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1842 Rio Trader Courier, early clipper trading ship, 380 tons OM was the first ship fully designed and built by Donald McKay himself, as a partner in the firm of Currier & McKay, on a commission from Andrew Foster & Son, New York.
Donald McKay was launched on Donald McKay's shipyard in East Boston, USA, in January 1855.Newspapers reported that she had "all the airy beauty of a clipper combined with the stately outline of a ship of war and, though not sharp, yet her great length, buoyancy, and stability, indicate[d] that she [would] sail very fast, and be an excellent sea boat". [2]
Built by Donald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts, Sovereign of the Seas was the first ship to travel more than 400 nautical miles (740 kilometres) in 24 hours. [3] On the second leg of her maiden voyage, she made a record passage from Honolulu, Hawaii, to New York City in 82 days.
Designed by shipbuilder Donald McKay for the California trade, she was briefly the largest merchant ship in the world. She was in active service from 1851 until her total loss in 1861. Stag Hound was to be the only true extreme clipper built by Donald McKay. He built many other clippers for speed, but no other clipper hulls were to have the 40 ...
Donald McKay (original) Builder: Donald McKay of East Boston, MA: Laid down: May 1869: Launched: October 21, 1869: In service: 1870: Out of service: 1923: Fate: Burned for her metal May 13, 1923: Notes: The last merchant sailing vessel built by McKay [1] General characteristics; Class and type: Medium clipper: Tons burthen: 2102 tons: Length ...
Donald McKay [29] [self-published source] 1855 — Broken up in 1888 266 ft (81 m) Named after her designer. Extreme clipper, 2594 tons OM, 266 ft, built for James Baines & Co., last extreme clipper ship built by Donald McKay. Golden Fleece: 1855 United States (Boston, MA) Wrecked in 1877 222 ft (68 m) Mary Whitridge [1] — 1855 United States
Great Republic, as originally built in 1853. Designed by naval architect and shipbuilder Donald McKay as a four-deck four-masted medium clipper barque, Great Republic—at 4,555 tons registry [4] —was intended to be the most profitable wooden sailing ship ever to ply the Australian gold rush and southern oceans merchant trade.
Flying Cloud was a clipper ship that set the world's sailing record for the fastest passage between New York and San Francisco, 89 days 8 hours. The ship held this record for over 130 years, from 1854 to 1989. Flying Cloud was the most famous of the clippers built by Donald McKay.