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Captain James Killick became affectionately known as the ‘China Bird’ and the ‘Admiral’ and when he died in Margate, Kent, on 29 October 1889 some of his obituaries referred to these ‘nick names’ and show the high regard and
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built expressly for speed and capacity, and was the largest clipper built by the
Americans to date. A race to London was commenced by the two vessels, the smaller British clipper arriving in London two days ahead of her larger rival. The news of the British win inspired the efforts of British owners
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was given permission to take her lines, and this was done by Messrs
Waymouth and Cornish, both Lloyd's Surveyors, in the dry dock at Green's Yard in Blackwell. This is probably the reason that it was said that Challenger's design was inspired by and had a close resemblance to the Oriental's. Under
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in 1834. He relinquished his command of the vessel in 1851. During this time
Captain James Killick made frequent journeys between China and the UK. Examples are passages during 1848–49 (10 November to 19 March; Woosung to London in 129 days) and 1851 (4 January to 3 May; Shanghai to London in 119
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Between 1862 and 1879 Killick Martin and
Killick Martin & Company owned 20 clipper ships, including Challenger which they acquired in 1865, which was the ship Captained by James Killick himself in the tea races against the American ships Challenge and Nightingale. Other famous ships owned by
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of 115 days. After he relinquished command this extended to an average of 129 days. Captain James
Killick's last passage in Challenger ended in December 1860 when she arrived in London with a transit from Shanghai of 108 days.
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She was the 291st ship built by the yard and was a remarkable departure from the previous ships produced. In 1850 the
American clipper ship ‘Oriental’ visited West India Docks, the largest clipper ship to visit London and the
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On 8 August 1853 Captain James
Killick commenced another race with Challenger against the American clipper Nightingale from Shanghai. Challenger reached Deal on 26 November, 2 days earlier than Nightingale.
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James Killick was apprenticed to Captain Bowlby, part owner and Captain of the ‘Ganges’ on 1 August 1833, and went to sea for the first time at the age of 16. The ‘Ganges’ was a brig, built in
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