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Just as she was completing loading in New York for her first commercial trip, she was involved in a disastrous fire. She was scuttled to try to save the hull, with only limited success. McKay decided to abandon the wreck to his insurers, who sold the damaged hull to new owners, who rebuilt her with
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was wrecked as it was being towed toward London in a storm. Although reports differ, most indicate the timbers were recovered and sold, and the venture was ultimately successful. Nevertheless, when the
British tax on timber cargoes was changed shortly afterwards, the economic advantage disappeared
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had difficulty accessing many ports when fully loaded, due to her great size. She regularly had to partially unload into lighters so that she could then enter locked basins to finish unloading. She did make the fast passages expected of her by McKay â so vindicating the design concept.
759:. There it would be dismantled and sold piecemeal to English shipbuilders at premium prices since large timbers were in short supply. The vessel itself was exempt from British taxes imposed on "oak and square pine timber cargoes" and thus gained an economic advantage. Unfortunately,
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trades. In 1862 the fourth mast was removed and the others re-rigged, and the clipper became a three-masted full-rigged ship, a so-called three-skysail-yarder. In 1864 Captain
Lymburner retired and the ship's registry moved to
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Description of the largest ship in the world, the new clipper Great
Republic, of Boston, designed, built and owned by Donald McKay and commanded by Capt. L. McKay. Illustrated with Designs of her Construction. Written by a
566:'s birthdayâbut it was postponed to October 4 due to problems with the timber supplies. The City of Boston made the launch a public holiday. Between 30,000 and 50,000 spectators attended, among them Ferdinand Laeisz of the
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was declared a total loss, and Donald McKay, who was said never to have gotten over the tragic event, was compensated by insurers. The sunken hulk was sold by the insurance underwriters to
Captain
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required "1,500,000 feet of pine ... 2,056 tons of white oak, 336œ tons of iron, and 56 tons of copper" - about three times as much pine as was typically required for a large clipper ship.
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proved to be very fast under leading breeze conditions and often out-distanced the fastest merchant steamers on
Mediterranean routes. Sailing around
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three decks instead of four. She was employed on trans-Atlantic and
California routes, with a period under contract to the French government for the
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1259:. Consolidated 1921 issues (December). 'Official Organ: Pacific American Steamship Association/Shipowners' Association of the Pacific Coast: 707â710
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848:"Barons of the Sea: And Their Race to Build the World's Fastest Clipper Ship" Book by Steven Ujifusa, Published July 17, 2018 by Simon Schuster
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THE FALKLAND ISLANDS--PORT STANLEY AND OTHER HARBORS-THE PEOPLE, SOIL AND CLIMATE--TRADE OF THE ISLANDS--THE PATAGONIAN MISSION"
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1190:"Description Of The Largest Ship In The World, The New Clipper,
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Clipper Ship Days: The Golden Age of American Sailing Ships
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in Flames. Over $ 1,000,000 worth of Property Destroyed"
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Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder Donald McKay
805:. The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1927. Reprint of the
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The Ship Great Republic and Donald McKay Her Builder
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460:sail area (full-rigged ship): 29 sails (5,200 mÂČ):
963:. Camden, ME: International Marine. p. 114.
1111:"SEA AND SHIP NEWS.; Voyage of the Clipper-ship
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3556:Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States
384:247 ft (75 m) keel to masthead truck,
949:, 1959, Boston: Christopher Publishing, p. 135
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729:Comparison to other large wooden sailing ships
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523:. She was never used on Australian routes.
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908:. London: Conway Maritime Press Limited.
780:built at the Percy & Small shipyard,
1067:. New York. December 28, 1853. p. 1
1026:. New York. December 27, 1853. p. 1
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187:February 24, 1855 to Liverpool, England
1215:"The biggest sailing ship of her time"
1152:Clipper ship history by Lars Bruzelius
882:. Essex Institute. 1927. p. 193.
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387:216 ft (66 m) deck to masthead truck
1121:. New York. July 6, 1858. p. 3
809:of the Essex Institute, Vol. LXIII.
179:October 4, 1853 by Capt. A. Gifford
1213:Winchester, Clarence, ed. (1937),
999:. New York: Random House. p.
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1253:"The Clipper Ship Great Republic"
841:. Eastburn's Press, Boston 1853.
833:. New York 1928, pp. 210â225
3591:Maritime incidents in March 1872
3586:Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
814:American Clipper Ships 1833â1858
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751:built for a single voyage from
337:3,357 GRT, 3,100 NRT, from 1855
3576:Ships designed by Donald McKay
1230:Pacific Marine Review (1921).
