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clipper
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thumb|350px|bottom|right|Taeping (clipper)|Taeping, a tea clipper built in 1863 by [[Robert Steele & Company.]] A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. The term was also retrospectively applied to the Baltimore clipper, which originated in the late 18th century.
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- sailing ship
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- Clipper ships
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- Category:Clippers
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Article · Italiano
Il clipper è una nave a vela a tre o più alberi adibita al trasporto delle merci sulle rotte oceaniche utilizzata sul finire del XIX secolo. Rappresentarono l'ultima evoluzione della tecnica navale velica prima che essa venisse soppiantata dalle navi a propulsione meccanica.
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