Clipper ships

A clipper ship is a ship that could ''clip off '' the miles it was so fast. It was narrow in the front, deeper in the back and had many sails. Clipper ships were built in the United states in the mid - 1800's. The first ship was designed by John W. Griffiths. The ships name was Rainbow. These Clipper ships were faster than the earlier ''Baltimore clippers" which were developed in the Chesapeake Bay and used at sea.

 

 

*information found in World Book Encyclopedia