Shipwreck

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

Consists of


Logs Stripped Logs Planks (all variants) Fences (all variants) Wood Stairs (all variants) Wooden Trapdoors Doors Chest (random loot; divided into supply chest, map chest and treasure chest)

Can generate
post-generation

No

First appearances

See History

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

In 1.14‌^[upcoming] each shipwreck supply chest contains 3–10 item stacks, with the following distribution:

	Stack Size	Weight	# Items	Chance	# Chests
	Suspicious Stew^{[note 2]}	1	¹⁰⁄₇₇	0.844	57.4%	1.7
Paper	1–12	⁸⁄₇₇	4.390	49.4%	2.0
Wheat	8–21	⁷⁄₇₇	8.568	44.9%	2.2
Carrot	4–8	⁷⁄₇₇	3.545	44.9%	2.2
Poisonous Potato	2–6	⁷⁄₇₇	2.364	44.9%	2.2
Potato	2–6	⁷⁄₇₇	2.364	44.9%	2.2
Coal	2–8	⁶⁄₇₇	2.532	40.0%	2.5
Rotten Flesh	5–24	⁵⁄₇₇	6.120	34.6%	2.9
Gunpowder	1–5	³⁄₇₇	0.760	22.4%	4.5
Enchanted Leather Cap^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₇₇	0.253	22.4%	4.5
Enchanted Leather Tunic^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₇₇	0.253	22.4%	4.5
Enchanted Leather Pants^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₇₇	0.253	22.4%	4.5
Enchanted Leather Boots^{[note 1]}	1	³⁄₇₇	0.253	22.4%	4.5
Bamboo	1–3	²⁄₇₇	0.338	15.6%	6.4
Pumpkin	1–3	²⁄₇₇	0.338	15.6%	6.4
TNT	1–2	¹⁄₇₇	0.127	8.1%	12.3

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h All enchantments are equally probable, except treasure enchantments, and any level of the enchantment is equally probable.
↑ The stew will grant one of the following effects: 5–7 seconds of Blindness, 7–10 seconds of Jump Boost, 10–20 seconds of Poison, 7–10 seconds of Saturation, 7–10 seconds of Speed, or 6–8 seconds of Weakness.

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	PS4	Yes	No	20G	Silver

History[edit]

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.^[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.
1.8		beta 1.8.0.8	Supply chests can now contain bamboo.
Legacy Console Edition
TU69	1.76	Patch 38	Added shipwrecks.
Education Edition
1.4.0			Added shipwrecks.