List of clipper ships

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Dreadnought, a Fast Clipper Ship, circa 1860, print by Currier and Ives

At the 'crest of the clipper wave' year of 1852, there were 200 clippers rounding Cape Horn.

Notable examples of the clipper ship include:

See also

References

  1. Lyon, Jane D (1962), Clipper Ships and Captains, New York: American Heritage Publishing, p. 138, Besides the breath-taking 465-nautical-mile (861 km) day's run of the Champion of the Seas, there are thirteen other cases of a ship's sailing over 400 nautical miles (740 km) in 24 hours... And with few exceptions all the port-to-port sailing records are held by the American clippers.
  2. Lars Bruzelius (January 5, 2001). "Donald McKay". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  3. "ShipWiki, Dreadnought". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  4. "New York Times: May 19, 1908". Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  5. 1 2 MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. ISBN 0 85177 256 0.
  6. Lloyd's Register of Shipping. Lloyd's Register. 1871. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  7. Doris A. Isaacson, ed. (1970). Maine: A Guide "Down East" (second ed.). Rockland, Maine: Courier-Gazette, Inc. Maine League of Historical Societies and Museums. pp. 261–262. (First edition).
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