The clipper ship era: an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869Clark, Arthur H.
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The clipper ship era: an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869
Clark, Arthur H.
Clipper ships -- Great Britain; Clipper ships -- United States
From Sandy Hook to the equator: _Great Republic_, 16 days; _Flying
Cloud_, _Northern Light_, _Sea Serpent_, _Storm_ (barque), _White
Swallow_, 17 days; _Adelaide_, _Jacob Bell_, _Surprise_, _Sweepstakes_,
18 days; _Atlanta_, _Flying Fish_, _Golden Gate_, _Hornet_, _Samuel
Russell_, _Tingqua_, 19 days; _Archer_, _Antelope_, _Climax_, _Courier_,
_Comet_, _David Brown_, _Hazard_, _Sirocco_, _Tornado_, _White Squall_,
20 days. In February, 1858, the _Stag Hound_, commanded by Captain
Hussey, made the run from Boston Light to the equator in the phenomenal
time of 13 days, eclipsing all records.
From Cape St. Roque to 50° S.: _Samuel Russell_, 16 days; _Hornet_,
_Ocean Pearl_, 17 days; _Bald Eagle_, _Comet_, _Electric_, _Hurricane_,
_Ocean Express_, _Raven_, 18 days; _Electric Spark_, _Galatea_,
_Governor Morton_, _John Gilpin_, _Sovereign of the Seas_, _Sword-Fish_,
_Witch of the Wave_, 19 days; _Aurora_, _Flying Fish_, _Golden Gate_,
_John Wade_, _Mandarin_, _North America_, _Panama_, _Ringleader_,
_Seaman_, _Sea Witch_, _Skylark_, _Trade Wind_, 20 days.
From 50° S. in the Atlantic to 50° S. in the Pacific: _Young America_, 6
days; _Flying Fish_, _Flying Cloud_, _Robin Hood_, 7 days; _Flying
Dutchman_ (twice), _Herald of the Morning_, _Stag Hound_, _Sword-Fish_,
8 days; _Mary L. Sutton_, _Sovereign of the Seas_, _Great Republic_, 9
days; _Atlanta_, _Golden City_, _Hornet_, _Snap Dragon_ (barque),
_Sweepstakes_, _Typhoon_, _Whistler_, 10 days.
From 50° S. in the Pacific to the equator: _Live Yankee_, _Mary L.
Sutton_, 16 days; _Flying Cloud_, _Sweepstakes_, 17 days; _Celestial_,
_Eagle_, _Hurricane_, _John Bertram_, _Surprise_, _Young America_, 18
days; _Belle of the West_, _Courser_, _Don Quixote_, _Flying Dutchman_
(twice), _Flying Fish_, _Mermaid_, _Neptune’s Car_, _Ocean Telegraph_,
_Sirocco_, _Starlight_, _Sword-Fish_, _Wild Pigeon_, _Winged Arrow_, 19
days; _Alarm_, _Archer_, _Electric_, _Flying Dragon_, _Golden Eagle_,
_John Gilpin_, _Malay_, _Stag Hound_, _Starr King_, _Syren_, _Shooting
Star_, _Telegraph_, _Unknown_, 20 days.
From the equator to San Francisco: _White Squall_, 14 days; _Flying
Cloud_, _John Gilpin_, _Phantom_, 15 days; _Antelope_, _Comet_,
_Contest_, _Flying Dutchman_, _Game-Cock_, _Trade Wind_, 16 days;
_Aurora_, _Flying Fish_ (twice), _Sovereign of the Seas_, _Surprise_,
_Young America_, 17 days; _Cleopatra_, _Challenge_, _Golden City_,
_John Bertram_, _Samuel Appleton_, _Seaman_, _Sea Witch_,
_Staffordshire_, _Typhoon_, _Westward Ho_, _Winged Arrow_, 18 days;
_Bald Eagle_, _Boston Light_, _Defender_, _Eagle_, _Electric_, _Golden
Eagle_, _Great Republic_, _Hornet_, _N. B. Palmer_, _Wild Pigeon_, 19
days; _Celestial_, _Cyclone_, _Eureka_, _Governor Morton_, _Herald of
the Morning_, _Intrepid_, _Living Age_, _Ocean Telegraph_, _Raven_,
_Samuel Russell_, _Sparkling Wave_, _Sword-Fish_, 20 days.
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