The Harvey Clipper was a high speed two mast sailing ship built with a wooden hull by William
Webb in Baltimore in 1847!
The Harvey sailed from New York to California in 89 days which was considered to be a fast trip.
In 1848, California became a state of the Union. Although the Panama Canal was not yet built,
it was much safer to ship California's natural resources such as gold and timber resources by sea
around the Horn than by land.
The Clippers had to be armed to fight off any pirates they might encounter.
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