Engineering:Game Cock (clipper)
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Short description: 1850 clipper ship
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Game Cock |
| Owner | Daniel C. Bacon, Boston, MA |
| Builder | Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA |
| Launched | Dec. 21, 1850 |
| Out of service | Feb. 1880 |
| Fate | Condemned Feb. 1880 at the Cape of Good Hope |
| Notes | “Designed by Samuel H. Pook or Samuel Hall (disputed)” |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 1391 tons |
| Length: | 200 ft (61 m) LOA |
| Beam: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Notes: | 2 decks [1] |
The Game Cock was a clipper ship known for its long sailing life of 29 years and 2 months.[1] Its principal route was the New York City to San Francisco run.
Construction
A game cock with neck extended served as the ship's figurehead. Game Cock was considered either a medium or extreme clipper.[2] Its materials were similar to the Surprise.[3]
Voyages
Game Cock sailed between New York City and San Francisco . The ship put in for repairs in Rio de Janeiro in 1851, and made voyages to Bombay in 1851, and Batavia in 1859.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. pp. xv. ISBN 0070145016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bruzelius, lars (1998-04-09). "Clipper ships: "Game Cock" (1850)". The Maritime History Virtual Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Game_Cock(1850).html.
- ↑ "The New Clipper Ship "Game Cock", of Boston.". Boston Daily Atlas. 1851-01-29. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/News/BDA/BDA(1851-01-29).html.
External links
- American clipper ship Game Cock, Hansen, J., artist and lithographer Nagel & Weingaertner (1849–1857), printer
- Game Cock at Whampoa, painting by Gordon Grant (1875–1962)
- Lithograph of clipper Game Cock
- "The New Clipper Ship "Game Cock", of Boston.". Boston Daily Atlas. 1851-01-29. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/News/BDA/BDA(1851-01-29).html.
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