#clipper ship

[the-golden-vanity]

Ships at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, May 8th, 2026

Gazela, Grand Banks barquentine (1901) Moshulu, four-masted windjammer barque (1904) Becuna, naval submarine (1944) Olympia, naval protected cruiser (1892)

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[ltwilliammowett]

Flying Spume - the Adelaide, by Montague Dawson (1890-1973)

[lindahall]

City of Adelaide – Scientist of the Day

The City of Adelaide, an English clipper ship, was launched on May 7, 1864, from the shipyard of William Pile in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, about 10 miles southeast of Newcastle in northern England.

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[vieformidable]

Beautiful Square Rigger! Flying her “studding sails”.

A studding sail, or stun'sl, is an extra sail on a square rigged vessel for use in fair weather. It is set outside the square sails, using stun'sl booms which run out along the yards.

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[blondebrainpowered]

Whale tooth scrimshaw carving featuring an image of a clipper ship, American, ca. 1825-1875. 

[pulpsandcomics2]

Frank Mason

[12ozstudios]

Fresh clipper ship tattooed by Dave Girolami at 12 oz. Studios Deptford, NJ.

[clove-pinks]

Clipper Ships, New York Harbor (detail), by Thomas Birch c. 1830.