Engineering:Sovereign of the Seas (clipper)

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Short description: 19th c. American clipper ship
Sovereign of the Seas

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General characteristics
Class and type: Extreme clipper
Tons burthen: 2421 tons.
Length: 252 ft (77 m)
Beam: 45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Draft: 29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Notes: Has held the record for the fastest speed ever for a sailing ship, 22 kn (41 km/h), since 1854

Sovereign of the Seas, a clipper ship built in 1852, was a sailing vessel notable for setting the world record for the fastest sailing ship, with a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h).[1][lower-alpha 1]

Notable passages

Drawing of Sovereign of the Seas from a 1910 book

Built by Donald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts, Sovereign of the Seas was the first ship to travel more than 400 nautical miles (740 kilometres) in 24 hours.[2] On the second leg of her maiden voyage, she made a record passage from Honolulu, Hawaii, to New York City in 82 days. She then broke the record to Liverpool, England, making the passage in 13 days ​13 1⁄2 hours. In 1853 she was chartered by James Baines of the Black Ball Line, Liverpool for the Australia trade.

Record

In 1854, Sovereign of the Seas recorded the fastest speed for a sailing ship, logging 22 knots (41 km/h).[1]

See also

  • Donald McKay
  • List of large sailing vessels
  • Transatlantic sailing record

Notes

  1. ↑ Note that this is a very specific record. It applies to a ship in the most literal sense, a three masted, square rigged, sailing vessel. It has been far exceeded by multi-hulled sailing craft and modern monohulls.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Octavius T. Howe; Frederick G. Matthews (1986). American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. 1. New York. ISBN 0-486-25115-2. https://archive.org/details/americanclippers0000howe. 
  2. ↑ "San Francisco Commerce, Past, Present and Future". Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine: p. 370. April 1888. https://books.google.com/books?id=eqJBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA370. 

Further reading

  • Lyon, Jane D (1962). Clipper Ships and Captains. New York: American Heritage Publishing. 




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