Big Ships!
by M-a-tt-h-e-w
Big Ships! lets players build and ride ships in the world, with a Shipbuilding Table that creates them from planks and iron.
What it does
The mod adds ships that players can ride in Minecraft. A Shipbuilding Table is crafted from three planks and five iron ingots and a boat; at the table a ship can be made for the cost of two stacks of planks. Players enter a ship by right-clicking the floor at its center, and the controls are W and A to move, S and D to turn, and Shift to dismount. Ships are for Fabric and run for 1.20.1 only, with the client and server both needing the mod. The source code and issue tracker are public, and the mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Ships to ride
Ships can be entered by right-clicking the center of the floor and steered with the movement keys.
Shipbuilding Table
The table is crafted from planks, iron ingots and a boat, and it turns plank stacks into a finished ship.
Planned additions
Ship collisions already work, while more ship types and customization are listed as coming later.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Valkyrien Engines is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 that is also client and server and open source under the MIT License. Simple Ships is a Fabric mod for 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 that is client and server, but it is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ships! | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-28 |
| Valkyrien Engines | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-07-17 |
| Simple Ships | Fabric | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-03-22 |
Questions
Does Big Ships! need to be on the server?
In the catalog
Big Ships! is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds the Shipbuilding Table, which is crafted using 3 planks, 5 iron ingots, and a boat. The Shipbuilding Table allows you to create a ship, which costs 2 stacks of planks. Ships can be entered by right-clicking on the center of the bottom floor of the ship. Controls are W/A to move, S/D to turn, and shift…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/big-ships
- Owner
- M-a-tt-h-e-w
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15