| Date of launch | 21 January 1845 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | New York |
| Type | 3-masted wooden ship |
| GRT | - |
| NRT | - |
| DWT | - |
| Length | - |
| Beam | - |
| Draft | - |
- 21 January 1845
Designed by John Willis Griffith and built of wood by Smith & Dimon, New York for Howland & Aspinwall, New York, to be used for trading with Kanton. She was rigged as a three-masted full-rigged ship carrying royals over single top- and topgallant sails. She is commonly regarded as the first true clipper ship. - 1846
Sailed from Macao to New York in 79 days under Captain John Land. - 1848
Disappeared with everybody on board in the vicinity of Cape Horn, on a voyage from New York to Valparaiso.
References:
- Björn O. Svensson: De sista fraktseglarna, ISBN 91-85330-47-7, published by Bokförlaget Signum, Lund 1982
- Unknown: C.H. Friberg. Marinmålare. Skeppsporträttör., Longitude - tidskrift från de sju haven 10 pp. 4 - 4, ISSN 0024-6328, published by JE Carlstedt förlag AB, Stockholm 1975
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