Clipper Ship Three Brothers, 2972 Tons, The Largest Sailing Ship in the World – Vintage Print
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Clipper Ship Three Brothers, 2972 Tons, The Largest Sailing Ship in the World comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Clipper Ship Three Brothers, 2972 Tons, The Largest Sailing Ship in the World
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The title makes a bold claim: at 2,972 tons, the Three Brothers was billed as the largest sailing ship in the world. Those tons are a measure of internal capacity, not cargo weight, so the figure reflects the vessel's enclosed space rather than what it carried. Clippers like this one were built for speed in long-distance trades such as tea, wool, and passengers, and the largest of them pushed the limits of wooden and iron shipbuilding. Ships of this size were rare, and their hulls, tall rigs, and crews of dozens of sailors show how far sail-powered commerce had grown by the late 19th century.
| Original scan | 1,455 × 1,168 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g02046_ |
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