Engineering:List of extreme clippers
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This is a list of extreme clippers.
| Ship | Launch date | Country | Builder | Location | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise | 5 October 1850 |  United States
|
Samuel Hall, East Boston, Massachusetts | New York City , New York | A. A. Low & Brother[1] | |
| Sea Serpent | 20 November 1850 | United States
|
George Raynes | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York City | |
| Witchcraft | 21 December 1850 | United States
|
Paul Curtis | Chelsea, Massachusetts | Samuel Hall, East Boston | Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook |
| N.B. Palmer | 5 February 1851 | United States
|
Westervelt & Mackay | New York City , New York | A.A. Low & Brother, New York City | Named after Nathaniel Brown Palmer[2] |
| Witch of the Wave | 5 April 1851 | United States
|
George Raynes | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Glidden & Williams, East Boston, Massachusetts | Sailed for 34 years; held record from Calcutta to Boston; renamed Electra in 1855. |
| Flying Cloud | 15 April 1851 | United States
|
Donald McKay | East Boston, Massachusetts | Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York City , New York | Most famous McKay extreme clipper. Record passage, New York to San Francisco, 89 days[3] |
| Syren | 1 May 1851 | United States
|
John Taylor | Medford, Massachusetts | Silsbee & Pickman, Salem, Massachusetts | |
| Nightingale | 16 June 1851 | United States
|
Samuel Hanscomb Jr. | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | Captain A. F. Miller, Boston, Massachusetts | Tea clipper; became notorious as slaver; Civil War US Navy ship, arctic explorer[4] |
| Northern Light | 25 September 1851 | United States
|
E. & H.O. Briggs | South Boston, Massachusetts | James Huckins | Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook. 1853 record, San Francisco to Boston, 76 days, 6 hours.[5] |
| Golden State | 10 January 1853 | United States
|
Jacob Aaron Westervelt | New York City , New York | Chambers & Heiser, New York |
See also
References
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Surprise%281850%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-04-05). "N.B. Palmer". Clipper Ships: N.B. Palmer (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/NB_Palmer%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (2003-12-14). "Flying Cloud". Sailing Ships: Flying Cloud (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Flying_Cloud%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-11). "Nightingale". Sailing Ships: Nightingale (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Nightingale%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1997-01-23). "Sailing Ships: "Northern Light" (1851)". The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Northern_Light%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
- Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986) [Reprint of 1926-1927 ed.]. American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0486251158.
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