List of large sailing vessels

This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length. The list, which is in the form of a table, covers vessels greater than about 200 feet (61 m) LOA, which includes overhangs and spars (length on deck or waterline length are other common measures of ship length).

Key

General

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

Tonnage and displacement

Gross tonnage and displacement are not equivalent and vary depending on the type of ton (e.g. metric or imperial) and how they are calculated. How gross tonnage is calculated has changed somewhat over time, but has always been a measure of cargo space (i.e., it is a measure of the volume of the cargo space), and figures for displacement also can vary because of different standards for loading.

Current status

Meaning of status column:

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

List

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See also

• List of motor yachts by length
• List of cruise ships
• List of longest wooden ships

Sail—

• List of clipper ships
• List of American-Built Extreme Clipper Ships
• List of schooners
• List of large sailing yachts

References

Further reading

• Otmar Schäuffelen (2005). Chapman Great Sailing Ships of the World. Hearst Books. ISBN 978-1-58816-384-4.