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Article: Short-lived clippers were built for speed, profit ; Market forces inspired what many consider to be the most beautiful ships of all time. Series: A LEGACY OF SHIPS
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- June 10, 2007
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TOM BELL Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
06-10-2007
Short-lived clippers were built for speed, profit ; Market forces inspired what many consider to be the most beautiful ships of all time. Series: A LEGACY OF SHIPS
Byline: TOM BELL Staff Writer
Edition: FINAL
Section: Front
Evolution in ship design sometimes takes a magnificent leap forward only to be followed in short order by extinction. That's what happened to the most spectacular of all sailing ships: the clipper.
For a brief period, from about 1846 to 1859, economics lined up just right with development in ship design to produce ships that were built for speed at the expense of all other considerations.
Sacrificing cargo ...
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