North American Built Clipper Ships

A selection of some of the most famous North American built clipper ships.

Launched Name Tonnage Builder
1833 Ann McKim 494 tons Kennard & Wiliamson, Baltimore, MD.
1845 Rainbow 757 tons Smith & Dimon, New York.
1846 Sea Witch 907 53/95 tons OM Smith & Dimon, New York.
1847 Samuel Russell 957 tons OM Brown & Bell, New York.
1850 Celestial 860 tons William H. Webb, New York.
1850 Game Cock 1392 tons OM
1119 tons NM 		Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA.
1850 Sea Serpent 1337 tons George Raynes, Portsmouth, NH.
1850 Stag Hound 1534 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1850 Surprise 1261 tons Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA.
1851 Challenge 2006 tons William H. Webb, New York.
1851 Comet 1836 tons William H. Webb, New York.
1851 Flying Cloud 1782 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1851 Flying Fish 1505 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1851 Hoogly 1304 tons Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA.
1851 Hornet 1425 tons Westervelt & Mackay, New York.
1851 Hurricane 1608 tons OM Isaac C. Smith, Hoboken, NJ.
1851 Marco Polo 1625 tons James Smith, Saint John, NS.
1851 N.B. Palmer 1399 tons Westervelt & Mackay, New York.
1851 Nightingale 1060 tons Samuel Hanscomb Jr, Portsmouth, NH.
1851 Northern Light 1021 tons E. & H.O. Briggs, South Boston, MA.
1851 Snow Squall 742 tons Alfred Butler, Cape Elizabete, ME.
1851 Staffordshire 1817 tons OM Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1851 Swordfish 1036 tons William H. Webb, New York.
1851 Typhoon 1851 tons Fernald & Pettigrew, Portsmouth, NH.
1851 Wild Pigeon 996 tons George Raynes, Portsmouth, NH.
1851 Witch of the Wave 1498 tons George Raynes, Portsmouth, NH.
1852 Bald Eagle 1705 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1852 Contest 1098 tons Jacob A. Westervelt, New York.
1852 Flying Arrow ex Flying Yankee 1092 tons OM Isaac Dunham, Frankfort, ME.
1852 John Gilpin 1089 tons OM Samuel Hall, Boston.
1852 Red Rover 1021 tons OM Fernald & Pettigrew, Portsmouth, NH.
1852 Sovereign of the Seas 2421 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1852 Tinqua 668 tons George Raynes, Portsmouth, NH.
1852 Westward Ho 1650 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1853 Bonita 1127 tons E. & H.O. Briggs, South Boston, MA.
1853 Challenger 1334 tons OM Robert E. Jackson, East Boston, MA.
1853 Chariot of Fame 2050 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1853 Climax 1051 tons Hayden & Cudworth, Medford, MA.
1853 David Crockett 1679 tons Greenman & Co., Mystic, CT.
1853 Dreadnought 1413 tons Currier & Townsend, Newburyport, MA.
1853 Empress of the Seas 2197 tons OM Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1853 Flying Dragon 1127 tons OM Trufant & Drummond, Bath, ME.
1853 Flying Scud 1713 tons OM Metcalf & Norris, Damariscotta, ME.
1853 Great Republic 4555 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1853 Herald of the Morning 1294 tons Samuel H. Pook, Hayden & Cudworth, Medford, MA.
1853 Mermaid John McDonald, St John, NB.
1853 Morning Light 1713 tons Toby & Littlefield, Portsmouth, NH.
1853 Neptune's Car 1616 tons OM Page & Allen, Portsmouth, VA.
1853 Nonpareil 1431 tons OM Dunham & Co., Frankfort, ME.
1853 Red Jacket 2305 tons Samuel H. Pook & George Thomas, Rockland, ME.
1853 Romance of the Seas 1782 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1853 Spitfire 1549 tons James Arey & Son, Frankfort, ME.
1853 Sweepstakes 1735 tons Daniel and Aaron Westerveld, New York.
1853 Water Witch 1204 tons OM Fernald & Pettigrew, Portsmouth, NH.
1853 Wizard 1601 tons OM Samuel Hall, East Boston, MA.
1853 Young America 1961 tons William H. Webb, New York.
1854 Blue Jacket 1790 tons Robert E. Jackson, East Boston.
1854 Champion of the Seas 2447 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1854 Coeur de Lion 1098 tons George Raynes, Portsmouth, NH.
1854 Commodore Perry 1964 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1854 James Baines 2515 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1854 Lightning 2083 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1854 Ocean Telegraph 1495 tons J.O. Curtis, Medford, MA.
1854 Sierra Nevada 1942 tons OM Toby & Littlefield, Portsmouth, NH.
1854 Sunny South 776 tons George Steers, Williamsburg, NY.
1855 Andrew Jackson ex Belle Hoxie 1679 tons Irons & Grinnell, Mystic, CT.
1855 Donald McKay 2598 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1856 Flying Mist 1183 tons OM James O. Curtis, Medford, MA.
1856 Mastiff 1034 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
1869 Glory of the Seas 2103 tons Donald McKay, East Boston, MA.
OM:
Old measurement.
NM:
New measurement.

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