List of extreme clippers

This is a list of extreme clippers.

Date	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Owner	Notes
16 June 1850	United States	Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA	New York City	Surprise	Extreme clipper	A. A. Low & Brother[1]
20 November 1850	United States	George Raynes	Portsmouth, NH	Sea Serpent	Extreme clipper	Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York City
21 December 1850	United States	Paul Curtis	Chelsea, MA	Witchcraft	Extreme clipper	Samuel Hall, East Boston	Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook
5 February 1851	United States	Westervelt & Mackay	New York City	N.B. Palmer	Extreme clipper	A.A. Low & Brother, New York City	Named after Nathaniel Brown Palmer[2]
5 April 1851	United States	George Raynes	Portsmouth, NH	Witch of the Wave	Extreme clipper	Glidden & Williams, East Boston	Sailed for 34 years; held record from Calcutta to Boston; renamed Electra in 1855.
15 April 1851	United States	Donald McKay	East Boston, MA	Flying Cloud	Extreme clipper	Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York City	Most famous McKay extreme clipper. Record passage, NY to SF, 89 days[3]
1 May 1851	United States	John Taylor	Medford, MA	Syren	Extreme clipper	Silsbee & Pickman, Salem, MA
16 June 1851	United States	Samuel Hanscomb Jr.	Portsmouth, NH	Nightingale	Extreme clipper	Captain A.F. Miller, Boston	Tea clipper; became notorious as slaver; Civil War US Navy ship, arctic explorer[4]
25 September 1851	United States	E. & H.O. Briggs	South Boston, MA	Northern Light	Extreme clipper	James Huckins	Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook. 1853 record, San Francisco to Boston, 76 days, 6 hours.[5]

See also

• List of clipper ships

References

1. Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
2. Bruzelius, Lars (1996-04-05). "N.B. Palmer". Clipper Ships: N.B. Palmer (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
3. Bruzelius, Lars (2003-12-14). "Flying Cloud". Sailing Ships: Flying Cloud (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
4. Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-11). "Nightingale". Sailing Ships: Nightingale (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
5. Bruzelius, Lars (1997-01-23). "Sailing Ships: "Northern Light" (1851)". The Virtual Maritime Archives. Retrieved May 8, 2010.

• Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
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