Folks who find this interesting might find the Roman Nemi ships interesting. They were likely large scale pleasure barges.
These are fantastical!
http://soci.romasotterranea.it/image/rassegna_stampa/pdf/12....
In 1929 the tunnel was re-used pumping in it (with mechanical pumps) the water to be able to recover the wrecks.
Also interesting are reports of previous attempts to inspect the ships in the 15th, 16th and 19th century:
https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/mi...