And so I have endeavored to record the leading events of an era in maritime history long ago departed; and however much the remarkable development of steam navigation may have contributed to the welfare of mankind, I think that the memory of the clipper ships and the men who built and commanded them, will always find a welcome in the hearts of those who know and love the sea. Appendix I CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1850 TO 1857 INCLUSIVE 1850 SHIP TONS CAPTAIN BUILDER OWNER & PORT _Celestial_ 860 Gardner William H. Webb, Bucklin & Crane, New York New York. _Eclipse_ 223 Hamilton J. Williams & Son, T. Wardle & Co., Williamsburg, N. Y. New York. _Game-Cock_ 392 Hollis Samuel Hall, Daniel C. Bacon, East Boston East Boston. _Governor Morton_ 318 Burgess James M. Hood, Handy & Everett, Somerset New York. _John Bertram_ 080 Landholm R. E. Jackson, Glidden & Williams, East Boston Boston. _Mandarin_ 776 Stoddard Smith & Dimon, Goodhue & Co., New York New York. _Race Horse_ 512 King Samuel Hall, Goddard & Co., East Boston Boston. _Seaman_ 546 Myrick Bell & Co., Funch & Meincke, Baltimore Baltimore. _Sea Serpent_ 1337 Howland George Raynes, Grinnell, Minturn & Co., Portsmouth, N. H. New York. _Stag-Hound_ 1535 Richardson Donald McKay, George B. Upton and Sampson East Boston & Tappan, Boston. _Surprise_ 1361 Dumaresq Samuel Hall, A. A. Low & Brother, East Boston New York. _White Squall_ 1118 Lockwood Jacob Bell, W. Platt & Son, New York Philadelphia. _Witchcraft_ 1310 Rogers Paul Curtis, S. Rogers & W. D. Pickman, Chelsea, Mass. Salem. 1851 _Alert_ 764 Bursley Crocker & Warren, Damariscotta, Me. New York. _Challenge_ 2006 WatermanWilliam H. Webb, N. L. & G. Griswold, New York New York. _Comet_ 1836 Gardner William H. Webb, Bucklin & Crane, New York New York. _Courser_ 1026 Berry Paul Curtis, Richardson & Co., East Boston Boston.