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Small Ships

Small Ships

Vanilla friendly Ships for Minecraft. Now with cannons!

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Small Ships

Medieval-inspired ships for exploration, trade, and naval battles!

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Villager Recruits:
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Villager Workers:
Hire Villagers and let them work for you!


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Small Ships:
Explore the oceans in your own sailable ships!


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Siege Weapons:
Prepare for war. Build your siege weapon. Dominate the battlefield.**!


Explanation

  • Place the ship far away into water – they need space to spawn.
  • Right-click to sit in the ship.
  • While sitting in the Ship:
    • Press R to open/close the sail.
    • W / S to increase or decrease sail speed.
  • Third Person View (F5) + Mousewheel = Adjust camera distance.
  • Right-click an entity to dismount it from the ship.
  • To open inventory outside of the ship: crouch + right-click.

Cannons

  • Add a cannon with right-click while holding one.
  • Shoot cannons with Space while looking in their direction (requires cannonballs in ship inventory).
  • Remove a cannon with a pickaxe.
  • Key-binds can be changed in options.

Detailed Features

Ship Performance

  • Cold-water ships → 10% faster in cold biomes, 10% slower in warm.
  • Warm-water ships → 10% faster in warm biomes, 10% slower in cold.
  • Each cannon decreases speed by 2.5%.
  • Cargo can decrease speed by up to 10%.

Sail Coloring

  • Right-click with dye to color sails.

Ship Repairing

  • Repair with iron nuggets and planks.

Ship Naming

  • Use a nametag to name your ship.

Leashing (1.18.2 – 1.20.6)

  • Tether ships (only if no player is controlling them).
    Leashing Example

Ships

Cog

  • Medieval trade ship (cold water).
  • 108 slots, up to 4 cannons, 5 passengers.
  • Speed: 40 km/h, Hull: 300 HP.
    Cog

Brigg

  • Two-masted medieval trade ship (cold water).
  • 162 slots, up to 6 cannons, 11 passengers.
  • Speed: 45 km/h, Hull: 400 HP.
    Brigg

Galley

  • Naval warfare ship (warm water).
  • 54 slots, 9 passengers.
  • Speed: 40 km/h, Hull: 200 HP.
    Galley

Drakkar

  • Viking-style ship (cold water).
  • 54 slots, 11 passengers, ice-breaker ability.
  • Shields with banner patterns for defense.
  • Speed: 30 km/h, Hull: 200 HP.
    Drakkar

Crafting

Sail
Sail Recipe

Cannon
Cannon Recipe

Cannon Ball
Cannon Ball Recipe

Cog
Cog Recipe

Brigg
Brigg Recipe

Galley
Galley Recipe

Drakkar
Drakkar Recipe


Small Ships Wiki

👉 Visit the Wiki for a full overview


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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.x
1.20.6
1.20.4
1.20–1.20.1
1.19.4
1.19.2
1.18.2

Platforms

Fabric
Forge
NeoForge

Supported environments

Client and server

Links

Report issues Visit wiki Join Discord server

Creators

talhanation
talhanation Owner
metroite
metroite Contributor

Details

Licensed ARR
Published 2 years ago
Updated 3 months ago

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