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
plans and elevation of Rainbow.
Main topgallant mast
Sea Witch (clipper)
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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 at Smith & Dimon in Manhattan on December 8, 18
Rainbow (clipper)
…sacrifice cargo capacity for speed. Rainbow was an early clipper ship. It was built in 1845, in accordance with John W. Griffiths' ideas, and followed by Sea Witch the next year. Both of the vessels are cited as being highly influential in subsequent U.S. merchant hull design. Though initial opinions were that…
Sea Witch depicted by a Chinese artist, coming to anchor in Whampoa
Plan and elevation of Sea Witch
Clipper ship sailing card