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Clipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (723 words) |
 | Clippers sailed all over the world, primarily on the trade routes between Britain and its colonies in the east, in the trans-Atlantic trade, and in the New York-to-San Francisco route round The Horn during the Gold Rush. |
| 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. |
| Although clippers could be much faster than the early steamships, clippers were ultimately dependent on the vagaries of the wind, while steamers could reliably keep to a schedule. |
| Thermopylae (clipper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (156 words) |
| Thermopylae was an extreme composite clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood and Co of Aberdeen to the design of Bernard Weymouth of London for the White Star Line of Aberdeen. |
| She was designed for the China tea trade, and set speed records on her maiden voyage to Melbourne -- 63 days, still the fastest trip under sail. |
| In 1872 she raced the clipper Cutty Sark from Shanghai back to London and won by seven days after the Cutty Sark lost her rudder. |
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