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| − | '''Clipper ships''' were | + | '''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. | + | 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 |
| + | knots, which is faster than the cruising speed of most cargo ships today. | ||
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| + | 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]] | ||
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==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] | ||
| − | + | * William L. Crothers. ''The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, and Details'' (2000) | |
[[Category: Sailing ship types]] | [[Category: Sailing ship types]] | ||
Revision as of 22:15, December 9, 2008
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 ships 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. 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 knots, which is faster than the cruising speed of most cargo ships today.
Clippers were displaced by coal burning steamships which were even faster and carried larger cargoes.
Further reading
- Arthur Hamilton Clark. The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships... (1910) 404 pages full text online
- William L. Crothers. The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, and Details (2000)