▁sh ipping ▁the ▁first ▁cargo ▁of ▁ice ▁in ▁the ▁ship ▁Bomb ay , ▁to ▁Wh am po a ." ▁ ▁Ro le ▁in ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁cli pper ▁ship ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁the ▁A . ▁A . ▁Low ▁& ▁B ros . ▁representative ▁in ▁C anton , ▁William ▁Low , ▁and ▁his ▁pre gn ant ▁wife ▁Ann ▁had ▁been ▁passengers ▁on ▁a ▁very ▁slow ▁and ▁fr ustr ating ▁trip ▁home ▁from ▁C anton ▁with ▁Captain ▁Nathan iel ▁Pal mer ▁on ▁the ▁Paul ▁Jones . ▁" To ▁vent ▁his ▁fr ustration ▁[ Capt ain ▁Nat ] ▁began ▁car ving ▁a ▁block ▁of ▁wood ▁into ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁ideal ▁h ull ▁of ▁a ▁C anton ▁tr ader ▁should ▁look ▁like , ▁one ▁that ▁.. ▁' w ould ▁out s ail ▁anything ▁af loat ' ▁... ▁" He ▁incorpor ated ▁John ▁W . ▁Griff ith s ' ▁ideas ▁concerning ▁a ▁sharp ▁con ca ve ▁bow ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁ideas ▁of ▁a ▁full er ▁flat - bottom ed ▁h ull ." ▁ ▁Upon ▁arrival ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁they ▁approached ▁A . ▁A . ▁Low ▁& ▁B ros . ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁design , ▁which ▁was ▁further ▁developed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁David ▁Brown ▁of ▁Brown ▁& ▁Bell ▁ship yard . ▁The ▁ship , ▁Hou qua , ▁launched ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁cli pper ▁ship . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ind ividual ▁sail ing ▁vessels ▁Category :