Its design is based on American clipper ships from the 1850's, he said.

However, these events are nothing to do with the actual history of the clipper ship.

When I graduated from high school he gave me a model of a clipper ship.

During the time from 1859 British clipper ships continued to be built.

They had a very active China trade, and the clipper ships were built here.

The half floor dead rise of the true extreme clipper ship was, however, no longer to be seen.

Some items, like an oil painting of a clipper ship, were there.

He had a 63 year career at sea, including 55 commanding clipper ships and others.

Some freight was put on Clipper ships which could do this same trip in about 120 days.

A large mural of a clipper ship is painted on the south wall.