of wood materials, including logs, stripped logs, planks, fences, stairs, trapdoors, and doors. With the exception of acacia wood, all variants of wood are used in the shipwreck's structure, but it is usually built out of only two wood types at a time (Spruce + dark oak, birch + oak, jungle + spruce, and so on).

Loot[edit]

See also: Chest loot

Shipwrecks contain 1–3 chests that have loot in them. Supply chests generate in the bow of the ships, treasures chests generate in the upper section of the stern, and map chests in the lower section. If a section of a ship is missing, the treasure chest for that respective section will also be missing.

Supply chests[edit]

Each shipwreck supply chest contains 3–10 item stacks, with the following distribution:

	Stack Size	Weight	# Items	Chance	# Chests
	Paper	1–12	⁸⁄₆₅	5.200	55.5%	1.8
Wheat	8–21	⁷⁄₆₅	10.150	50.7%	2.0
Carrot	4–8	⁷⁄₆₅	4.200	50.7%	2.0
Poisonous Potato	2–6	⁷⁄₆₅	2.800	50.7%	2.0
Potato	2–6	⁷⁄₆₅	2.800	50.7%	2.0
Coal	2–8	⁶⁄₆₅	3.000	45.4%	2.2
Rotten Flesh	5–24	⁵⁄₆₅	7.250	39.6%	2.5
Gunpowder	1–5	³⁄₆₅	0.900	26.0%	3.8
Enchanted Leather Cap^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₆₅	0.300	26.0%	3.8
Enchanted Leather Tunic^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₆₅	0.300	26.0%	3.8
Enchanted Leather Pants^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₆₅	0.300	26.0%	3.8
Enchanted Leather Boots^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₆₅	0.300	26.0%	3.8
Pumpkin	1–3	²⁄₆₅	0.400	18.2%	5.5
TNT	1–2	¹⁄₆₅	0.150	9.5%	10.5

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d All enchantments are equally probable, except treasure enchantments, and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.

Treasure chests[edit]

Each shipwreck treasure chest contains items drawn from 2 pools, with the following distribution:

	Stack Size		Weight		# Items	Chance	# Chests
	3–6×	2–5×	3–6×	2–5×	# Items	Chance	# Chests
	Iron Ingot	1–5	—	⁹⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	8.100	97.4%	1.0
Iron Nugget	—	1–10	—	⁵⁰⁄₈₀	12.031	94.5%	1.1
Emerald	1–5	—	⁴⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	3.600	73.7%	1.4
Lapis Lazuli	—	1–10	—	²⁰⁄₈₀	4.812	61.5%	1.6
Gold Nugget	—	1–10	—	¹⁰⁄₈₀	2.406	36.6%	2.7
Gold Ingot	1–5	—	¹⁰⁄₁₅₀	—	0.900	26.5%	3.8
Bottle o' Enchanting	1	—	⁵⁄₁₅₀	—	0.150	14.1%	7.1
Diamond	1	—	⁵⁄₁₅₀	—	0.150	14.1%	7.1

Map chests[edit]

Each shipwreck map chest contains items drawn from 2 pools, with the following distribution:

	Stack Size		Weight		# Items	Chance	# Chests
	1×	3×	1×	3×	# Items	Chance	# Chests
	Buried Treasure Map	1	—	¹⁄₁	—	1.000	100.0%	1.0
Paper	—	1–10	—	²⁰⁄₃₈	8.684	89.4%	1.1
Feather	—	1–5	—	¹⁰⁄₃₈	2.368	60.0%	1.7
Book	—	1–5	—	⁵⁄₃₈	1.184	34.5%	2.9
Clock	—	1	—	¹⁄₃₈	0.079	7.7%	13.0
Compass	—	1	—	¹⁄₃₈	0.079	7.7%	13.0
Empty Map	—	1	—	¹⁄₃₈	0.079	7.7%	13.0

Achievements[edit]

Main article: Achievements

Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Availability				Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
Icon	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Xbox	PS	Bedrock	Nintendo	Xbox points earned	Trophy type (PS)
	Ahoy!	Find a shipwreck		No	No	Yes	No	20G	—

History[edit]

Official release
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.^[1]
1.13	18w11a	Added shipwrecks.
Bedrock Edition
1.4	beta 1.2.14.2	Added shipwrecks.
1.5	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.
Education Edition
1.4.0		Added shipwrecks.