Stornoway (clipper)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Stornoway |
| Owner: | Jardine Matheson |
| Builder: | Alexander Hall and Sons, Aberdeen |
| Launched: | 1850 |
| Fate: | Wrecked at the mouth of the Thames, 7 June 1873, on the Kentish Knock |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: |
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| Length: | 157.8 ft (48.1 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 28.8 ft (8.8 m)[1] |
| Draught: | 17.8 ft (5.4 m)[1] |
| Depth: | 17.8 ft (5.4 m)[1] |
| Sail plan: | fully rigged ship[1] |
Stornoway was a British tea clipper built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1850. She was owned by Jardine Matheson, and sold to Mackay & Co., London, in 1861. She is famous for her race with the clipper Chrysolite.[2][3][4] She was wrecked at the mouth of the Thames, 7 June 1873, on the Kentish Knock
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. p. 53. ISBN 0 85177 256 0.
- ↑ Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen City Council. "Aberdeen Ships – STORNOWAY". Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ↑ "Sailing Ships: Stornoway (1850)". Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ↑ Lubbock, Basil (1921). The Colonial Clippers (2nd ed.). Glasgow: James Brown & Son. pp. ii. OCLC 1750412.
External links
- Oil painting of tea clipper Stornoway, by C.J. Guise
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