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Celestial Empire was a long-lived medium clipper ship built in 1852 for the San Francisco trade. She met with a variety of mishaps characteristic for ships
Celestial_Empire_(clipper)
Old name for China
Celestial Empire (Chinese: 天朝; pinyin: Tiāncháo; lit. 'heavenly dynasty') is an archaic name used to refer to China or the Chinese Empire, from a literary
Celestial_Empire
American long-range flying boat, 1938–1951
The Boeing 314 Clipper was an American long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. One of the largest aircraft of its time, it had the
Boeing_314_Clipper
Merchant sailing ship of the 19th century
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
Clipper
United States airline (1927–1991)
Brunswick. The next day Pan Am Clipper III left Botwood for Foynes in County Limerick, Ireland. The same day, a Short Empire C-Class flying boat, the Caledonia
Pan_Am
Sailing route around the world
The clipper route was derived from the Brouwer Route and was sailed by clipper ships between Europe and the Far East, Australia and New Zealand. The route
Clipper_route
Type of fast sailing vessel
A Baltimore clipper is a fast sailing ship historically built on the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the United States, especially at the port of Baltimore,
Baltimore_Clipper
Clipper
Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship
Flying_Cloud_(clipper)
American merchant trading house or hong in 19th-century China
the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by which They Forced Her Gates Ajar: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in
Olyphant_&_Co.
19th c. American clipper ship
Sovereign of the Seas, a clipper ship built in 1852, was a sailing vessel notable for setting the world record for the fastest sailing ship, with a speed
Sovereign of the Seas (clipper)
Sovereign_of_the_Seas_(clipper)
Morning Chronicle. No. 26918. London. 2 April 1853. "Launch of the Iron Clipper Yach Isidora". Freeman's Journal. Dublin. 24 January 1852. "Launch of an
List_of_ship_launches_in_1852
Hallowe’en was a 920-ton iron clipper ship. She was built in 1870 by Maudslay, Son & Field at Greenwich, England, for Jock Willis & Sons (commissioned
Hallowe'en_(clipper)
American shipbuilder
ALEXANDER (1944). Clipper Ship Men. DUELL SLOAN & PEARCE INC. p. 18. "Star of Empire". Richmond Dispatch. May 27, 1857. p. 1. ""Star of Empire" Currituck".
Donald_McKay
Clipper ship designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed
An extreme clipper was a clipper designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed. They had a bow lengthened above the water, a drawing out and sharpening
Extreme_clipper
American sailing cargo ship
Sea Witch was an American clipper ship designed by naval architect John W. Griffiths for the China trading firm of Howland & Aspinwall. She was launched
Sea_Witch_(clipper)
national hero. Captained a Peruvian clipper. Gemmill - Scotland, then USA William D. Gregory, captain of the clipper Tejuca, which sank during a hurricane
List of people who sailed on clipper ships
List_of_people_who_sailed_on_clipper_ships
American clipper
architect and shipbuilder Donald McKay as a four-deck four-masted medium clipper barque, Great Republic—at 4,555 tons registry—was intended to be the most
Great_Republic_(1853_clipper)
The Thatcher Magoun was an extreme clipper launched in 1855. She was built in shipyards on the Mystic River at Medford, Massachusetts by shipbuilder Thatcher
Thatcher_Magoun_(clipper)
British composite clipper ship built in 1868
Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen, to the design of Bernard Waymouth of London. Designed
Thermopylae_(clipper)
British tea clipper built in 1869
tea clipper built in 1869. She was a composite clipper, built with wooden planking over an iron skeleton and was W. Lund & Co's first tea clipper. She
Ambassador_(clipper)
American trader
the Celestial Empire in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century and the War by which They Forced Her Gates Ajar: Barbarians in the Celestial Empire in
David_Olyphant
1850 merchant sailing ship
Race Horse was an 1850 clipper barque. She set a record of 109 days from New York to San Francisco during the first Clipper Race around the Horn. Race
Race_Horse
American clipper ship, launched in 1853
Red Jacket was a clipper ship, one of the largest and fastest ever built. She was also the first ship of the White Star Line company.[dubious – discuss]
Red_Jacket_(clipper)
American clippership
Flying Fish was a California clipper ship of the extreme type launched in 1851. Her figurehead was a green and gold flying fish. At full sail she could
Flying_Fish_(clipper)
The period of clipper ships lasted from the early 1840s to the early 1890s, and over time features such as the hull evolved from wooden to composite.
