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Ship Horn Sound Effects

10 free ship horn sound effects for harbor scenes and departures · 1.3–5.7 s each · MP3 · CC0 · no signup

10 ship horn and fog horn sound effects include low blasts, distant foghorn calls, a lighthouse foghorn, a double signal and a wheezy horn. Use them as a boat horn for harbors and docking, or a fog horn for foggy coasts and lighthouses.

Quick picks: Large Ship Horn 02 (1.3 s, recommended, the shortest) · Distant Fog Ship Horn 06 (5.7 s, the longest, recommended) · Wheezy Ship Horn 10 (2.1 s, recommended)

All 10 ship horn sound effects

  • Large Ship Horn 021.3 s

    A large ship horn gives one low, sustained blast across open water that gradually fades, for harbor scenes.

  • Low Sustained Ship Horn 011.9 s

    A large ship horn gives one low, sustained blast across open water, fading naturally, for harbor scenes.

  • Wheezy Ship Horn 102.1 s

    A ship horn sputters into a wavering blast, for aging vessels and comic departures.

  • Short Low Ship Horn 082.2 s

    A short, low foghorn blast, for ship signals and harbor scenes.

  • Double Signal Ship Horn 092.4 s

    Two short ship horn blasts sound evenly spaced, for docking maneuvers and vessel signals.

  • Deep Long Ship Horn 043.8 s

    A foghorn's deep long blast, for harbors, misty coasts and ships coming in.

  • Distant Sea Ship Horn 033.8 s

    A foghorn sounding far away across the sea, for foggy coasts, lighthouses and quiet docks.

  • Foggy Water Ship Horn 054.3 s

    A deep foghorn blowing one long note across foggy water, for harbors, ships and lighthouses.

  • Lighthouse Ship Horn 074.6 s

    A lighthouse foghorn's low blast that drops in pitch at the end, for coasts and misty nights.

  • Distant Fog Ship Horn 065.7 s

    A foghorn sounding far away in thick fog, for eerie coasts and quiet harbor mornings.

Sound effects related to ship horn

Common uses: harbor scenes, departures.

Which ship horn variation to use

Pick Distant Fog Ship Horn 06 or Foggy Water Ship Horn 05 for a fog horn on a foggy coast, or Lighthouse Ship Horn 07 for a lighthouse. Use Large Ship Horn 02 for a boat leaving a harbor, or the double signal for a docking maneuver. Pick the wheezy horn for an aging vessel or a comic departure.

Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.

Common questions about ship horn

What does a fog horn sound like?

A long, low note that carries across open water. Foggy Water Ship Horn 05 is one long note, and Distant Fog Ship Horn 06 is the same kind of call from far away in thick fog.

Is there a funny boat horn for a meme?

Wheezy Ship Horn 10 sputters into a wavering blast, which suits a comic departure. There is no clip from a TV show here.

Which one sounds like a cruise ship leaving port?

Large Ship Horn 02 is one long blast across open water, and Double Signal Ship Horn 09 is two short signals for docking.

Can I use a ship horn as a ringtone or on a soundboard?

Download the MP3. The CC0 license puts no limit on that use, and no credit is needed.

Can I play foghorn sounds to fall asleep?

These files last 1.3–5.7 s and are not prepared as seamless loops. For a long session, use a player that repeats a track and try Distant Sea Ship Horn 03.

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