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Prior to the 19th century, transatlantic crossings were undertaken in sailing ships, and the journeys were time-consuming and often perilous.The first trade route across the Atlantic was inaugurated by Spain a few decades after the European Discovery of the Americas, with the establishment of the West Indies fleets in 1566, a convoy system that regularly linked its territories in the Americas ...
French ship Tage (1847) Torrington (1847 brig) V. French ship Valmy (1847) Victory (1847 ship) W. West Point (1847) USS Wyandank
The best passage from New York to Liverpool in those days was the 15 days 16 hours achieved at the end of 1823 by the ship New York (though often incorrectly reported as Canada). [4] The westward crossing had a remarkable record of 15 days 23 hours set by the Black Ball's Columbia in 1830, [ 5 ] during an unusually prolonged spell of easterly ...
In the United States, the term "clipper" referred to the Baltimore clipper, a topsail schooner that was developed in Chesapeake Bay before the American Revolution and was lightly armed in the War of 1812, sailing under Letters of Marque and Reprisal, when the type—exemplified by the Chasseur, launched at Fells Point, Baltimore, 1814— became known for its incredible speed; a deep draft ...
America: America-class steamship: For British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. [54] 13 May United Kingdom: A. Hall & Sons Aberdeen: Victoria: Schooner: For Leith and Hamburg Shipping Company. [55] 15 May United Kingdom: Robert Napier and Sons: Govan: Earl of Aberdeen: Paddle steamer: For Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company. [56 ...
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Looshtauk was an Irish emigrant ship, captained by John M. Thain, sailing from the Port of Liverpool to the Port of Quebec on April 17, 1847. 462 passengers boarded at Liverpool. [1] Typhus was caught by two male passengers in Liverpool and broke out during the crossing.
1847 elections in North America (3 C)-1847 in the Caribbean (1 C) 1847 in Central America (3 C) / 1847 disestablishments in North America (3 C)