Ship profile for the sailing ship: "Clipper City"

Technical data of the sailing ship:

Name:Clipper City
Registered port:Baltimore
Nation:USA
Type of rigging:TOPPSEGELSCHONER
Year built:1985
Yard:Jacksonville, Florida
Overall length:48.00 m
Length (hull):39.21 m
Breadth:8.39 m
Draught:4.20 m
Sail area:916 m2
Ship's hull:Stahl / Steel
Power:210 PS
Engine:Diesel Cat 3208

Portrait of the sailing ship:

Last update: 17 Apr 2008

  • replica of a tall-ship with the same name that carried lumber from 1854 to 1892 starting from Baltimore Town (Chesapeake Bay) to California, some changes of the layout to suit the uses of today's passengers and more safety
  • a cross section of the original lumber hauling schooner can be found in the Manitowak Maritime Museum (Wiscosin)
  • one of the largest sailing ships of the United States cruising with passengers
  • most voyages in the Chesapeake Bay today (April to October), spent several winters in the warmer regions, free for charter in winter for a minimum of three months
  • sold in an auction in March 2008.

Literature for further reading:

We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 1997 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(9. aktualisierte Auflage)
Page: 331 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2000 ISBN: 0-9636483-5-7
(12th Edition)
Page: 83 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact

Thaddeus Koza
"Tall Ships - the Fleet of the 21th Century"
Tide-Mark Press, East Hartford 2000 ISBN: 1-55949-551-0
(http://www.tallshipsinternational.com/)
Page: 51 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data

Otmar Schäuffelen
"Die letzten grossen Segelschiffe"
Delius Klasing Verlag 2002 ISBN: 3-7688-0483-6
(10. aktualisierte und erweiterte Auflage)
Page: 372 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data