Red Rover (clipper)
 The opium clipper Red Rover (left) and the Streatham on the Hooghly river
in the 1830s
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| History | |
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| Name | Red Rover |
| Owner | Captain William Clifton |
| Builder | Captain William Clifton, Howrah |
| Launched | 1830 |
| Acquired | Jardine, Matheson & Co. , 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Opium clipper |
| Tons burthen | 254 (bm) |
| Length | 97 ft (29.5656000 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3 m) |
| Sail plan | Barque |
Red Rover was the name of two
Red Rover, opium clipper
Red Rover, built in 1829, was a 254-ton clipper "built, owned, and operated" by Captain William Clifton which was "one of the fastest" opium clippers running between
The well-known firm of
Red Rover, California clipper
 United States | |
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| Name | Red Rover |
| Builder | Fernald & Pettigrew, Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Launched | 1852 |
| Renamed | Sold to James Baines & Co., Liverpool, for $25.000 in 1861, renamed Young Australia |
| Fate | Wrecked on Moreton Island, May 1872 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clipper |
A second clipper named Red Rover, active in the California trade, was built by Fernald & Pettigrew in 1852.[4] Between January 22 - May 2, 1854, the ship sailed from New York to San Francisco in 120 (122) days. The Seaman's Bride and Winged Racer which left New York one respectively two days after the Red Rover arrived at San Francisco on May 23.[5]
Red Rover was damaged in the December 26–27, 1853 fire which destroyed the clipper
Later, the ship served in the guano trade, sailing "from Baker's Island with a cargo of guano to Hampton Roads in 99 days," between August 28 - December 5, 1860.[5]
Citations
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-726337-2. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-415-19918-6. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ Lubbock, Basil (1933). The Opium Clippers. Boston, MA: Charles E. Lauriat Co. p. 382.
- ^ Clark, Arthur Hamilton (1910). The Clipper Ship Era: An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews, 1843-1869. Putnam. p. 216. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Lars Bruzelius (1998-05-20). "Clipper ships: "Red Rover" (1852)". Retrieved 2013-03-31.
References
- Lubbock, Basil (1933). The Opium Clippers. Boston, MA: Charles E. Lauriat Co. Extensive mention of Red Rover 's career.