Shipwreck in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains all about Shipwrecks (or sunken ships) with screenshots.

Supported Platforms

The Shipwreck is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.13)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes (1.4.0)
Xbox 360	Yes (TU69)
Xbox One	Yes (1.4.0)
PS3	Yes (1.76)
PS4	Yes (1.76)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 38)
Nintendo Switch	Yes (1.5.0)
Windows 10 Edition	Yes (1.4.0)
Education Edition	Yes (1.4.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to Find a Shipwreck

In Minecraft, a shipwreck is a structure that spawns naturally in the game. It looks like the ruins of a sunken ship and is found in Ocean, River and Beach biomes. Shipwrecks usually spawn underwater, however in rare cases, you may find a shipwreck on land in a Beach biome.

Here is a picture of what a shipwreck looks like:

The shipwreck is made up of wood items such as oak planks, oak fence, spruce planks, spruce fence, spruce logs, and spruce doors.

Inside the Shipwreck

There are small rooms in a shipwreck where you can find different chests.

Each shipwreck can have up to 3 chests, depending on the size of the shipwreck. Small shipwrecks will only have 1 chest, whereas a large shipwreck can have all 3 chests. You can search for these chests to add amazing loot to your inventory.

Here are the different types of chests you can find in a shipwreck:

A Map Chest contains a Buried Treasure Map, papers, books, compasses, feathers, and Coast Armor Trim.

A Treasure Chest contains lots of valuable items such as lapis lazuli, iron ingot, gold ingot, iron nuggets, gold nuggets, emeralds, diamonds, and bottle o'enchanting.

A Supply Chest contains items such as carrots, wheat, potatoes, poisonous potatoes, pumpkins, coal, gunpowder, TNT, papers, and rotten flesh. It may also contain enchanted leather armor (enchanted leather cap, enchanted leather tunic, enchanted leather pants, or enchanted leather boots).

Shipwreck Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn near a Shipwreck:

Shipwreck Seeds (Java Edition)

Shipwreck Seeds (Bedrock Edition)

Videos

Watch this video as we show you how to find buried treasure using a treasure map from a shipwreck in the new Minecraft Aquatic Update.

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