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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.  

'''Clipper ships''' were long, narrow, very fast sailing ships designed by Americans (1843-1869) for very long voyages, as to China.  The were [[full-rigged ship]]s that had upwards of an acre of canvas; the design made for limited cargo space.

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.   

The set many speed records. The "Flying Cloud" in 1854 went from Boston to San Francisco in 89 days 8 hours.  The "Sovereign of the Seas" once sailed 421 nautical miles (227 km) in a day--an average of 20.2 mph (32.5 km/h), or 17.5

 

Clippers were displaced by coal burning steamships which were even faster and carried larger cargoes.   

[[Image:Clipper.jpg|thumb|300px|American clipper ship of 1850s]]

[[Image:Clipper.jpg|thumb|300px|American clipper ship of 1850s]]

==Further reading==

==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]

*  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]]

[[Category: Sailing ship types]]