Stilwell S. Bishop

A clipper ship built in 1851 by William Cramp, Philadelpia, PA. Dimensions 140'1"×31'4"×15' and tonnage 595 tons.

1851: Launched at the shipyard of William Cramp, Philadelpia, PA, for Henry Simons, Jr., Philadelphia, PA. Captain Wm. E. Derrickson.
1852 May 27 - September 30: Sailed from Philadelphia to San Francisco in 126 days [121 days claimed] under command of Captain Turley.
1853 March 2 - July 4: Sailed from Philadelpia to San Francisco in 124 days [123 claimed] under command of Captain Sherman.
1854 February 20 - July 2: Sailed from Baltimore to San Diego in 114 days under command of Captain Sherman.
1854 December 23 - April 29: Sailed from Philadelpia to San Francisco in 127 days under command of Captain Shankland.
1855 December 14 - April 11: Sailed from Philadelphia to San Francisco in 117 days [113 days claimed] under command of Captain Lindsay.
1856: Sold by Bishop & Simons, Philadelpia, to Rutter, Newell & Co., Baltimore, and was renamed Grey Eagle.
1870: Re-built at Noank, CT.
1878: Reduced to barque rig.

Updated 1998-04-22 by Lars Bruzelius