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Rainbow (clipper)
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Rainbow, launched in New York in 1845 to sail in the China trade for the firm Howland & Aspinwall, was a clipper, a type of sailing vessel designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed.
Clipper Ship Rainbow
Clipper Ship Rainbow
Main topgallant mast
Main topgallant mast
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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, which originated in the late 18th century.
Taeping, a tea clipper built in 1863
Taeping, a tea clipper built in 1863
Clipper barque Spirit of the Age 1854 by T. G. Dutton
Clipper barque Spirit of the Age 1854 by T. G. Dutton
Sovereign of the Seas set the record for world's fastest sailing ship in 1854.
Sovereign of the Seas set the record for world's fastest sailing ship in 1854.
Hornet – an American clipper ship of the 1850s
Hornet – an American clipper ship of the 1850s