10 Oldest Naval Vessels of the World that are still in service

Throughout maritime history, a select few naval vessels have withstood the test of time and remain in active service despite their age. These enduring vessels serve as living links to the past, embodying the legacy of naval power and the technological advancements of their eras. In this list, we will explore the ten oldest naval vessels that are still commissioned, standing as remarkable examples of maritime engineering, resilience, and historical significance.
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[saveriobiasutto]

Missing in the list (even mentioned elsewere) the Italian ship Amerigo Vespucci, launched in 1931. She's the oldest ship in sctive service of Italian Navy and right now starts for her 2-years around the world sailing.

[Lipo]

The Spanish Navy's training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano was built in 1927 and is still in service.

[TJH]

HMS Victory really is utterly superb and totally worth visiting. She looks a bit odd at the moment as her masts have been removed due to lots of ongoing preservation work but that's just temporary.

[kenneththebruce]

At 1:46, an "active ship" is a ship or service craft that has been formally accepted by the Navy that is either in-service or in commission. So the USS Blue Ridge is not the oldest longest "active" serving ship in the US Navy.. the USS Constitution is (225 years).

[joseantonioplaza]

Really forgot mention the Juan Sebastián de Elcano (1927)

[cosmic]

You really forgot to mention the Amerigo Vespucci...

[sword_of_light]

Nope. There's an older Gorch Fock class still in service. The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX-327) is still in service as a training barque, and her keel was laid down in 1936.

[felipeluengo]

The Juan Sebastián de Elcano is the school ship of the spanish navy, of 1927 year, why no is in the list?

[bradjohnson]

I remember when the Mount Whitney was the newest ship in the Navy!

[chaddlindsay]

Another important fact is that the HMS Victory is in dry dock and has been there since 1922. That means she hasn't supported her own weight in the water for 101 years. She is not seaworthy. She would sink. The ship has been gradually collapsing into itself under its own weight for 80 years. She will never sail again. She sits on steel girders along her lower hull.

[squirepraggerstope]

As well as service with Nelson at Trafalgar, HMS Victory also served as Admiral Keppel's flagship at The Ushant, as Howe's flagship at Cape Spartel and as Jervis's flagship at Cape St Vincent. Like USS Constitution, she's now preserved as a museum ship, though HMS Victory also still serves as a flagship; traditionally that of the 2nd Sea Lord who's the senior admiral in charge of all RN shore installations.

[RockDocNeal]

I live just north of Boston and I've been on the tour of the USS Constitution. I would highly recommend taking the tour if you are ever in the Boston area. The Navy crew do an excellent job with the tour and it gives a comprehensive look at the sections of the ship and it's role and importance in the early history of the US Navy. I'd love to take the tour of the HMS Victory someday. On a side note, I think the heroes of the Ukrainian military defending their homeland from the aggression and brutality of sociopath Putin should send the Kommuna into "retirement" with a couple Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

[patraic]

The USS Constitution us the only Commissioned US Navy ship that has confirmed battle victories versus a foreign warship.

[winstonsmith]

USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) Laid down 15 February 1936. Launched 13 June 1936. Commissioned 17 September 1936. Decommissioned 1939. Recommissioned 1942. Captured April 1945 and transferred to the United States.

[percyprune]

Where is H.M.S. Trincomalee, built in 1817 and still afloat in Hartlepool ?

[Pnksf]

You forgot the armored cruiser averof that is still Greek navys flagship after 112 years

[victorglaviano]

If a ship is commissioned, it's an "active warship" in the US Navy!
An inactive ship is called a "decommissioned ship". The requirements to be an active or commissioned ship is to sail or get underway once a year. Which is exactly what the Constitution does, unmoors from the pier, goes out into Boston Harbor about a mile or so on the 4th of July, turnaround and comes back! So hence it's active or commissioned ship! But yes, it's mostly for tours and history's sake!

[BILL_YOMUSICPROD]

You forgot about the 1914 greek battlecruiser georgios averof

[arnolfocomposto]

Sebastián Elcano, Esmeralda...very bad list

[paulohorta]

Like said you must check Sagres, Portugal was a pionner in navigation, before all country's that you talk in the video...