List of clipper ships
The period of clipper ships lasted from the early 1840s to the early 1890s, and over time features such as the hull evolved from wooden to composite. At the 'crest of the clipper wave' year of 1852, there were 200 clippers rounding Cape Horn. The age of clippers ended when they were phased out in favor of more modern Iron-hulled sailing ships, which eventually gave way to steamships. In the late 20th century, ships based on the 19th century designs of historical ships began to be built. These are used today as training ships and to promote tourism rather than for cargo or trade. The following entries are organized by their year of launch and alphabetically within each year.
List criteria
Among other characteristics which define a clipper is that they were usually ships in the strictest sense of the word. That is, they were three-masted vessels and were fully square-rigged on all masts. Speedy contemporary vessels with other sail plans, such as barques, were also sometimes called clippers. Likewise, Baltimore clipper is a colloquial term most commonly applied to two-masted schooners and brigantines. The "Baltimore clipper" was actually invented before the appearance of clipper ships. On the other end of the timeline are iron-hulled sailing ships which differ from clipper ships. The only iron hulled examples present on this list are labeled as clippers by reliable sources.Historical clipper ships
The list is presented first by year of launch and then alphabetically within each year.1840s
1850s
1860s
1870s - 1890s
Modern clipper ships
The following clipper ships were built in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, they were inspired by the historical Clipper era which peaked in the 1850s.| Name | Image | Year of launch | Build location | Status | LOA | Short summary |
| Cisne Branco | 1999 | Netherlands | Active | Cisne Branco is a steel hulled Full-rigged ship that was built in the style of a classic clipper. She is used as a training ship for the Brazilian Navy. | ||
| Stad Amsterdam | 2000 | Netherlands | Active | Stad Amsterdam is a unique modern "extreme" clipper that was intended to be a replica of the mid-19th century frigate Amsterdam. She ended up not being built as a reproduction, and sails as a passenger clipper ship. | ||
| Shabab Oman II | 2013 | Romania | Active | Shabab Oman II was built in Romania for the Royal Navy of Oman as a training vessel. She is designed as a clipper ship with a sailing speed of 17 knots. |