… On the other hand, the opium clipper was a fast sailing ship used by British merchants to escape the Chinese authorities in the 1830s during the opium smuggling trade along the Chinese coast. The prototype was the Aberdeen Clipper, modeled after the Baltimore Clipper and built in Aberdeen, Scotland. Unlike the traditional nearly vertical cliff-like bows, the Aberdeen Clipper was characterized by its sharp, gouged-out bow, which cut well into the waves, and became the epitome of the clipper-type bow. … *Some of the terminology that refers to the "Aberdeen Clipper" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
… 一方,1830年代に入って急膨張した中国沿岸におけるアヘン(阿片)の密貿易で,イギリス商人が中国官憲の手を逃れるために使った快速帆船がオーピアム・クリッパーである。原型はボルティモア・クリッパーに範を取り,スコットランドのアバディーンでつくられたアバディーン・クリッパーである。従来の垂直に近い絶壁のような船首と異なり,波切りのよいえぐり取ったように鋭い船首の形状がアバディーン・クリッパーの特徴で,クリッパー型船首の典型となった。… ※「アバディーン・クリッパー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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