Some ships of the clipper ship era, their builders, owners, and captains; . BRENDA allowed within the city, business was transacted with Chinesemiddlemen, one of whom, Houqua, was ever the warm friend ofRussell & Co. The Brenda, a sister-ship to the Minna, was one of thelast of the opium clippers, and, like all of these ships, was beauti-fully modelled, carried clouds of canvas, and was very fast. Asthe Chinese pirates were numerous, she went heavily armed andhad a large crew. She was built in 1852 at Portsmouth, and wassent to China for Russell & 12 SOME SHIPS OF THE CLIPPER SHIP ERA Ano
Some ships of the clipper ship era, their builders, owners, and captains; . BRENDA allowed within the city, business was transacted with Chinesemiddlemen, one of whom, Houqua, was ever the warm friend ofRussell & Co. The Brenda, a sister-ship to the Minna, was one of thelast of the opium clippers, and, like all of these ships, was beauti-fully modelled, carried clouds of canvas, and was very fast. Asthe Chinese pirates were numerous, she went heavily armed andhad a large crew. She was built in 1852 at Portsmouth, and wassent to China for Russell & 12 SOME SHIPS OF THE CLIPPER SHIP ERA Another clipper in the China trade was the brig Antelope,of 370 tons, built in 1843 at East Boston by Samuel Hall, for Rus-sell & Co. The Antelope and her captain were very popular,and no vessel could be unloaded or refitted in port until the An-telope was cared for. She, and the Brenda, Zephyr, Ma-zeppa, Ariel, and others, were Russell & fastest opiumclippers, and soon enabled the company almost to control the
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