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1219:Shipping Wonders of the World
1172:Figurehead from clipper ship
546:, as originally built in 1853
959:Crothers, William L (1997).
735:wooden sailing vessel larger
440:17 square, 10 stay sails, 5
122:Merchant's Trading Company (
106:Donald McKay (Boston, 1853);
1223:illustrated description of
904:MacGregor, David R (1993).
497:60; originally planned: 120
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1232:"Our Greatest Wooden Ship"
589:Currier and Ives print of
576:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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95:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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1251:Matthews, F. C. (1921).
1198:The Newfoundland Express
1005:, accessed May 30, 2018.
947:Imprint of the Maritimes
357:334 ft (102 m)
147:(designer & builder)
110:A. A. Low & Brothers
32:SS Great Republic (1866)
2988:Type 2630 training ship
1058:Nine Buidings [
991:Jennings, John (1952).
801:Francis B. C. Bradlee:
503:When launched in 1853,
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300:General characteristics
30:For the steamship, see
930:Gross Register Tonnage
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115:Capt. J. S. Hatfield (
3571:Ships built in Boston
3561:Troop ships of France
2381:Herald of the Morning
2202:Sovereign of the Seas
1640:Sovereign of the Seas
1450:Chinese treasure ship
1361:Roman ship of Marausa
1317:Caligula's Giant Ship
1257:Pacific Marine Review
1236:Pacific Marine Review
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699:Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
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52:James E. Buttersworth
2311:Champion of the Seas
1303:Largest wooden ships
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1148:, checked 2009-01-29
614:Fire and re-building
578:. After outfitting,
560:Australian gold rush
437:50 sails (6,400 mÂČ):
247:Code letters L 2 T 5
155:$ 450,000.00 (1853)
1682:William D. Lawrence
1392:Medieval and modern
390:(original measures)
310:four-masted medium
117:Yarmouth, N. Scotia
1983:Antelope of Boston
1613:Santisima Trinidad
1322:Hatshepsut's barge
1221:, pp. 491â494
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1119:The New York Times
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1024:The New York Times
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1888:Baltimore Clipper
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1572:Peter Pomegranate
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3366:Lord Warden
3264:Ticonderoga
3153:HNoMS
2833:Thermopylae
2714:Golden Spur
2686:Flying Spur
2679:Fiery Cross
2591:Wild Hunter
2563:Sweepstakes
2556:Sunny South
2521:Santa Claus
2479:Ocean Chief
2409:Kosmopoliet
2395:King Philip
2325:Dreadnought
2290:Blue Jacket
2268:1853 - 1859
2195:Snow Squall
2181:Sea Serpent
2139:Nightingale
2132:N.B. Palmer
2111:John Gilpin
2083:Hippogriffe
2069:Golden West
2046:Flying Fish
1975:1850 - 1852
1965:Ticonderoga
1779:La Bretagne
1723:Continental
1716:Australasia
1647:Susquehanna
1565:Océan class
1503:Great Harry
1410:Galera Real
1403:Cakra Dunia
936:measurement
782:Bath, Maine
709:Records set
624:packet ship
521:Crimean War
477:(35.2 km/h)
3581:1853 ships
3545:Categories
3327:Lord Clyde
3106:Monticello
3056:Shipwrecks
2907:Hallowe'en
2879:Blackadder
2826:The Murray
2742:Lammermuir
2672:Cutty Sark
2658:Cornwallis
2630:Ambassador
