Aka clipper ship sailing clipper sailing or flying scissor, is a high-speed boat originated in the United States.
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Early clipper ship
Can be constructed in 1832, "Mary Ann Kim" (ann mckim), number of delegates, a displacement of 493 tons, the use of horizontal rig, many people think she is the first one true clipper ship. However, she did not hollow bow, the fact still qualify, only cut Yafei said the boat.
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True clipper ship
真正的飞剪船
January 22, 1845, by the American ship designer John Griffiths (john griffiths) design company in New York Smith - Diemen (smith and dimon) shipyard "Rainbow" number (rainbow) water, the flag flying shear hollow bow boat with the boat, recognized as the world's first true flying scissor sailboat. Although the aspect ratio is 5, its speed has not been reached after the clipper ship can reach astonishing speed. Into a "rainbow" was a sensation in the world shipping industry, and later her ship design feature for many designers are to follow. Her birth represents a big leap in the development of sailing. In the United States the development of the most famous sailing clipper in the history of the characters is Donald McKay (donald mckay, his Boston home ship designers and manufacturers, has developed a high-performance 33 clipper ship with. Such a small boat freeboard less superstructure, not only to improve the ship's stability, but also give full play to the role of the sail. ship was sailing close to the water, 6:1 aspect ratio is generally greater than their underwater shape designed to minimize resistance break to improve the speed, but maintain a certain lateral resistance profile, leading to the waterline especially beautiful, even in the face of the first portion of the waterline has concave, curved scissors long and taper-type column was the first race of which is suitable for the situation at sea can split wave (shear wave) forward to reduce wave drag, twenty years before flying shear; first pillar also extends the length of the hull, Shinichi slash along the first column, the suspension can be some of the first portion of multi-branch cable spinnaker conducive expand the capacity of supporting sails; hollow in the bow waves make the boat easy to Taishou raise its directional stability in waves after the body has gradually become 廲 waterline inclination to coordinate the transition to a very narrow circle tail. with beautiful bow style harmoniously blended together. Such clipper ship sails more obvious is a very large area, generally use 3-4 masted full-rigged equipment, often with high masts, the captain of the height of 3/4, Also hanging on the top mainsail and staysail moon sails, sometimes on both sides of the ship's sails as well as overhanging beams, said wing sail bars, can be linked to the wing sail, a greater lateral outrigger sail area. 3 masted clipper masted ship from the stern far before, so shorter slash available, less interference between the sail. visible lateral dimensions greatly exceed the ship sails wide.
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Representative clipper ship
American clipper ship Mackay-type "Qingqi" No. American clipper ship "Fei" No. Flying Shear American ship "Sea King" was American clipper ship "James Baines" No. The world's fastest British clipper ship "pull the plug Britain Phi" No. British ship flying shears "short shirt" No.
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Clipper ship glory and decline
Clipper ship hull slender, sharp protruding front, speed is not fast and the tonnage. 1840s, Americans used this boat to China in the tea and opium trade. After the gold rush in the western United States found that caused gold to make flying scissor sailing obtained rapidly. In 1853 the construction of the "big republic" was 93 meters long, 16.2 meters wide, 9.1 meters deep, displacement of 3400 tons, 61 meters tall mainmast, full sail area of 3,760 square meters, 12 to 14 sea miles per hour speed, across the Atlantic Just 13 days, the development marks a sailboat peaked. After the 1870s, as was the main tool sailboat sea transport is emerging rapidly replacing steam boat.