CAH3534
Lingnan Cultural Tradition & Heritage
Sino - British Maritime Trade(1841 - 1895), Hong Kong
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Clippers
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Steamers
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Junks
Ships
"Steamers consume coal. Ship companies had to employ stokers (mainly came from the East Africa) to put coal into the 'stokehole' in order to keep the ship moving. It was a streneous and dirty task." (Horwath & Horwath, 1986)
Clippers refer to any swift sailing ships. The term “clippers” was derived from the British slang expression “going a fast clip” as the ships were said to "clip" days off the usual time for a sea voyage. (McNamara, n.d.)
Steamers were being independent of wind and tide. They were more reliable, cheaper to insure and offered lower freight rates. Therefore, steamers gradually replaced the clipper ships in the late 19th century.
The term 'junk' was derived from the Malay word 'djong', meaning boat. It refers to a wide variety of ocean-going sailing vessels from India and, in particular, from China.
At their peak in the early 15th century, junks were by far the largest and the best sailing craft in the world. Junks maintained pole position until nineteenth century, then gradually replaced by other ships.
(Denny, 2009)
