Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
Mission 444
Ghost Ship: Build the Wreck That Sails at Midnight
Badge: Phantom Captain
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Build a to-scale ghost ship with torn sails and a skeleton crew.
Fishers swear a ship drifts past the bay at midnight with torn sails and no crew. Build it. Set it adrift.
- New skill Building a ship hull on water
- Level 5 · Mysteries & Monsters
- Difficulty Intermediate
- Mode Survival
- Time 60–90 min
- Ages 13+
What you’ll build
Sketch a ghost ship to scale, then build its curved hull on the water with a hole in the side. Add masts and torn grey sails, a crew of armour stands with pumpkin heads and only a few dim lanterns. Write the captain's last log, then row past at night to see if it looks haunted.
Finish line: Your ghost ship has torn sails, a skeleton crew and a captain's log telling its last voyage.
Bonus challenge: Sink a smaller wreck right underneath with a hidden treasure chest. Give its coordinates in a riddle to someone and see if they find it.
You’ll need
- Dark oak or spruce planks
- Grey and white wool
- Armour stands
- Carved pumpkins
- Lanterns
- A boat
You choose
- My ghost ship's name
- My ship's length in blocks
- The ghost captain's name
Stuck?
- Placing blocks on water? Build out from the shore or stand on a block, then place against its side.
- Hold a carved pumpkin and tap an armour stand to put it on its head.
- Drowned can come out of the water at night. Finish the hull in daylight.
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This mission is in Mission Pack 44. Each printable has the full steps, a Plan & Log page and a parent page.
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