| Clipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (723 words) |
 | Clippers, outrunning the British blockade of Baltimore, came to be recognized as ships built for speed rather than cargo space; while traditional merchant ships were accustomed to average speeds of under 5 knots (9 km/h), clippers aimed at 9 knots (17 km/h) or better. |
| 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. |
| Other surviving examples of clipper ships of the era are not as well preserved, for example the City of Adelaide (aka S.V. Carrick)[1]. |
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