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Tags: <story-identification>
Title: Looking for space series with sailing ship
Question: I remember an animated series back in the early 80s that included a space ship that looked like an old sailing ship. Thought it was Starfleet but none of the clips I can find include this ship. Ideas?

Answers:
sents: text: I know of two possible answers (other than Jayce given by another user).
text: First Answer
text: That could be Captain Harlock (also called "Captain Herlock" in UK or "Albator" in France).
text: He is a space Pirate or Privateer.
text: The series was created by Leiji Matsumoto.
text: Added after 2 comments His ship called Arcadia (sometimes Atlantis) came in several different version , but essentially a green or blue type.
text: It always had the stern of an ancient galleon, probably early 18th century.
text: Late 18th century is less ornate (see Lafayette's ship ).
text: Captain Harlock is often shown holding the wheeel at the helm, which is much like the wooden wheel of a sailship (but wheels are found on other ships).
text: Second Answer
text: There is actually a space ship in the form of a sailship with sails in the Star Fleet
text: (in 2 words, not one) series, aka Bomber X.
text: It is The Skull , captained byCaptain Halley.
text: It appears in the 5th episode , and in others.
text: The date is 1982.
text: But the available information seems scarce.
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/15592/babou
score: 8
sents: text: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors had a spaceship that, while not really looking like a sailing ship, had solar panels that looked like sails, that gave it a similar outline.
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/8415/Alan
score: 6
sents: text: I think you might be looking for Odin Created in the mid-80s, all the ships look like sailing ships. :)
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/25840/Minka Stoyanova
score: 4
sents: text: If it's a movie instead of a TV series it may be Treasure Planet.
text: I hope this was helpful.
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20637/Ashleydrew
score: 3
sents: text: The Bobobobs Set in the distant past, the plot revolves around a group of nomadic miniature humanoids known as the Bobobobs, who live in a part of the universe far away from the Earth.
text: One crew of these Bobobobs, led by Bob Wouter, the captain, sets sail in the Bobular Quest, their spaceship, described as a "galleon with a protective dome".[2] They head towards Earth where they plan to save the humans from being terrorised by dinosaurs.
text: Along the way they encounter a variety of different alien species, some of which are hostile, and use their psychic powers, such as their ability to become invisible and to teleport, to aid them.
text: I remember watching this in the early nineties.
text: It's an European cartoon.
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/20836/Vimy
score: 3
sents: text: There was a ship in Star Fleet/X-Bomber that was a sailing ship, called The Skull.
text: There's a few images of it and a description of both the ship and how it ties into the plot at http://www.sfxb.co.uk/mecha/theskull.html .
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/186/PhilPursglove
score: 0
sents: text: Could have been star blazers/Space ship Yamamoto.
answer_details: author: scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31828/Omar Devon Little
score: 0

Summary of the answers:
Suggestions include  Captain Harlock, Odin, Treasure Planet or Star Fleet. The ship may be called The Skull, captained by Captain Halley.
The following space series are possible: Captain Harlech; Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors; Odin; Treasure Planet; the Bobobobs; Star Fleet/X Bomber; or Star Blazers.