List of extreme clippers

This is a list of extreme clippers.

Ship  | Launch date  | Country  | Builder  | Location  | Owner  | Notes

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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

* List of clipper ships

## References

1. ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Surprise(1850).html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
2. ↑ 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(1851).html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
3. ↑ 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(1851).html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
4. ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-11). "Nightingale". Sailing Ships: Nightingale (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Nightingale(1851).html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
5. ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1997-01-23). "Sailing Ships: "Northern Light" (1851)". The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Northern_Light(1851).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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