The topic of this thesis is the application of different materials in ship reconstruction. The division of technical materials according to classification and criteria for selection of materials used for shipbuilding purposes are stated. Furthermore, properties and production of ship building materials are described, namely wood, aluminum alloys, steel and composite materials. For all these materials, their advantages and disadvantages for shipbuilding purposes are listed. Detailed work was given to materials that were used in the reconstrucion of Adria 1000, those are wood, fiberglass and waterproof plywood, which together form a composite shipstructure. The trend of application in shipbuilding materials were assessed. Project "FIBRESHIP" was mentioned and explained. Its mainobjective is to use compositematerials, as the shipbuilding material of the future, to build large-length ships. The benefits of building large-length ships using composite materials are better performance and reduced maintanance costs. At the end of the thesis, history of the Adria 1000 vessel and its reconstruction are described with attached pictures which were taken during reconstruction with composite materials.