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The opening of the [[Suez Canal]] in 1869 spelt the end of the specialised tea-clipper. For a while they were used in the [[Australia]]n wool trade and carrying South American nitrate - and as a large smuggling craft they were without peer - but the development of the large 4 and 5 masted [[barque]]s with their enormous efficiency and a drop in the need for large cargoes to be transported very quickly led to a rapid end for this glorious craft.
The opening of the [[Suez Canal]] in 1869 spelt the end of the specialised tea-clipper. For a while they were used in the [[Australia]]n wool trade and carrying South American nitrate - and as a large smuggling craft they were without peer - but the development of the large 4 and 5 masted [[barque]]s with their enormous efficiency and a drop in the need for large cargoes to be transported very quickly led to a rapid end for this glorious craft.
It is fortunate that one of the last of the breed was preserved as a museum. The ''[[Cutty Sark]]'' resides at Greenwich, London, as a reminder of the era.
It is fortunate that one of the last of the breed was preserved as a museum. The ''[[Cutty Sark]]'' resides at [[Greenwich]], London, as a reminder of the era.
Whilst it is the large [[full-rigged ship]] that comes to mind, the term was first applied to the very fast [[schooner]]s of the [[Baltimore schooner|Baltimore]] type which became famous for their blockade-running exploits during the [[War of 1812]], and infamous as slave ships after the British abolition in 1807. The introduction of square-rig to the beautifully efficient hull design of these vessels created the American clipper which is still considered to be the pinnacle of the age of the sailing ship.
Whilst it is the large [[full-rigged ship]] that comes to mind, the term was first applied to the very fast [[schooner]]s of the [[Baltimore schooner|Baltimore]] type which became famous for their blockade-running exploits during the [[War of 1812]], and infamous as slave ships after the British abolition in 1807. The introduction of square-rig to the beautifully efficient hull design of these vessels created the American clipper which is still considered to be the pinnacle of the age of the sailing ship.