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'''Clipper ships''' were small, very fast sailing ships designed by Americans (1843-1869) for very long voyages, as to China. The were [[full-rigged ship]] that had upwards of an acre of canvas.
The set many speed records. The "Flying Cloud" in 1854 went from Boston to San Francisco in 89 days 8 hours. They were displaced by coal burning steamships which were even faster and carried larger cargoes.
[[Image:Clipper.jpg|thumb|300px|American clipper ship of 1850s]]
==Further reading==
* Arthur Hamilton Clark. ''The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships...'' (1910) 404 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=xtx_OzK79sEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22clipper+ship%22&lr=&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES full text online]
[[Category: Sailing ship types]]
The set many speed records. The "Flying Cloud" in 1854 went from Boston to San Francisco in 89 days 8 hours. They were displaced by coal burning steamships which were even faster and carried larger cargoes.
[[Image:Clipper.jpg|thumb|300px|American clipper ship of 1850s]]
==Further reading==
* Arthur Hamilton Clark. ''The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships...'' (1910) 404 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=xtx_OzK79sEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22clipper+ship%22&lr=&num=30&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES full text online]
[[Category: Sailing ship types]]