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	Clipper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clipper (723 words)

	Thermopylae (clipper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thermopylae_(clipper) (156 words)

	Encyclopedia: Clipper
		Clippers 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 of 1855 and continued with the gradual introduction of the steamship.
		The RMS Tayleur was a fully-rigged iron clipper chartered by the White Star Line and her fate would be a fl mark on that company for years to come.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Clipper (2742 words)

	ipedia.com: Clipper Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The term clipper was originally applied to a fast horse and most likely derives from the British slang term clip, meaning speed, as in "going at a good clip".
		Clippers 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, clippers aimed at 9 knots or better.
		Decline in the use of clippers was a result of the steamship.
	www.ipedia.com /clipper.html (621 words)

	THERMOPYLAE
		The Thermopylae was built in 1868 at the shipyard of Walter Hood & Co., Aberdeen, for George Thompson.
		Some sources have it that the Thermopylae came to her end in 1906 when she was torpedoed at sea by units of the Portuguese Navy.
		Though the Thermopylae was regarded as the fastest clipper ship to have sailed the oceans of the world, her memory lives on in the hearts and minds of only an informed few.
	seagifts.com /thermopylae.html (465 words)

	History of the Clipper Ship Era
		Progressively graceful and huge clippers were being built in the New York shipyards at a fever pace: 13 clippers in 1850, 54 in 1851.
		She was built expressly as a challenge to the great British clipper, Thermopylae, and the two ships were almost identical in size, with a length of 212 feet, a beam of 36 feet and a depth of 21 feet.
		Forty fine clippers and four clipper barques were launched during the year, and all of the shipyards on the east coast were full of new keels.
	deadeyes.ssmana.org /sections/features/articles/clipper_ship_history.htm (5739 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - Thermopylae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The largest of the tea clippers, on her maiden run to Australia (her usual first stop outward bound) under Captain Robert Kemball, she was only 63 days from London to Melbourne, a record never beaten; the average of her first ten passages out was only 69 days.
		This was the fastest of her eleven runs with tea from China, the average of which was under 107 days, and she was the first of the returning tea clippers in 1873, 1874, and 1877.
		Thermopylae is particularly remembered for her rivalry with Cutty Sark.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_091000_thermopylae.htm (393 words)

	Leg 1 Passage 1: Plymouth - Madeira
		Clipper '98, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's Round the World Yacht Race, set sail today at 1200 hours from Plymouth Sound on the first of six legs in the 34,000 mile, 10 month race which will circle the globe.
		Clipper '98 is the only race to travel up the Yangtze to Shanghai, followed by visits to Hong Kong, Singapore and the Seychelles.
		Although the Clipper 60’s, having been selected specifically for trade wind routes, take little wind to keep them moving, as with any boat, they require a steady touch on the helm and constant trimming of the sails to keep the boat as efficient as possible.
	website.lineone.net /~djbland/PlyMad.htm (5516 words)

	info: Thermopylae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		THERMOPYLAE is delighted to present the witty, subversive, alternative-culture friendly erotic poetry of Michael Benedikt, a widely-anthologized and critically acclaimed author of poems in both verse...
		Thermopylae Build at the shipyard of Walter Hood andamp; Co., Aberdeen, in 1868 for George Thompson's andquot;White Star Lineandquot;.
		Wall being rebuilt prior to the commencement of the Battle of Thermopylae.
	www.info-assicurazione.com /Thermopylae.html (771 words)

	Clipper Ship Thermopylae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		On her maiden voyage Thermopylae made a record crossing from Gravesend to Melbourne in 63 days, on her continued voyage to Shanghai she set another record between those two ports.
		Thermopylae finally arrived in London only seven days ahead of her rival.
		In 1895 Thermopylae was sold to the Portuguese Government who converted her to a training ship and renamed her Pedro Nunes.
	www.globalindex.com /clippers/museum/thermoph.htm (191 words)

	Maritime Topics On Stamps : Clipper ships
		Early on, these clippers sailed as packet-ships, but with their great speed they were ideally suited—and used—to smuggle opium and slaves as well...
		Typical was the elongated and concave shape of the stem, the so-called 'clipper stem'.
		All clippers were able to sail at average speeds of 14 to 15 knots, with top speeds reaching up to 20 knots.
	www.palouse.net /hobbies/shipstamps/Topics/html/clipper.htm (1810 words)

