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  2. Maritime history of the United States (1800–1899) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the term "clipper" referred to the Baltimore clipper, a topsail schooner that was developed in Chesapeake Bay before the American Revolution and was lightly armed in the War of 1812, sailing under Letters of Marque and Reprisal, when the type—exemplified by the Chasseur, launched at Fells Point, Baltimore, 1814— became known for its incredible speed; a deep draft ...

  3. Category:Age of Sail merchant ships - Wikipedia

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    Diadem (1800 ship) Diamond (1798 ship) Diamond (1835 ship) Diana (1818 ship) Diana (1824 ship) Dick (1788 ship) Doddington (East Indiaman) Doncaster (1825 ship) Dorothy (1815 ship) Dorset (1838 ship) Dotterel (1817 ship) Drummore (1830 ship) DuBuc (1797 ship) Duff (1794 ship) HMS Duguay-Trouin (1780) Duke of Bronte (1800 ship) Duke of Clarence ...

  4. History of the United States Merchant Marine - Wikipedia

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    A bridge of ships, much like in World War II, spanned the Pacific Ocean during the three years of hostilities. Merchant ships played an important role in the evacuation of United Nations troops from Hungnam, following the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. The Merchant Marine and Navy evacuated over 100,000 U.N. troops and another 91,000 Korean ...

  5. Category:1800s ships - Wikipedia

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    Accomplished Quaker (1801 ship) Active (1801 whaler) Active (1805 ship) French brig Adèle; Adèle (1800 brig) Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) Admiral Juel; Hired armed cutter Admiral Mitchell; Albatros (19th-century ship) Hired armed cutter Albion; Hired armed lugger Alert; Amelia Wilson (1809 ship) Ann (1807 ship) Anstruther (1800 ship) Atlantic ...

  6. Category : Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States

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    Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States include merchant ships designed, built, or operated by the United States during the Age of Sail (approximately 1570 to 1860). Business portal Modern history portal

  7. List of clipper ships - Wikipedia

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    For many years she sailed under Captain Benjamin F. Cutler in the China trade. Clark writes that she was regarded "the finest and fastest ship sailing out of Baltimore" at that time. Royal Charter: 1855 United Kingdom : Wrecked in 1859 236 ft (72 m) Schomberg: 1855 United Kingdom (Aberdeen) Wrecked in 1855 — Thatcher Magoun: 1855 United States

  8. Texas drought exposes resting place of five sunken World War ...

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    The Texas Historical Commission has documented the sites of dozens of such sunken ships in the Sabine and Neches rivers. When the water is low, Texas rivers reveal their tightly held secrets.

  9. History of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The first European to see Texas was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who led an expedition for the governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, in 1520.While searching for a passage between the Gulf of Mexico and Asia, [17] Álvarez de Pineda created the first map of the northern Gulf Coast. [18]