2507:Robin Hood
2500:Red Jacket
2416:Lammermuir
2402:Kingfisher
2304:California
2258:Witchcraft
2209:Stag Hound
2167:Race Horse
2118:Marco Polo
2018:Challenger
1990:Bald Eagle
1730:Dunderberg
1709:Appomattox
1626:Shenandoah
1607:Santa Anna
1496:Grace Dieu
1381:Thalamegos
1351:Nemi ships
1334:Khufu ship
1146:on Nautica
1137:References
572:Cochituate
494:Complement
421:Propulsion
192:In service
176:Christened
3501:HMS
3488:HMS
3477:Cambridge
3452:Terribile
3438:HMS
3425:HMS
3364:HMS
3351:HMS
3338:HMS
3325:HMS
3312:HMS
3216:Henrietta
3178:USS
3094:El Majidi
3080:USS
2847:Windhover
2693:Fusi Yama
2549:Starlight
2535:Schomberg
2472:Newcastle
2423:Lightning
2230:Swordfish
2216:Stornoway
2174:Sea Nymph
2097:Hurricane
2053:Game Cock
2011:Challenge
1958:Sea Witch
1786:L.R. Doty
1654:Tenacious
1546:Mahmudiye
1523:Javanese
1489:Götheborg
1367:Syracusia
1204:March 15,
1181:Model of
1125:March 15,
1071:March 15,
1030:March 15,
719:Cape Horn
684:Liverpool
649:Red Rover
640:Red Rover
635:Whirlwind
429:Sail plan
235:Liverpool
160:Laid down
124:Liverpool
3490:Hercules
3414:Charkieh
3322:14 Mar:
3167:Missouri
2921:Loch Ard
2914:Hereward
2900:Florence
2893:Cromdale
2819:Taitsing
2784:Seminole
2665:Cremorne
2651:Coonatto
2528:Scawfell
2223:Surprise
1810:Immobile
1586:Pretoria
1463:Columbus
1155:Archived
1095:31 March
512:Adriatic
482:Capacity
362:over all
233:(1866),
229:(1855);
227:New York
225:(1853);
219:Homeport
168:Launched
93:Poem by
90:Namesake
3498:25 Dec:
3485:25 Dec:
3427:Serapis
3422:22 Oct:
3410:19 Oct:
3390:Livonia
3353:Defence
3348:24 Mar:
3335:21 Mar:
3314:Hotspur
3309:26 Jan:
3301:Silesia
3240:Mohican
3212:16 Dec:
3200:25 Nov:
3188:21 Nov:
3180:Polaris
3163:22 Oct:
3138:31 Jul:
3130:America
3126:24 Jul:
3102:29 Apr:
3090:15 Apr:
2998:Related
2949:Torrens
2935:Lothair
2840:Sobraon
2812:Taeping
2749:Leander
2570:Tayleur
2430:Lookout
2367:Gravina
1951:Rainbow
1930:Anglona
1835:Belyana
1800:Orlando
1772:Jylland
1689:Wyoming
1675:Victory
1600:Roanoke
888:6140167
777:Wyoming
703:Denmark
674:Voyages
397:Draught
326:Tonnage
312:Clipper
214:in 1869
212:Denmark
208:Renamed
141:Builder
133:Ordered
119:) 1866;
59:History
3527:1873 â
3520:â 1871
3472:8 Dec:
3460:5 Dec:
3448:3 Dec:
3440:Daphne
3402:Sappho
3398:7 Sep:
3297:5 Jan:
3252:Russia
3142:Lahloo
3114:6 Jun:
3082:Abeona
3077:7 Mar:
3065:5 Mar:
2959:Modern
2942:Rodney
2861:Yatala
2791:Serica
2735:Lahloo
2700:Kaisow
2577:Tejuca
2493:Orient
2458:Mimosa
2346:Ganges
2332:Driver
2160:Onward
2090:Hornet
1944:Memnon
1937:Houqua
1793:Mersey
1737:Eureka
1593:Rahīmī
1560:Orient
1532:Kronan
1483:Ghurab
967:
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839:sailor
757:London
753:Quebec
747:was a
637:, and
485:5,000
379:Height
364:length
352:Length
315:barque
237:(1868)
223:Boston
3228:Ariel
2886:Cimba
2770:Osaka
2756:Miako
2637:Ariel
2622:1860s
2237:Syren
2025:Comet
1922:1840s
1828:Other
1765:Iosco
853:Notes
737:than
694:guano
470:Speed
424:Sails
405:Decks
292:Badge
126:1869)
101:Owner
3475:HMS
3435:Oct:
3386:Jul:
3378:Alma
3374:May:
3361:Mar:
3272:Unk:
3260:Unk:
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3236:Unk:
3224:Unk:
3175:Oct:
3150:Aug:
3118:Tees
2854:Wylo
2542:Stag
1661:Vasa
1553:Mars
1525:jong
1328:Isis
1265:2014
1244:2014
1206:2010
1127:2010
1097:2013
1073:2010
1054:and
1032:2010
965:ISBN
910:ISBN
884:OCLC
764:and
602:The
489:max.
487:tons
442:jibs
416:8 ft
371:Beam
284:Fate
203:1872
195:1854
163:1852
152:Cost
136:1852
80:Name
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