	Bridge Reading (3_1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Clippers were designed for maximum speed, and were initially used for transportation to and from the gold rushes of California (1848) and Australia (early 1850s).
		Clippers were so fast, in fact, that the 1854 record set by the Flying Cloud--89 days from New York to California via Cape Horn--was broken only in 1989 by a modern yacht incorporating the most advanced sail technology.
		Another famous race took place between the Thermopylae and the Cutty Sark in 1868; the latter was leading by 643 km (400 mi) until she lost her rudder in a gale in the southern Indian Ocean.
	www.lit.kobe-u.ac.jp /~hishika/bridge3_1.htm (484 words)

	History and general characteristics of Santa Maria
		The following morning the racing ships, with THERMOPYLAE leading, passed to leeward of the Macclesfield shoals; and as soon as the Egeria Bank, the easternmost limit of these reefs was astern, each ship came round in turn on to the port tack and headed in for the Cochin China coast.
		THERMOPYLAE was still ahead; and three miles was a valuable lead when the S.E. trades were expected at any moment.
		The green clipper dropped CUTTY SARK below the horizon that night, and the latter did not get the trade until the 26th, when she was abreast of Keeling Cocos Island.
	members.fortunecity.com /slava/therm_hist.html (1383 words)

	Thermopylae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Thermopylae was a very famous "extreme" Tea Clipper built in 1868 in Great Britain.
		Foochow, China is on the Min river and ships were towed to the mouth before they sailed on their own.
		Thermopylae also was used to carry wool from Australia, later she was used in the trans-Pacific trade to Victoria B.C. Sorry, your browser doesn't support Java(tm).
	www.megspace.com /arts/lakeview/thermo.html (101 words)

	Freefire Zone Forums - Clipper Ship Cutty Sark
		In the 1860's the China Clippers, a delight to the eye with their sleek hulls, many sails, and long sharp bows, sped from Shanghai to London — filled to capacity with perishable cargoes of tea.
		This was to be the only time in their China racing days that they met on equal terms: sailing at the same time and under the same conditions.
		Cutty Sark did achieve immortality as the sole survivor of the glamorous China Clippers and may be seen today at Greenwich Pier, London, where she is on permanent display.
	www.freefirezone.net /showthread.php?t=6423 (1382 words)

	channel4.com - science - speed machines
		1895 Thermopylae is sold to the Portuguese navy and renamed the Pedro Nunes, after the Portuguese explorer.
		1906 Thermopylae is deliberately torpedoed during target practise by the Portuguese navy.
		She is now a popular tourist attraction, protected by the Cutty Sark Trust and is the last remaining example of the great clippers.
	www.channel4.com /science/microsites/S/speedmachines/greatclippers_timeline.html (443 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Thermopylae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Thermopylae (Ancient and Katharevousa Greek Θερμοπύλαι, Demotic Θερμοπύλες) is a mountain pass in Greece.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Thermopylae; all previous versions may be viewed here.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Thermopylae (325 words)

	Sailing Ships: "Thermopylae" (1868) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		An extreme composite clipper ship designed by Bernard Waymouth of London and build in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co., Aberdeen.
		Crosse, John: Thermopylae and the Age of Clippers.
		Hume, Cyril L. & Armstrong, Malcolm C.: The Cutty Sark and Thermopylae Era of Sail.
	www.bruzelius.info /Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Thermopylae(1868).html (340 words)

	Tall Ship
		Launched in Dumbarton, Scotland, in November 1869, built for Captain Jock Willis, son of 'Old Stormy' Willis, who figured in the sea shanty 'Stormalong', the 'Cutty Sark' was designed to present a challenge to the great British clipper 'Thermopylae' and was almost exactly the same size.
		The clipper trade was, however, already being seriously undermined by steam ships, able to use the shorter route created by the opening of the Suez Canal.
		The 'Cutty Sark' and the 'Thermopylae' only ever raced one another homeward once and, unfortunately, on that occasion, after having gained a four-hundred mile lead, the 'Cutty Sark's rudder was lost in bad weather.
	www.linnetwoods.com /marinezine/1/all_afloat/yachts/tall_ship.htm (798 words)

