Ann McKim was a 143 ft (44 m), 493 ton OM American clipper ship, launched in Baltimore, Maryland in 1833 and broken up in 1852.

Her launch was attended by thousands of spectators as she was hailed by a local newspaper as "the most masterly and beautiful specimen of the naval architecture" of the shipyards of Baltimore, if not any other city in the union.

[6] Although, she was a matter of pride and admiration for the public and surely for her owner, she never brought significant profit to Mr. Isaac McKim due to her small cargo capacity.

[citation needed] In 1838, after the death of Isaac McKim and five years in the China trade she was sold to Howland & Aspinwall, New York, the company known for owning other famous clippers, such as Rainbow and Sea Witch.

The ship was heavily used and brought some profit to the owners as she was superior in speed over the other vessels engaged in that line of trade at that time.

[9] She was advertised for sale in The Daily Alta California[10] from January to August 1850, but evidently couldn't find a buyer and on 2 September 1851 she cleared Port of San Francisco,[11] leaving the North American waters for the very last time with Van Pelt as her captain and Orrego Bros. as owners.

[12] She was mentioned once again for sale in the issue of the Daily Alta California dated 18 February 1852 and later that year the Baltimore legend was dismantled at Valparaiso.

[14] Ann McKim measured 143 feet in length, making her "easily the largest merchantman of her day[citation needed]...and...by far the handsomest.

[2][20] Ann McKim remained on the South American coast for some time, and it was not until April 1834 when she sailed back to Cape Henry in 72 days and was once more lying in the port of Baltimore on 16 June 1834.

[2] The same year she sailed under Captain Martin's command to China and back home in 150 days, arriving to New York on 23 November 1840.

[22][self-published source] As the faster clippers started dominating the routes to and from China the Ann McKim wasn't able to compete with them and was brought back to South America.

[23] On her next voyage from San Francisco to Valparaiso Captain James Van Pelt did not stock enough water on the ship and ten of her passengers suffered from dehydration upon her arrival in Chile on 10 October 1849.

In 1986, Ann McKim was induced in the fifth class of seafarers and ships by the National Maritime Hall of Fame at the American Merchant Marine Museum.

[51] One of the earliest appearances of Ann McKim in print was a lithograph of master mariner and ship model maker E. Armitage McCann, circa 1920.

[57] Ann McKim was painted by the American painter John W. Schmidt in 1977, showing her at sea in the morning light.