LEGO Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship (10365)

Name: LEGO Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 10365

The Black Pearl reborn as a huge, gorgeous, genuinely impressive display ship.

Brick Rated Score

4.5/5

Set 10365 · 2025

Pieces2,862

Minifigs8

Year2025

Set number10365

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The verdict

This is about as good as a LEGO(R) pirate ship gets, and I say that as someone who wasn't sure any set could top the old Black Pearl in my heart.

At 64cm long and 64cm tall it's a proper centerpiece, the crew of eight is excellent, and there's clever building all over the hull. The honest snag is the money, $379.99 is a serious spend, and it's aimed squarely at grown-up fans rather than a kid's toybox. If you've got the shelf and the budget, though, I don't think you'll regret it.

Best for: Adult Pirates of the Caribbean fans who want a centerpiece display ship

The full review

What it is

The hull shaping is what won me over before I'd even reached the sails. This is the Black Pearl done properly, badged as Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Ship, and it's the set old-school pirate fans have been begging LEGO for since the 2011 original. At 2,862 pieces it stretches to 64cm long and stands 64cm tall with masts and sails up, so it's less a toy and more a full display centerpiece. You get the whole first-movie crew crammed onto the deck, and the curve of that hull makes me want to show it to people who've never seen the films. Reviewers across the board have been gushing, and the Brickset community has it sitting at a lovely 4.5 out of 5.

The catch

I'll be straight with you on the cost, because it's the one thing that gave me pause. It's $379.99, a proper chunk of money, and it's worth knowing the old 4184 Black Pearl from 2011 was 804 pieces at around 85 quid. This one more than tripled the price. You're paying for size, licensing, and a much better minifig lineup, but I won't pretend it's cheap. It's also genuinely large, so before you buy, go measure the spot you have in mind, because 64cm in both directions eats a shelf fast. And while the build is clever, there's a fair amount of black-on-black hull planking that can feel a little samey when you're deep in it. None of that is a dealbreaker, it's just the stuff I'd want you to know before you commit.

Who it's for

If you're an adult Pirates of the Caribbean fan, or just someone who has always wanted a big minifig-scale pirate ship on the shelf, this is an easy yes from me. It looks the part, it builds beautifully, and it's the definitive LEGO pirate ship right now. If you're shopping for a kid to actually play with, or you're tight on both budget and space, this probably isn't your set, and there's no shame in admiring it from afar. But if you've got the room and you've been eyeing it, this is the one I'd get.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build breaks into satisfying chunks. You start low with the hull, working through those tapered shaping techniques that give the ship its curved, believable shape rather than a boxy brick one, and it taught me a trick or two along the way. From there you move up into the decks, where LEGO has baked in the play features: dials that deploy the port or starboard cannons, a working wheel that turns the rudder, and an opening deck that reveals the captain's quarters furnished inside. The masts and rigging cap it off. One neat touch is that the hull can split at the waterline, so you can display it as a full ship on the included stand or drop it into a low, action-oriented sailing pose.

On the parts front there's real stuff for collectors here. New Elementary counted five recolored elements, including the 61483 wheel holder that had only ever come in light bluish grey until now, plus a black bandana element only just introduced in the One Piece sets, and the figurehead uses a bird and wings in colors that have barely appeared before. The minifigs are the headline, though: Jack gets dual-molded printed legs and a far better face and hat than any previous version, and Barbossa finally gets a proper new combined hair and hat mold that makes him instantly recognizable. At roughly 13 cents a piece it's fair value for an Icons licensed set this size, and the sheer number of larger elements helps justify the sticker.

Fun facts

01It's a massive upgrade of 2011's beloved 4184 The Black Pearl, jumping from 804 pieces to 2,862 and from six minifigs to eight.
02Senior Designer Mike Psiaki led the set, and even he couldn't explain the clunky official name, since LEGO's product naming is an internal decision made away from the designers.
03The crew is basically the who's who of the first film: Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Barbossa, Gibbs, Cotton, Anamaria, and Marty.
04Barbossa's new combined hair-and-hat piece is a brand new mold, a big glow-up from older versions that only gave him a plain hat.