Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 387.2240973
EAN num: 9780877423096
ISBN number: 0877423091
Label: Intl Marine Pub
Manufacturer: Intl Marine Pub
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: 1992-03
Publishing house: Intl Marine Pub
Sale Popularity Level: 2147419
Studio: Intl Marine Pub
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Arguably the most beautiful sailing ships of all times, the rakish Baltimore clippers had an influence on American history and naval architecture far out of proportion to their brief lifespan. During the War of 1812, their dramatically superior speed enabled privateersmen to repeatedly destroy heavily escorted British convoys. One audacious American commander even went so far as to nail a notice to the door of Lloyd's of London declaring the British Isles under siege! The losses suffered by British commerce were catastrophic. Far more than the highly publicized battles between British and American frigates like the Java and the Constitution, the depredations of the Baltimore clippers helped bring the War of 1812 to a close.
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