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Flying Fish (clipper)

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Flying Fish
History
United States
OwnerSampson and Tappan[1]
BuilderDonald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts
Launched1851
FateWrecked, 1858
General characteristics
TypeClipper
Tonnage1505
Length196.6 feet (59.9 m)[1]
Beam27.1 feet (8.3 m)[1]
Draught22 feet (6.7 m)[1]
PropulsionSails
Sail planFully rigged
ArmamentNone

Flying Fish was a California clipper ship of the extreme type launched in 1851. Her figurehead was a green and gold flying fish. At full sail she could set 8,250 yards of canvas. The ship was wrecked in 1858 while coming out of Fuzhou with a cargo of tea leaves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Donald McCay". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
  2. ^ William H. Ukers (1935). All About Tea. p. 95.