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| Keywords: Flying Fish Baltimore clipper.jpg Architectural drawing of the Flying Fish a ship used by the Royal Navy Bermuda sloops were used by the navy in combatting French privateers and as advice vessels carrying communications and important materials Inspired by the success of American privateers however the Admiralty used the Baltimore clipper Flying Fish as the model for a class of sloops placing orders with boat builders in Bermuda and Britain Although the American schooner's developments had been influenced by Bermudian vessels and builders they were intended as coastal vessels and were shallower drafted than comparably sized Bermudian designs which were intended for the open ocean PD-art original upload log page en wikipedia Bermudian_sloop-of-war_Flying_Fish jpg 2007-02-18 05 19 Aodhdubh 1012×618×8 483338 bytes <nowiki> Summary Architectural drawing of the Flying Fish one of a large number of ships mostly traditional Bermuda sloops ordered from Bermudian builders by the Royal Navy Bermudian vessels were used by the navy in combatting French privateers </nowiki> Sailing ships of the Royal Navy Sailing ships of the United States Navy Topsail schooners Clippers | ||||
