A Clipper ship is in full sail in this Olive Kids picture, backed with a white mat and protected by glass. The solid wood frame is available in 5 different colors: Blue, dark blue, red, white and yellow.
Clipper Ship – Framed Print
Do you have the framed print of the Clipper Ship on your wall? Clippers were famous many years ago.
You must have seen many pictures of ships under sail. Most of them were built like a tub. They were wide and curved on the front with high straight backs. Many carried long rows of guns for protection.
As more and more people heard that crossing the ocean by ship was becoming safer and safer, more and more people wanted to pay to travel by sea. The tub-type boats took too long to cross the ocean. Paying passengers did not feel good about paying to get sea sick. They wanted the sail boats to go faster and get to their destination harbor quicker.
Ships’ designers came up with the idea of building longer, thinner ships with a sharp pointed bow that could cut through the water. They added more wooden masts with more cross sections for hanging even more sails. These sails scooped up more wind to push the ship forward at speed. The sharp bow sliced through the water as the ship sped at a faster clip than the older tub-styled sail boats. Passengers got to their places for business or vacation faster.
Clippers did not have much space for cargo. They had to have place for the many passengers to sleep. Sometimes Clippers were used for lighter cargoes that did not take up much space and did not have a lot of weight like tea and spices. They could travel the distance from far off lands quicker bringing their cargoes of luxury items to eager buyers.
When the steam engine was designed and ship builders developed the steam boat, Clippers soon became old fashioned. The steam boats were larger, faster and more luxurious.
You can still find Clipper ships today in famous harbors around the world in countries like Norway, Sweden, Australia and the USA. These ships take people on fantasy trips to remind them of life in the old days.
Would you like to go sailing on a Clipper?
Frame: 12 x 15
Print: 8 x 10
Ready to hang.
