In the 1790's, Maryland led the nation in shipbuilding and Baltimore was the undisputed leader of this industry on the Chesapeake Bay. Learn more about the history of Baltimore Clippers and the role they and Baltimore played two centuries ago!
American privateers, many of them sailing out of Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore Clippers built in Fells Point, captured or sank some 1,700 British merchant vessels during the war of 1812.	American commerce required larger vessels that could carry more goods. In the 1840s a new generation of large fast ships evolved that came to be known as Yankee Clippers or simply Clipper Ships.

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