Flying Fish (clipper)
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| File:Flying fish - Clipper.jpg | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| File:US flag 31 stars.svgUnited States | |
| Owner | Sampson and Tappan[1] |
| Builder | Donald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts |
| Launched | 1851 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1858 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Clipper |
| Tonnage | 1505 |
| Length | 196.6 feet (59.9 m)[1] |
| Beam | 27.1 feet (8.3 m)[1] |
| Draught | 22 feet (6.7 m)[1] |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Fully rigged |
| Armament | None |
Flying Fish was a California clipper ship of the extreme type launched in 1851. Her figurehead was a green and gold flying fish. At full sail she could set 8,250 yards of canvas. The ship was wrecked in 1858 while coming out of Fuzhou with a cargo of tea leaves.[2]
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