California (Dutch ship)
Topic: Engineering
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 Netherlands
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| Owner: | L. Bienfait & sn. |
| Builder: | Fop Smit |
| Launched: | 1853 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Clipper |
| Tons burthen: | 663 tons |
California (663 tons) is the most famous of four Dutch clippers launched in 1853. An iron-hulled clipper, she was built by Fop Smit and mastered by F.C. Jaski for the company L. Bienfait & sn. On the maiden voyage Jaski sailed her in 86 days from The Downs to Port Adelaide, delivering a hundred English immigrants.
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