List_of_clipper_ships
Tea clipper, built 1863
The Taeping was a tea clipper built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Company of Greenock and owned by Captain Alexander Rodger of Cellardyke, Fife. Over her
Taeping
Lookout was an 1853 clipper known for her passages from New York to San Francisco, and as an offshore and coastal trader in the lumber and coal trades
Lookout_(clipper)
1844 clippership
Houqua was an early clipper ship with an innovative hull design, built for A.A. Low & Brother in 1844. She sailed in the China trade. Houqua was named
Houqua_(clipper)
British tea clipper
Fiery Cross was a famous British tea clipper which sailed in the Great Tea Race of 1866. She was the first ship home in the tea seasons of 1861, 1862
Fiery_Cross_(clipper)
Ship built in 1867
Leander was a composite built clipper ship. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes. She had
Leander_(clipper)
American shipbuilder
least 18 American Clipper Ships, including the first Clipper Ship built in Medford, the Shooting Star, and the largest ship and clipper ship ever built
James_O._Curtis
Sir Lancelot was a clipper ship which sailed in the China trade and the India-Mauritius trade. She was built in 1865 by Robert Steele & Company, Greenock
Sir_Lancelot_(clipper)
American cargo ship
& Aspinwall, was a clipper, a type of sailing vessel designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed. Rainbow was an early clipper ship. It was built in
Rainbow_(clipper)
Clipper ship sunk on maiden voyage in 1854
RMS Tayleur was a short-lived, full-rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line. She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground
RMS_Tayleur
Ship built in East Boston
Challenger was an extreme clipper ship built in East Boston in 1853. She sailed in the San Francisco trade, and later in the guano trade in Peru. Between
Challenger_(1853_clipper)
Lightning was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the United States. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of
Lightning_(clipper)
Clipper ship launched in 1854
James Baines was a passenger clipper ship completely constructed of timber in the 1850s and launched on 25 July 1854 from the East Boston shipyard of
James_Baines_(clipper)
on August 28, 1849." "In 1852 there were in commission the clipper ships Surprise, Celestial, Sea Witch, Samuel Russell, Staghound, George E. Webster,
Memnon_(clipper)
Three masted clipper launched in 2000
Stad Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) is a three-masted clipper that was built in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 2000 at the Damen Shipyard. The ship was
Stad_Amsterdam
Clipper ship built in Maryland, US
Ann McKim was a 143 ft (44 m), 493 ton OM American clipper ship, launched in Baltimore, Maryland in 1833 and broken up in 1852. One of the early true
Ann_McKim
1855 clipper ship
The Andrew Jackson was a 1,679-registered-ton medium clipper built by the firm of Irons & Grinnell in Mystic, Connecticut in 1855. The vessel was designed
Andrew_Jackson_(clipper)
Clipper ship
The N.B. Palmer was a clipper ship owned by A.A. Low & Brother which was active in the China trade. In 1858–1859 the N.B. Palmer, with her 28-year-old
N.B._Palmer_(clipper)
19th-century clipper ship
King Philip was a 19th-century clipper ship launched in 1856 and wrecked in 1878. The wreck of this ship is only rarely visible; very infrequently the
King_Philip_(clipper)
Canadian–British clipper ship
Marco Polo was a three-masted wooden clipper ship, launched in 1851 at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was named after Venetian traveler Marco Polo. The
Marco_Polo_(1851_ship)
1851 extreme clipper in San Francisco trade
Hornet was an extreme clipper in the San Francisco trade, launched in 1851, and famous for its race with Flying Cloud. Hornet left New York City for San
Hornet_(clipper)
American naval architect
1882) was an American naval architect who was influential in his design of clipper ships and his books on ship design and construction. He also designed steamships
John_W._Griffiths
Golden West was an 1852 extreme clipper built by Paul Curtis. The ship had a very active career in the California trade, the guano trade, the coolie trade
Golden_West_(clipper)
UK ship launched in 1873
Loch Ard was an iron-hulled clipper ship that was built in Scotland in 1873 and wrecked on the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia in 1878. Charles
Loch_Ard_(ship)
Scottish shipbuilding firm
1865 for the London firm of Killick Martin & Company was the last tea clipper made by Steele. The following is a list of some of the Tea Clippers built
Robert_Steele_&_Company
British clipper ship, on display at Greenwich, England
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last
Cutty_Sark
1851 clipper in the California trade
Harriet Hoxie was an 1851 clipper in the California trade. She was known for carrying cargoes of whale oil from Honolulu, and for importing the first
Harriet_Hoxie
Lammermuir, named for the Lammermuir Hills, was a tea clipper designed by William Pile. She was the first clipper owned by Jock Willis Shipping Line. She was a
Lammermuir_(1856_clipper)
Iron full-rigged ship
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John_C._Munro_(clipper)
British clipper launched in 1865
