Clipper City (schooner)
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Clipper City is a modern replica of a nineteenth-century cargo schooner.
The original Clipper City
The first Clipper City was a cargo clipper schooner built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1854.[1] Manitowoc soon became known for its shipbuilding industry, and "Clipper City" was adopted as a nickname for the town itself. A replica cross section of the Clipper City is on permanent display at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.[2]
The replica
In 1984, the plans for the original Clipper City were purchased from the Smithsonian Institution,[3] and naval architects DeJong & Lebet, Inc. were hired to adapt the design to meet modern safety requirements. The new vessel, also named Clipper City, was a steel-hulled schooner carrying eight sails on two steel masts: six fore-and-aft rigged sails, and two square topsails.[4]
The Clipper City offered passenger sails out of Baltimore, Maryland for over twenty years, with occasional trips to the Caribbean and other destinations.
Current status
In 2007, Clipper CityTemplate:-'s then owner, John Kircher, filed for bankruptcy to avoid foreclosure on the vessel by Regal Bancorp, Inc. Clipper CityTemplate:-'s Coast Guard certification was revoked shortly thereafter due to a hull failure. Following a brief seizure by U.S. Marshals, the vessel was sold at auction to Regal Bancorp for $350,000.[5]
Clipper City was then purchased by ESV Corp and rebuilt to original condition. She operates as a day sail tour boat, running out of Battery Park in New York City, and is also available for private charters and corporate events by Manhattan By Sail.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ Gjerset, Knut (1979). Norwegian Sailors on the Great Lakes. Ayer Publishing, p. 66. Template:ISBN. Google Book Search. Retrieved on July 18, 2008.
- ↑ Wisconsin Maritime Museum Exhibits
- ↑ Former owner's websiteScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ Naval architects DeJong & Lebet, Inc.
- ↑ WJZ-TV article, "Baltimore's Clipper City Tall Ship Sold"Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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