List of large sailing vessels

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Amerigo Vespucci, Venice, 2006

Table of large sailing vessels including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruising ships, large sailing military ships.

Key: Year - delivery/active; Shipyard- makers of the yacht; LOA- overall length; LOD- length on deck; LWL- waterline length; Beam- width

Note that calculation for gross tonnage has change over time, and displacement figures can between different standards for loading.

Largest sailing vessels by LOA

List of large sailing vessels by overall length. Includes vessels greater than about 200 feet LOA, which includes overhangs and spars (length on deck or waterline length are other common measures of ship length). Gross tonnage and displacement are not equivalent and vary depending on type of ton (e.g. metric or imperial) and how they are calculated.

Meaning of column S (for current Status) is:

  • S Sailing today
  • F Floating, permanently moored, not sailing
  • D Drydock or equivalent, permanently
  • H Historic ship that no longer exists

Note on the speeds: speeds of big sailing ships vary greatly depending on circumstances. The speeds mentioned here are often the fastest recorded speeds and not representative of the general speed of the vessel. As ideal circumstances may not arise during the lifetime of a vessel, they are not comparable either. The cargo ships in the list usually sailed undermanned, with cargo, the training ships sail with apprentices and cruising ships with customers; economy, safety and comfort may be more important than aiming for maximum speed.

Largest Sailing Vessels
Names Year S Shipyard LOA  Beam  Type Hull material Sail area Speed with sails alone [kn] Gross
Tonnage
Displace-
ment
Note
Wind Surf
Club Med 1[1][2]
1990 S Sociéte Nouvelle de Ateliers 617 ft (187 m) 66 ft (20 m) 5-masted motor-sailer Steel 26,881 ft² (2497 m²) &0000000000014745.000000 14745 GRT &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 cruise ship
Preußen 1902 H J. C. Tecklenborg AG 482 ft (147 m) 53.8 ft (16.4 m) 5-mast full rig Steel 73,259 ft² (6806 m²) 20.5 &0000000000005081.000000 5081 GRT &0000000000011150.000000 11150 cargo ship
France II 1913 H Chantiers et Ateliers de la Gironde 480.5 ft (146.5 m) 55.6 ft (16.9 m) 5-mast barque Steel 68,350 ft² (6350 m²) 17.5 &0000000000005633.000000 5633 GRT &0000000000010710.000000 10710 long tons cargo ship
Wyoming 1909 H Percy & Small 450 ft (137.1 m) 50.1 ft (15.3 m) 6-mast schooner Wood/Iron 16 &0000000000003730.000000 3730 GRT &0000000000009100.000000 9100 tonnes cargo ship
Wind Star[3] 1986 S Sociéte Nouvelle de Ateliers 440 ft (134.1 m) 52.1 ft (15.8 m) 4-mast motor-sailer Steel 21,500 ft² (1997 m²) &0000000000005350.000000 5,350 GRT &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 cruise ship
Royal Clipper 2000 S Gdańsk Shipyard, Merwede Shipyard 439 ft (133.8 m) 54 ft (16.5 m) 5-mast full rig Steel 56,000 ft² (5203 m²) &0000000000005000.000000 5000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 cruise ship
France I 1890 H D. & W. Henderson & Son, Partick Glasgow 435 ft (133 m) 48.5 ft (14.83 m) 5-mast barque 4550 m² 17 &0000000000003784.000000 3784 GRT &0000000000008800.000000 8800 tons cargo ship
HMS Black Prince 1862 H Robert Napier & Sons 420 ft (128 m) 58 ft (17.7 m) 3-mast full rig Iron 11 &0000000000009250.000000 9250 long tons warship
HMS Warrior 1860 F Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd 418 ft (127 m) 58 ft (17.7 m) 3-mast full rig Iron 13 &0000000000006039.000000 6039 tons burthen &0000000000009210.000000 9210 long tons warship, museum
HMS Agincourt 1867 H 5-mast &0000000000006638.000000 6638 tons burthen &0000000000010800.000000 10800 tons warship
HMS Minotaur 1867 H Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd 407 ft (124.1 m) 59 ft 6 in (18.1 m) 5-mast 32,377 ft² (3008 m²) 9.5 &0000000000006643.000000 6643 tons burthen &0000000000010690.000000 10690 tons warship
HMS Northumberland 1868 H Millwall Ironworks 407 ft (124.1 m) 59 ft 6 in (18.1 m) 5-mast 32,377 ft² (3008 m²) 7 &0000000000006631.000000 6631 tons burthen &0000000000010784.000000 10784 tons warship, rig later reduced to 3-mast
Moshulu
Kurt
1904 F William Hamilton, River Clyde 396 ft (121 m) 46.9 ft (14.3 m) 4-masted barque Steel 44,993 ft² (4180 m²) 17 &0000000000003200.000000 3200 GRT[4] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 museum, cargo ship
Sedov,[5]
Kommodore Johnsen