Ariel was a clipper ship famous for making fast voyages between China and England in the late 1860s. She is most famous for almost winning The Great Tea
Ariel_(clipper)
1852 American clipper ship
Golden State was an extreme clipper ship built by Jacob Aaron Westervelt in 1852 in New York City and launched on January 10, 1853. In 1883 she was renamed
Golden_State_(clipper)
1852 clipper
1852 clipper in the California trade, named after the literary character John Gilpin. The ship was known for its 1852 race against the clipper Flying
John_Gilpin_(clipper)
1860 British tea clipper
Flying Spur was a British tea clipper, built of teak and greenheart in 1860. For 20 years, Flying Spur sailed with cargoes of tea between London and the
Flying_Spur_(clipper)
Union Navy clipper ship
USS Ino was a clipper ship acquired by the Union Navy during the course of the American Civil War. She was capable of great speed and distance, and was
USS_Ino
British clipper ship built in 1868 and sunk in 1888
The Star of Greece was a three-masted clipper that was built in 1868 by Harland and Wolff in Belfast for JP Corry & Co. It was wrecked on the coast of
Star_of_Greece
United States clipper ship, wrecked in 1849
Ticonderoga was a 169-foot (52 m), 4-masted clipper ship displacing 1,089 tons, launched in 1849 and wrecked in 1872. Ticonderoga was launched in 1849
Ticonderoga_(clipper)
The Serica was a clipper built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Co., at Greenock on the south bank of the Clyde, Scotland, for James Findlay. She was the last-but-one
Serica_(clipper)
British clipper
Norman Court was a composite built clipper ship, designed by William Rennie, measuring 197.4 ft x 33 ft x 20 ft, of 833.87 tons net. The ship was built
Norman_Court
1850 clipper ship
The Game Cock was a clipper ship known for its long sailing life of 29 years and 2 months. Its principal route was the New York to San Francisco run.
Game_Cock_(clipper)
Cromdale was the last clipper ship built for the Australian wool trade. She measured 271 feet (83 m) in length. The American clipper ship era lasted from
Cromdale_(clipper)
1851 clipper ship which has been called William H. Webb’s masterpiece. She is known for her record-breaking race to San Francisco with the clipper Flying
Swordfish_(clipper)
Clipper ship, constructed 1854
Blue Jacket was an 1854 medium clipper well known for the lavish decoration of its staterooms and saloon. She served in the Liverpool and Australia trades
Blue_Jacket_(clipper)
1853 sailing ship built by William H. Webb
William H. Webb of New York. She was launched in 1853, at the height of the clipper construction boom. She sailed in the California trade, on transatlantic
Young_America_(clipper)
1855 Scottish-built clipper ship
The full-rigged Schomberg was a clipper built in 1855 at Aberdeen by Alexander Hall & Co. for the Black Ball Line (which was a subsidiary of James Baines
Schomberg_(ship)
Clipper built in 1851
Antelope was a medium clipper built in 1851 in Medford, near Boston, Massachusetts. She sailed in the San Francisco, China, and Far East trades, and was
Antelope_(1851_clipper)
American folk hero
sailor and a giant, some 30 feet (9.1 m) tall; he was the master of a huge clipper ship known in various sources as either the Courser or the Tuscarora, a
Alfred_Bulltop_Stormalong
The Newcastle was a clipper ship of the Green Blackwell line that operated on routes from England to India and Australia in the late 19th century. Built
Newcastle_(clipper)
19th c. US clipper ship
Driver was a clipper ship, constructed for David Ogden et al. in 1854 at Newburyport, Massachusetts. She sailed between New York and Liverpool carrying
Driver_(clipper)
US sailing ship of the 1840s
The schooner Anglona was the first American opium clipper. She sailed in the Chinese coastal trade in the 1840s, and had a famous race with the schooner
Anglona_(clipper)
1863 clipper ship
the builder began with Celestial, an all-timber ship constructed on their patented system of framing, followed by the clipper Orient, from which the line
Coonatto_(clipper_ship)
Kingfisher was an extreme clipper built in 1853 that sailed on the San Francisco route as well as to Hawaii on its way to China. It eventually sailed
Kingfisher_(clipper)
Ship built by Donald McKay in 1855
Donald McKay was an extreme clipper designed by Donald McKay, his last. Built for James Baines & Co., she sailed on the Black Ball Line of Liverpool from
Donald_McKay_(clipper)
American politician & shipbuilder (1800–1879)
steamships ever built, among these the screw sloop USS Brooklyn and the clipper Sweepstakes, as well as many vessels for foreign governments and Royal
Jacob_Aaron_Westervelt
Scottish ship-designer
Scottish waterfalls for the Falls Line. A four-masted "British medium clipper", solidly built with "iron Z-bar frames and double riveted iron plate"
William_Lithgow_(shipbuilder)
Sailing ship built in 2014
archival service (link) Najmuz Zafar, M (19 May 2013). "New three mast clipper to replace diplomatic vessel Shabab Oman". Muscat Daily. Archived from
Shabab_Oman_II
Canadian sailing barque
dramatic "Aberdeen bow". Considered an Atlantic Canadian example of a Clipper Ship, she was famous for several fast passages, despite her small size
Stag_(barque)
British Vessel
Lammermuir was an extreme clipper ship built in 1864 by Pile, Spence and Company of West Hartlepool for John "Jock" "White Hat" Willis & Son, London.
