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Stad Amsterdam is a unique modern "extreme" clipper that was intended to be a replica of the mid-19th century frigate Amsterdam. She ended up not being built as a reproduction, and sails as a passenger clipper ship. [44] Shabab Oman II: 2013 Romania : Active 285 ft (87 m)
A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. The term was also retrospectively applied to the Baltimore clipper, which originated in the late 18th century. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th-century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area
Grinnell, Minturn & Co. was one of the leading transatlantic shipping companies in the middle 19th century. It is probably best known today as being the owner and operator of the Flying Cloud, arguably the greatest of the clipper ships. The Clipper Ship "Flying Cloud", by James E. Buttersworth, 1859–60.
From World War II battleships to 19th century clippers, these ships should play a ... crew cabins, and the Captain’s quarters, along with uniforms, rare artifacts, and photos. Three types of ...
Clipper ship sailing card for the "Free Trade," printed by Nesbitt & Co., NY, early 1860s. Decline in the use of clippers started with the economic slump following the Panic of 1857 and continued with the gradual introduction of the steamship. Although clippers could be much faster than the early steamships, clippers were ultimately dependent ...
The Pride of Baltimore was a reproduction of a typical early 19th-century "Baltimore clipper" topsail schooner, commissioned to represent Baltimore, Maryland. This was a style of vessel made famous by its success as a privateer commerce raider, a small warship in the War of 1812 (1812–1815) against British merchant shipping and the world-wide ...
plans and elevation of Rainbow. "Perhaps it was the ongoing philosophical contest between the proponents of the traditional flat-footed vessel, as staunchly favored by Nathaniel B. Palmer, and those who were swayed toward the sharp-bottomed vessels championed by John W. Griffiths in the form of Sea Witch and Rainbow, both vessels of remarkable performance and far-flung reputation."
List of people who sailed on clipper ships + Baltimore Clipper; B. Blackadder (clipper) Blue Jacket (clipper) C. Cimba; City of Adelaide (1864) Clontarf (ship ...