Flying Fish (clipper)
The Flying Fish was a California clipper ship of the extreme type launched in 1851. She was wrecked in 1858 while coming out of the Chinese port city of Foochow with a cargo of tea leaves.[2]
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| History | |
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| Owner: | Sampson and Tappan[1] |
| Builder: | Donald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Launched: | 1851 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1858 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Clipper |
| Tonnage: | 1505 |
| Length: | 196.6 feet (59.9 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 27.1 feet (8.3 m)[1] |
| Draught: | 22 feet (6.7 m)[1] |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Fully rigged |
| Armament: | None |
References
- "Donald McCay".
- William H. Ukers (1935). All About Tea. p. 95.
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