Magdalene Vinnen II
1921 S Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft 385.5 ft (117.5 m) 48.9 ft (14.9 m) 4-masted barque Steel 45,154 ft² (4195 m²) 18 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000003476.000000 3476[5] training ship
Sea Cloud II[6][7] 2001 S Astilleros Gondan, Figueras 384 ft (117 m) 52 ft (16 m) 3-mast barque Steel 30,000 ft² (2800 m²)[8] &0000000000003849.000000 3849 GRT[9] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Cruise ship
Lawhill 1892 H W.B. Thompson & Co., Dundee 382 ft (116.4 m) 45 ft (13.7 m) 4-mast barque Steel 43,060 ft² (4000 m²) 17 &0000000000002942.000000 2942 GRT &0000000000004600.000000 4600 cargo ship
HMS Achilles 1864 H Chatham Dockyard 380 ft (116 m) 58 ft 3 in (17.8 m) 4-mast 44,000 ft² (4100 m²) &0000000000006121.000000 6121 tons burthen &0000000000009829.000000 9829 long tons warship, rig later reduced to 3-mast
Peking
HMS Pekin
Arethusa II
Peking
1911 F Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 377.5 ft (115.1 m) 45.6 ft (13.9 m) 4-mast barque Steel 44,132 ft² (4100 m²) 17 &0000000000003100.000000 3100 GRT[10] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Flying P-liner, Museum, cargo ship
Pamir[11] 1905 H Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 375.6 ft (114.5 m) 46.0 ft (14.0 m) 4-mast barque Steel 40,900 ft² (3800 m²) 13.5 (record 16) &0000000000003020.000000 3020 GRT &0000000000004500.000000 4500 Flying P-liner, cargo ship
Kruzenshtern
Padua
1926 S J. C. Tecklenborg AG 375.5 ft (114.4 m) 46.0 ft (14.0 m) 4-masted barque Steel 36,600 ft² (3400 m²) 17.3 &0000000000003545.000000 3545[12] &0000000000005725.000000 5725[12] Flying P-liner, training, tourist ship
Juan Sebastián Elcano 1927 S Echevarrieta & Larriñaga, Cadiz 370 ft (113m) 43.3 ft (13.2m)[13] 4-masted schooner Steel 26,555 ft² (2467m²)[14] 16.9 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000003754.000000 3754[15] training ship
Esmeralda 1953 S Echevarrieta & Larriñaga, Cadiz 370 ft (113m) 43.3 ft (13.2m)[16] 4-masted schooner Steel 26,555 ft² (2467m²)[17] 17.5 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000003754.000000 3754[18] training ship
Dar Młodzieży 1982 S Gdańsk Shipyard 362.9 (110.6 m) 45.9 ft (14 m) 3-masted frigate Steel 32453 ft (3015 m²) &0000000000002385.000000 2385 GRT &0000000000002791.000000 2791 training ship
Kaiwo Maru II[19] 1989 S SHI 361 ft (110.09 m) 45.2 ft (13.80 m) 4-masted barque Steel 29,708 ft² (2760 m²) &0000000000002556.000000 2556 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 training ship
Sea Cloud
Hussar[20]
1931 S Krupp 360 ft (109.7) m 50 ft (15.24 m) 4-masted full rig ship Steel 32,000 ft² (2972 m²) &0000000000002532.000000 2532 GRT &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Cruise ship, yacht
Nadezhda 1992 S Gdańsk Shipyard 109.4 m 14 m 3-mast Steel 2768 m² 2986 long tons
HMS Alexandra 1877 H Chatham Dockyard 344 ft (105 m) 63 ft 10 in (19.5 m) 3-mast &0000000000009492.000000 9492 long tons warship
HMS Inflexible 1881 H Portsmouth Dockyard 344 ft (105 m) 75 ft (23 m) 2-mast 18,500 ft² (1700 m²) &0000000000011880.000000 11880 tons (full load) warship, underrigged, rig later discarded
Libertad 1956 S Rio Santiago 340.4 ft (103.75m) 46.9 ft (14.3 m) 3-masted ship Steel 28,546 ft² (2652 m²) &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000003720.000000 3720 training ship
Amerigo Vespucci 1930 S Castellammare di Stabia 331 ft (101 m) 51 ft (15.5 m) 3-mast full rig Steel 30,400 ft² (2824 m²) &0000000000002686.000000 2686[21] &0000000000004146.000000 4146 tons (full load)
HMS Monarch 1869 H Chatham Dockyard 330 ft (100.7 m) 57 ft 6 in (17.5 m) full rig ship 27,700 ft² (2600 m²) 13 &0000000000005102.000000 5102 tons burthen &0000000000008322.000000 8322 long tons warship
