List of extreme clippers
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| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 1850 |  United States
|
Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA | New York | Surprise | Extreme clipper | A. A. Low & Brother[1] | |
| 20 Nov. 1850 | United States
|
George Raynes | Portsmouth, NH | Sea Serpent | Extreme clipper | Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York | |
| 21 Dec. 1850 | United States
|
Paul Curtis | Chelsea, MA | Witchcraft | Extreme clipper | Samuel Hall, East Boston | Designed by Samuel Hartt Pook |
| 5 Feb. 1851 | United States
|
Westervelt & Mackay | New York | N.B. Palmer | Extreme clipper | A.A. Low & Brother, New York | Named after Nathaniel Brown Palmer[2] |
| 5 Apr. 1851 | United States
|
George Raynes | Portsmouth, NH | Witch of the Wave | Extreme clipper | Glidden & Williams, East Boston | |
| 15 Apr. 1851 | United States
|
Donald McKay | East Boston, MA | Flying Cloud | Extreme clipper | Grinnell, Minturn & Co, New York | 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 Sept. 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] |
References
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-12-02). "Surprise". Clipper Ships: Surprise (1850). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Surprise%281850%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1996-04-05). "N.B. Palmer". Clipper Ships: N.B. Palmer (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/NB_Palmer%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (2003-12-14). "Flying Cloud". Sailing Ships: Flying Cloud (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Flying_Cloud%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (2000-01-11). "Nightingale". Sailing Ships: Nightingale (1851). The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Nightingale%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars (1997-01-23). "Sailing Ships: "Northern Light" (1851)". The Virtual Maritime Archives. http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships/Clippers/Northern_Light%281851%29.html. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0070145016.
- Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986 reprint of 1926-1927 ed.). American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 04865152.
