United Kingdom–San Francisco grain trade
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The United Kingdom–San Francisco grain trade was a late 19th- and early 20th-century maritime route in which large sailing ships carried grain from California to Britain, exemplifying the era’s long-distance wind-powered commercial shipping.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom–San Francisco grain trade canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grain trade
ⓘ
historical trade route ⓘ maritime trade route ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
long-distance voyages
ⓘ
round-the-Cape passages ⓘ wind-powered commercial shipping ⓘ |
| commodityType | bulk cargo ⓘ |
| declineCause |
changes in global grain sourcing
ⓘ
opening of the Panama Canal ⓘ rise of steamships ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| destinationRegion |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| economicRole |
export of Californian grain to British markets
ⓘ
supply of foodstuffs to the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Cape Horn sea route
ⓘ
surface form:
California–Cape Horn–United Kingdom route
|
| historicalPeriod | pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| mainCargo |
grain
ⓘ
wheat ⓘ |
| navigatedOcean |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| navigatedWaterway |
Cape Horn
ⓘ
Strait of Magellan ⓘ |
| navigationChallenge |
heavy seas around Cape Horn
ⓘ
strong westerly winds in the Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
use of large steel and iron sailing ships in a steamship era
ⓘ
very long sailing distances without coaling stops ⓘ |
| originCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| originPort | San Francisco ⓘ |
| partOf |
age of sail
ⓘ
global grain trade ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
sail
ⓘ
wind power ⓘ |
| relatedTrade |
Australia–United Kingdom grain trade
ⓘ
Pacific grain trade ⓘ |
| safetyRisk |
severe storms off Cape Horn
ⓘ
shipwrecks ⓘ |
| tradeDirection |
California to Britain
ⓘ
west-to-east ⓘ |
| typicalCargoDirection | grain outbound from San Francisco ⓘ |
| typicalReturnCargo | ballast or manufactured goods ⓘ |
| usedVesselType |
barque
ⓘ
clipper ship ⓘ full-rigged ship ⓘ sailing ship ⓘ windjammer ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.