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Dolphin ' s hull was inspected in 1768 after the ship had twice circumnavigated the world; there was significant corrosion of the hull's iron components, which had to be replaced. [5] In 1769 another attempt was made at coppering a ship's hull, this time on a new ship that had been constructed using bolts made from a copper alloy.
In hull form, Surprise was a medium clipper, with a prismatic coefficient of 0.82 (compared to Witch of the Wave: 0.66; Sea Witch: 0.64 - typical values for a "sharp" clipper). Nevertheless, she made some notably fast passages, setting a record, at the time, of 96 days and 15 hours on her first trip from New York to San Francisco.
Replica of 1847 "Baltimore Clipper" Californian built in 1984. A Baltimore clipper is a fast sailing ship historically built on the mid-Atlantic seaboard of the United States, especially at the port of Baltimore, Maryland. An early form of clipper, the name is most commonly applied to two-masted schooners and brigantines. These vessels may also ...
She had a fine sheer, and every line and molding harmonized her whole length." [2] [4] In common with other clipper ships of the day her hull was painted black, and the bottom of the hull was sheathed with copper. Her black hull can be clearly seen, and the copper can just be seen above the waves, in an 1858 painting by James E. Buttersworth.
The lines and sail plan are in the William H. Webb's Plans Of Wooden Ships. [11] Freight rates to the goldfields had by this time skyrocketed to such an extent that a ship could pay for its construction with a single voyage. Challenge, 1851 clipper. Webb's clipper designs "employed the most judicious use of timber of all the major shipbuilders."
The SS Schomberg was a clipper built in Aberdeen by Alexander Hall & Co. for "the Black Ball line" (which was a subsidiary of James Baines & Co., of Liverpool) for carrying large cargoes and steerage passengers, and to "outdo the Americans". [citation needed] When built, she was regarded as the most luxurious and well-built clipper of the period.
James Baines was a passenger clipper ship completely constructed of timber in the 1850s and launched on 25 July 1854 from the East Boston shipyard of the famous ship builder Donald McKay in the United States for the Black Ball Line of James Baines & Co., Liverpool.
Cremorne was a clipper ship of Sutton and Co.'s Dispatch Line and Coleman's California Line. She sailed between New York and San Francisco. [ 2 ] Her services were advertised in sailing cards .