Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869
Year: 1936 Language: english Author: J. La Grange Genre: History Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 462 Description: A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the middle third of the 19th century. Developed from were schooners known as Baltimore clippers, clipper ships had three masts and a square rig. They were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. Clipper ships were mostly constructed in British and American shipyards, though France, Brazil, the Netherlands and other nations also produced some. Clippers sailed all over the world, primarily on the trade routes between the United Kingdom and its colonies in the east, in trans-Atlantic trade, and on the New York-to-San Francisco route around Cape Horn during the California Gold Rush. Dutch clippers were built beginning in the 1850s for the tea trade and passenger service to Java.
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Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain 1833-1869
Language: english
Author: J. La Grange
Genre: History
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 462
Description: A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the middle third of the 19th century. Developed from were schooners known as Baltimore clippers, clipper ships had three masts and a square rig. They were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. Clipper ships were mostly constructed in British and American shipyards, though France, Brazil, the Netherlands and other nations also produced some. Clippers sailed all over the world, primarily on the trade routes between the United Kingdom and its colonies in the east, in trans-Atlantic trade, and on the New York-to-San Francisco route around Cape Horn during the California Gold Rush. Dutch clippers were built beginning in the 1850s for the tea trade and passenger service to Java.
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