Lammermuir_(1864_clipper)
British tea clipper
Lahloo was a British tea clipper known for winning the Tea Race of 1870, and finishing second in the Tea Race of 1871. She sailed from Fuzhou to London
Lahloo_(clipper)
19th c. American clipper ship
Romance of the Sea was a clipper ship launched in 1853. She was "the last extreme clipper ship built by Donald McKay for the California trade". Her original
Romance_of_the_Sea_(clipper)
Shooting Star was an extreme clipper built in 1851 near Boston, in Medford, Massachusetts. She was the first "real clipper"[clarification needed] to be
Shooting_Star_(clipper)
Challenger was a wooden clipper ship built in 1852 by Richard & Henry Green, in their Blackwall Yard for Hugh Hamilton Lindsay, London. She was the 291st
Challenger_(clipper)
Seminole was a later clipper ship, built by Maxon & Fish at Mystic, Connecticut, in 1865. She was one of only two clipper ships in the post-Civil War period
Seminole_(clipper)
Extreme clipper launched in 1850
Sea Serpent was an 1850 extreme clipper that sailed in the San Francisco trade, the China trade, and the transatlantic lumber trade. She was one of the
Sea_Serpent_(clipper)
A medium clipper is a type of clipper designed for both cargo carrying capacity and speed. An evolutionary adaptation of the extreme clipper, the medium
Medium_clipper
19th-century English clipper ship
Champion of the Seas was the second largest clipper ship destined for the Liverpool, England - Melbourne, Australia passenger service. Champion was ordered
Champion_of_the_Seas
Stornoway was a British tea clipper built by Alexander Hall and Sons in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1850. She was a further development by Hall on the clippers
Stornoway_(clipper)
English clipper ship
Torrens was a three-masted clipper ship that was built in England in 1875 and scrapped in Italy in 1910. She was designed to carry passengers and cargo
Torrens_(clipper_ship)
British antiquarian (1837–1900)
selected Scott & Linton to design and build a state of the art extreme clipper is not known. Linton had multiple contacts made through his career as a
Hercules_Linton
The barque Sea Witch was an 1848 British Opium clipper and tea clipper. She sailed in the First Tea Race in 1850. Sea Witch sailed from Gravesend to Shanghai
Sea_Witch_(1848_barque)
American shipbuilder
(extreme clipper barque) 1851 Courser, 1024 tons Old Measurement (medium clipper) - Medford 1851 Samuel Lawrence, 1040 tone Old Measurement (medium clipper) -
Paul_Curtis_(shipbuilder)
Clipper ship in XIX cent. United States
Mary Robinson was an 1854 medium clipper in the San Francisco, India, and the guano trades. She was known for having spent an entire month attempting
Mary_Robinson_(clipper)
1855 California clipper
Golden Fleece was an 1855 medium clipper in the California trade, built by Paul Curtis. She was known for arriving with cargoes in good condition, for
Golden_Fleece_(clipper)
19th-century English shipbuilder
to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland. A testament to his art can be seen today, the Composite Clipper ship City of Adelaide
William_Pile_(shipbuilder)
1853 British tea clipper
Lord of the Isles was the first iron-hulled tea clipper, built in Greenock in 1853. She served in the tea trade until 1862, and also made voyages to Australia
Lord_of_the_Isles_(clipper)
Scottish composite barque
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Fusi_Yama
The Golden South was a clipper ship built in 1852, as Flying Childers. Built by Samuel Hall of East Boston, Massachusetts for J.M. Forbes and Cunningham
Golden_South_(1852)
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