Quick answer

What was the first Straw Hat ship?

The answer

The first Straw Hat ship was the Going Merry.

Ch. 303, p. 16

Verified through chapter 328Updated

What the manga shows

5 facts
  1. The Going Merry carried the Straw Hats from their East Blue hometown onward.

    Ch. 303, p. 16

  2. Luffy declares the Going Merry is their only ship and refuses any replacement.

    Ch. 328, p. 13

  3. Kaya gives the Going Merry to the Straw Hats as their ship.

    Ch. 41, p. 8

  4. The ship is a caravel named Going-Merry.

    Ch. 41, p. 8

  5. Luffy refuses any new ship and declares Going Merry is their only ship.

    Ch. 328, p. 13

Change log

3 chapters
  1. Chapter 328Added 2 facts
  2. Chapter 303Added 1 fact; updated the answer
  3. Chapter 41Added 2 facts

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