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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

  1. ↑ 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. 
  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%281851%29.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%281851%29.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%281851%29.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%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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