Redoutable 1878 H 330 ft (100.7 m) 64 ft (19.7 m) 3-mast &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000009224.000000 9224 tonnes warship, rig later discarded?
HMS Hercules 1868 H Chatham Dockyard 325 ft (99 m) 59 ft (18 m) full rig ship 49,400 ft² (4590 m²) 11 &0000000000005234.000000 5234 tons burthen &0000000000008830.000000 8830 long tons (full load) warship
HMS Sultan 1871 H Chatham Dockyard 325 ft (99 m) 59 ft (18 m) 3-mast full rig 49,400 ft² (4590 m²) 6 &0000000000005234.000000 5234 tons burthen &0000000000009290.000000 9290 long tons warship
Colbert 1877 H Brest shipyard 325 ft (99 m) 57 ft (17.6 m) 3-mast &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000008600.000000 8600 tonnes warship
Statsraad Lehmkuhl Grossherzog- -Friedrich August 1914 S J. C. Tecklenborg AG 321.5 ft (98.0 m) 41.4 ft (12.6 m) 3-masted barque Steel 21,808 ft² (2026 m²) 17 &0000000000001516.000000 1516 t[22] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 training ship
HMS Captain 1870 H 320 ft (98 m) 53 ft 3 in (16.2 m) 50,000 ft² (4645 m²) &0000000000004272.000000 4272 tons burthen &0000000000007767.000000 7767 tons warship
Richelieu 1876 H Toulon shipyard 316 ft (96.5 m) 57 ft (17.6 m) 3-mast 22,055 ft² (2049 m²) &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000009000.000000 9000 tonnes warship
Eos 2006 S Lürssen 304.9 ft (92.9 m) 44.3 ft (13.5 m) 3-mast bermuda rigged schooner Aluminium &0000000000001500.000000 1500 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Yacht
Balclutha
Pacific Queen
Star of Alaska
Balclutha
1886 F Charles Connell and Company 301 ft (92 m) 38.6 ft (11.8 m) 3-mast full rig ship Steel &0000000000001689.000000 1689 GRT[23] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Museum, Cargo ship
HMS Bellerophon 1866 H Chatham Dockyard 300 ft (91 m) 56 ft 1 in (17.1 m) 23,800 ft² (2210 m²) 10 &0000000000004720.000000 4720 tons burthen &0000000000007551.000000 7551 tons warship
Athena 2004 S Royal Huisman 295.3 ft (90 m) 40.0 ft (12.2 m) 3-mast gaff rigged schooner Aluminium 28,632 ft² (2660 m²) &0000000000001177.000000 1177 &0000000000001126.000000 1126 Yacht
USCGC Eagle Horst Wessel 1936 S Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 295 ft (89.7 m) 39 ft 1 in (11.9 m) 3-mast barque Steel 21,344 ft² (1983 m²) 17 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000001784.000000 1784 tons (full load) training ship
Sagres III 1937 S Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 295 ft (89 m) 40 ft (12 m) 3-mast barque Steel 21,000 ft² (1950 m²) 16.5 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000001755.000000 1,755 tons (full load) training ship
Legacy[24]
France II
1959 S Forges et al. Meditterranee, Le Havre 294 ft (89.6 m) 40 ft (12.9 ft) 4-masted Barquentine Steel &0000000000001740.000000 1740 GRT[25] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Cruise, Research ship
Gorch Fock 1958 S Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 293.3 ft (89.4 m) 39 ft (11.9 m) 3-masted barque Steel 21,926 ft² (2037 m²) 18.2 &0000000000003181.000000 3181 GRT &0000000000001760.000000 1760 (full load) training ship
Le Ponant[26][27] 1991 S Societe Francaise de Construction Navale 290 ft (88 m) 39.4 ft (12 m) 3-mast schooner steel 16,140 ft² (1499 m²)[28] 6 &0000000000001443.000000 1443 UMS[29] &0000000000000850.000000 850[29] cruise ship
The Maltese Falcon[30] 2006 S Perini Navi 289.1 ft (88 m) 40.9 ft (12.4m) 3-mast dynarigg clipper Steel 25,791 ft² (2400 m²) &0000000000001110.000000 1110 &0000000000001240.000000 1240 Yacht
HMS Temeraire 1877 H Chatham Dockyard 285 ft (87 m) 62 ft (19 m) 2-mast brig 25,000 ft² (2300 m²) &0000000000008540.000000 8540 long tons warship
HMS Lord Clyde 1866 H Pembroke dockyard 280 ft (85 m) 59 ft (18 m) Wood 31,000 ft² (2900 m²) 9.5 &0000000000004067.000000 4067 tons burthen &0000000000007750.000000 7750 tons warship, ironclad
