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
_Norseman_ 820 Haskell R. E. Jackson, Cunningham Brothers,
East Boston. Boston.
_Witch of the Wave_ 1200 Todd Titcomb & Co.,
Portsmouth, N. H. Newburyport, Mass.
1857
_Black Hawk_ 1108 Bowers William H. Webb, Bucklin & Crane,
New York. New York.
_Black Hawk_ 970 Shoof J. Currier, M. Devenport & Co.,
Newburyport, Mass. Newburyport, Mass.
_Hotspur_ 862 Porter Roosevelt & Joyce, Wisner, McCready & Co.,
New York. New York.
_Twilight_ 1482 Gates Charles Mallory, G. Gates & Co.,
Mystic, Conn. Mystic, Conn.
Appendix II
RECORD PASSAGES OF THE CALIFORNIA CLIPPER SHIPS MADE IN 110 DAYS OR LESS
FROM 1850 TO 1860, INCLUSIVE
1850
PORT OF ARRIVAL AT
SHIP DEPARTURE SAN FRANCISCO DAYS
_Celestial_ New York November 1 104
_Race Horse_ Boston November 24 109
_Samuel Russell_ New York May 1 109
_Sea Witch_ New York July 24 97
1851
_Challenge_ New York October 29 108
_Flying Cloud_ New York August 31 89
_N. B. Palmer_ New York August 21 106
_Raven_ Boston November 19 105
_Sea Witch_ New York November 20 110
_Seaman_ New York March 11 107
_Stag-Hound_ New York May 26 107
_Surprise_ New York March 19 96
_Typhoon_ New York November 18 106
_Witchcraft_ New York August 11 103
1852
_Celestial_ New York February 17 106
_Comet_ New York January 13 103
_Courser_ Boston April 28 108
_Eclipse_ New York April 22 104
_Northern Light_ Boston March 8 109
_Sea Witch_ New York December 8 108
_Staffordshire_ Boston August 13 101
_Sword-Fish_ New York February 10 90
_Flying Fish_ Boston February 17 98
_John Bertram_ Boston March 26 105
_Shooting Star_ Boston August 17 105
_White Squall_ New York July 29 110
_Wild Pigeon_ New York January 28 104
_Sovereign of the Seas_ New York November 15 103
1853
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