[Illustration: H.M.S. “CLEOPATRA” ENDEAVOURING TO SAVE THE CREW OF THE BRIG “FISHER,” 200 TONS, ON OCTOBER 26, 1835. This incident occurred 82 miles N. ¼ W. off Flamborough Head in a strong S. W. gale with heavy squalls. The brig had lost her mainmast, and hailed the _Cleopatra_ for assistance. A boat was therefore lowered on the _Cleopatra’s_ lee quarter, but stove in and lost. A buoy was veered astern, but the brig could not pick it up. During the night the brig foundered with all hands. Liardet in his book on seamanship suggested that in such an incident as this the best thing would be to get to windward of the wreck, let down ropes from the lee side, then signal to the wreck your intention of drifting down to her. The men could then rescue themselves by the ropes.] A very fine type of clipper was built in 1859 by Messrs. Robert Steel and Son, at Greenock, to which class belonged such famous ships as the _Falcon_ and _Fiery Cross_. They were beautifully designed craft and splendidly built, with ample deck space for working the ship and small deck-houses, and were kept up almost as smartly as a modern sailing yacht with polished brass-work, holystoned decks, and well-found gear. The clipper _Seaforth_, which was built in 1863, brought about quite a revolution in the sailing ship’s equipment, for she was the first sailing vessel to have steel spars and wire rigging. Her lower masts, her topmasts, and her topsail yards and bowsprit were all steel likewise. [Illustration: H.M.S. “HASTINGS,” 74 GUNS. Lying “in Ordinary” in the Medway.]