	Cutty Sark - A little bit of history from the Age of Sail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		One of the most famous sailing ships ever built, Cutty Sark was one of the last clippers specifically built for the China tea trade between the 1840s and 1870s.
		Once finished and into commission she never beat her rival, the clipper Thermopylae, on the passage home from China, partially through some tough luck.
		A greater threat to her viability came in the form of the appearance of steamships which put the Cutty Sark and other clippers out of the tea trade altogether since they simply couldn't compete.
	www.ageofsail.net /aoscutth.asp (224 words)

	Edit entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A fairly wet and bumpy start to the voyage but spare a thought for some of the skimmers ahead on their way to Crosshaven (Cork harbour) on the first leg of the two handed Round Britain and Ireland Race.
		Mervyn Wheatley, skipper of Thermopylae in Clipper 96 was one of the entries in his new 42 ft boat Tamarind.
		One note of interest is that there are still one or two places for the later legs in the Greenland voyages if you decide you can not let the others have all the fun.
	www.mortbay.com /images/holidays/1998/Greenland/WWW/19980608.html (200 words)

	Academy 1/160 Cutty Sark
		Designed in Scotland by Scotten and Linton, the Cutty Sark was intended to outperform another Scottish clipper, the Thermopylae (at that time, the fastest clipper in the world).
		During this era, these clippers were built to support trade between London and China and the only way to reach China was around the Horn of Africa.
		Since the Cutty Sark was a merchant clipper near the turn of the century (the 20th century that is), she was not armed and therefore her deck is a simple design.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2003/january/first-looks/aca_sark.htm (558 words)

	NASA Quest > Space Team Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		My current project is a 36-inch long model of the China tea clipper Thermopylae that sailed between England and China in the late 1800s.
		Here we are just 100 years later and we have on the designers' drawing boards concepts for modern "clippers" to take us back to the Moon and to Mars.
		I marvel at what the clipper ship builders did a century ago, and am convinced that we can accomplish equally marvelous feats in space.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /people/bios/space/boyd.html (861 words)

	Dry Dock Models Presents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The tea clipper Thermopylae was named for the site of the Greek victory over the Persians in 480 bce, and her figurehead portrayed King Leonidas.
		The Harvey is an example of a Baltimore Clipper.
		These ships came into their own towards the end of the 19th century and were often in competition with the early steam powered vessels.
	gallery.drydockmodels.com /albums.php?set_albumListPage=5 (1043 words)

	Famous Clipper Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The builder's halfmodel is preserved at The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA.
		Final Disposition: Wrecked on Ladd's Reef in the China Sea under command of Captain Gissing on voyage from Amoy to New York.
		A group of enterprising individuals have come together in Boston to raise money to build a sailing ship modeled on the design of the original clippers.
	userpages.umbc.edu /~dbasha1/clipper.html (1608 words)

	China, Porcelain : By Maker or Type : Franklin Mint : All Items on Ruby Lane
		This vintage limited edition decorative collectible art plate entitled "Ariel" is from The Great Clipper Ships Collection produced by the Franklin Porcelain Company in 1981.
		It was made by the artist Scott Woolever in 1984, as a Limited Edition for the Franklin Mint.
		This vintage limited edition decorative collectible art plate entitled "Thermopylae" is from The Great Clipper Ships series produced by the Franklin Porcelain Company in 1981.
	search.rubylane.com /search/,id=14.1.10,page=2.html (1414 words)

	A model of the Thermopylae (1868). - - Port Cities
		Description: A full hull model (scale 1:96) of the cargo clipper ‘Thermopylae’ (1868).
		She was built in Aberdeen for Thompson’s White Star Line, and served in the China tea trade until 1881.
		She was sold to the Portuguese government in 1895 and sunk in a naval exercise in 1907.
	www.portcities.org.uk /london/server.php?show=conMediaFile.6944 (68 words)

	Holdings - Merchant
		Clipper Ship : America's famous and fast-sailing queens of the sea
		Clipper ships of America and Great Britain 1833 -1869
		Under sail in the last of the clippers
	www.aandc.org /holdings/merchant.html (1162 words)

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