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  1. Clippers, outrunning the British blockade of Baltimore, came to be recognized as ships built for speed rather than cargo space; while traditional merchant ships were accustomed to average speeds of under 5 knots (9 km/h), clippers aimed at 9 knots (17 km/h) or better.

  2. The convergence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou at Allen’s Landing formed a natural turning basin, and dredging during the late 1800s and early 1900s increased the size of ships that could navigate the channel.

  3. By 1825 Galveston was designated a provision port by the Congress of Mexico and made a home port for the Texas Navy by 1835. By 1900, Galveston was the leading U.S. port for the export of cotton and the third most important for the export of wheat.

  4. The schooner was lost on what appears to have been its first cruise in August 1831, disappearing with all hands. A strong storm likely capsized and sank the Sylph near the mouth of the Mississippi, according to a nearby vessel’s report of a ship in distress believed to be the schooner.

  5. Navy ships were designed with greater endurance and range which allowed them to operate further from bases and between refits. [125] USS North Carolina. The Navy had a presence in the Far East with a naval base in the US-owned Philippines and river gunboats in China on the Yangtze River.

  6. To reach the Port of Houstons Turning Basin, a ship must travel 50 miles along a narrow and twisting channel that passes through Galveston, the San Jacinto River, and Buffalo Bayou. Despite this improbable location, Houston has the world’s largest landlocked port.

  7. 7 maj 2015 · This image shows types of sailing ships commonly used for deep-sea navigation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. There were further types (galleasses, xebecs, luggers...) and various hybrid- and sub-types (gaff-rigged schooners, snows, galiots...), which are not depicted here.

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