This ship is the curse of all pirates in the Lego world, the Caribbean Clipper, a great set and one of only three battle ships which were designed for someone other than the Pirate faction (until 2010). This ship is also the only set which includes the Sailor figure (three of them), the design is very nice, though let down somewhat by its lack of cabin, still if compared to some of the later ships it is fantastic, it even has two cannons (a feature lacking in many of the smaller ships). The ship also features an anchor, a brilliant flag, interesting mast design and it was the cheapest set which also featured the leader of the Imperial Soldiers, Governor Broadside.

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This was one of the first four Pirates themed sets to come out. While it may have been the last of the mighty four for me to get, it's been well worth it.

The Caribbean Clipper is the flag ship for the Imperial Soldiers. Coming with 4 minifigures, one red feathered Governer or Admiral as me and my Cousin referred to him and 3 soldiers to man the riggings and cannons.

While smaller then 6285 Black Seas Barracuda, it has a smaller crew and only 2 cannons compared to the 8 crew of the Barracuda and it's 4 cannons. While the Pirates may appear to win out in intimidation and numbers, the Imperials should win out over having a smaller, faster vehicle to manuever around them and better discipline. Plus, additional crew members can be pulled in from other sets and minifigure collections.

While the overall details of the Clipper always struck me as sparse when I was younger, now that I'm older I see it as a true vessel of war, that's fast and sleek with a highly trained crew.

I still remember it clearly. Christmas Eve 1991. OMG. After those years I still remember the touch of the seals in my fingers. It was wonderful. This was my first really serious lego and I enjoyed it for so many years. 

This is probably the best imperial ship ever. I got it second hand, and it was missing some bow pieces, but I improvised a similar bow. It is a wonderful ship, But I don't understand why it includes 2 cannons instead of four. The imperials are well armed with a very good variety of weapons, and the captain's cabin is very nice. The ship has a good crow's nest, and of course, it includes the highly rare Blue Imperial Govorner. To end the review, I'll include my usual mini figure inventory:

Imperial Govorner
3 Imperial officers

I like the Caribbean Clipper because it is small and if you couldn't get the Black Seas Barracuda, you could buy this instead. There are alot of minifigs and makes this set fun to play with. The sails are also a great part of this set. This is one of the best Pirate ships ever made!