Game Cock

An extreme/medium clipper ship built in 1850 by Samuel Hall, East Boston. Dimensions 190'6"×39'10"×22' and tonnage 1392 tons OM and 1119 tons NM. Her figurehead was of a game cock with an outstreched neck and head.

1850 December: Launched at the shipyard of Samuel Hall, East Boston, for Daniel C. Bacon, Boston.
1851 April 3: Sailed from New York for San Francisco under command of Capt. Lewis G. Hollis. Crossed the line 17 days out from New York.
1851 April 24: Sprung the main mast and had to put into Rio de Janeiro for repairs 38 days out. The best day's distance was 325 miles.
1851 July 6 -: Sailed from Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco in 91 days. (128 days from New York).
1851 November 1 - January 17: Sailed from San Francisco to Bombay in 77 days.
1852 November 16 - March 10: Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 114 days.
1853 December 29 - April 23: Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 115 days under command Captain Osgood. Crossed the line 16 days out from New York.
1855 April 1 - August 24: Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 150 days.
1859 June 10: Sailed from New York to Batavia in 78 days under command of Captain Clement T. Jayne. The best day's distance was 337 miles.
1861 December 8: Sailed from New York to ...
1880 February: Condemned at the Cape of Good Hope.

References:

Clipper ships, general references.
McLean, Duncan: The New Clipper Ship Game Cock, of Boston.
Boston Daily Atlas, January 29, 1851.

Updated 1998-04-09 by Lars Bruzelius

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