HMS Lord Warden 1867 H Chatham Dockyard 280 ft (85 m) 59 ft (18 m) 3-mast Wood 10 &0000000000004080.000000 4080 tons burthen &0000000000007842.000000 7842 long tons warship, ironclad
Cutty Sark 1869 D William Denny and Brothers/Scott & Linton, Dumbarton 280 ft (85.4 m) 36 ft (11 m) 3-masted Clipper Wood/Iron 32,291 ft² (3000 m²) 17.1 &0000000000000963.000000 963 GRT[31] &0000000000002700.000000 2700 tons (2747 t) (full load) Museum, tea clipper
Sovereign of the Seas 1852 H Shipyard of Donald McKay, East Boston 258 ft 2 in 44 ft 7 in Clipper Wood 22 2421 tons Tea Clipper
Falls of Clyde 1878 F Russell and Company, Port Glasgow 280 ft (85.3 m) 40 ft (12.2 m) 4-mast Iron 16 &0000000000001807.000000 1807 GRT[32] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Museum, Cargo ship
Star of India
Euterpe
1863 S Gibson, McDonald & Arnold, Ramsey, Isle of Man 278 ft (84.8 m) 35.2 ft (10.7 m) 3-masted barque Iron &0000000000001318.000000 1318 GRT Museum, cargo ship
Mircea 1938 S Blohm + Voss, Hamburg 269.4 ft (82.1 ft) 39.4 ft (12 m) 3-masted barque Steel 18,815 ft² (1748 m²)[33] &0000000000001312.000000 1312 GRT[33] &0000000000001760.000000 1760 ts training ship
Danmark[34] 1933 S Nakskov 253 ft (77.1 m) 33.1 ft (10.1 m) 3-masted ship steel 17 567 ft² (1632 m²) &0000000000000737.000000 737[34] &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 training ship
Stad Amsterdam 2000 S Amsterdam 249.3 ft (76 m) 34.5 ft (10.5 m) 3-masted clipper Steel 23,681 ft² (2200 m²) 16.5 &0000000000000723.000000 723 GRT &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000
Mirabella V 2004 S Vosper Thornycroft 246.8 ft (75.2 m) 48.6 ft (14.8 m) 1-mast, sloop GRP 36490 ft² (3390 m²)[35] &0000000000001004.000000 1004 &0000000000000765.000000 765 Yacht
Phocea 1976 S DCAN, Toulon 246.5 ft (75.1 m) 31.4 ft (9.6 m) 4-mast Steel 18 &0000000000000530.000000 530 &0000000000000554.000000 554 Yacht
HMS Victory 1765 D Chatham Dockyard 227 ft 6 in (69.3 m) 51 ft 10 in (15.8 m) 3-masted ship of the line Wood 58,556 ft² (5440 m²) 9 &0000000000002142.000000 2142 tons (2176.4 t) &0000000000003500.000000 3,500 tons (3556 t) Museum, warship
Atlantic 2010 S Van der Graaf 227 ft (69 m) 29 ft (8.8 m) 3 mast schooner steel 18,500 sq ft (1,720 m2) 20 303 tonnes replica of 1903 racing yacht
Lady Elizabeth 1879 F Robert Thompson & Sons 223 ft (68.0 m) 35 ft (10.7 m) 3-mast Barque Iron &0000000000001155.000000 1155 tons Cargo Ship
C.A. Thayer 1895 F Hans D. Bendixsen 219 ft (67.4 m) 36 ft (11 m) 3-mast schooner Wood &0000000000000453.000000 453 GRT &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Museum ship, Fishing, Cargo
Creole
Vira
1927 S Camper & Nicholsons 214.2 ft
(65.3 m)
30.97 ft
(9.4 m)
3-masts Wood &0000000000000381.000000 381 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Yacht
Adix 1984 S Astilleros de Mallorca S.A. 212.76 ft (64.85m) 29.13 (8.88m) 3 mast Steel &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000000460.000000 460 Yacht
Pilar Rossi 1989 S Alucraft 211.12 ft (64.35m) 46.2 ft (14.1 m) 2-mast Steel &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 Yacht
Felicita West 2003 S Perini Navi 209.97 ft (64m) 41.7 ft (12.7 m) 2-mast Aluminium &0000000000000650.000000 650 &0000000000000650.000000 650 Yacht
Alexander von Humboldt,
Reserve Sonderburg[36]
1906 S Werft AG Weser 205.2 (62.55m) 26.3 ft (8.0 m) 3-mast Barque 11,140 ft² (1035 m²) &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000000396.000000 396
USS Constitution 1797 F Edmund Hartt, Boston 204 ft (62 m) 43 ft (13 m) 3-masted heavy frigate Wood 42,710 ft² (3968 m²) 13 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.000000 &0000000000002200.000000 2200 tons Warship ('Old Ironsides')

See also

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