. History of New York ship yards. wind from a fire on shore. The upper worksof the vessel were destroyed and when rebuilt there werebut three decks and three masts. A. A. Low & her for several years, and in 1867 she was sold,after being laid up for more than two years, to partiesat Yarmouth, N. S., and name changed to record as an American vessel was now closed, asmany of the prominent clipper ships of the period, intheir purchase by foreign owners. In 1872 she wasowned by the Merchants Trading Company of was lost during a hurricane off Bermuda while on avoy
. History of New York ship yards. wind from a fire on shore. The upper worksof the vessel were destroyed and when rebuilt there werebut three decks and three masts. A. A. Low & her for several years, and in 1867 she was sold,after being laid up for more than two years, to partiesat Yarmouth, N. S., and name changed to record as an American vessel was now closed, asmany of the prominent clipper ships of the period, intheir purchase by foreign owners. In 1872 she wasowned by the Merchants Trading Company of was lost during a hurricane off Bermuda while on avoyage from Rio Janeiro to St. John, X. B., on March 4,1872. At no time was she noted for high speed. Hershortened sail area after the fire no doubt gave her lesspower for driving. New York to Liverpool, March 1856 19 days New York to San Francisco, March 1857 91 days San Francisco to New York, March 1859 99 days Dreadnought. Currier & Townsend, Newbury-port, Mass., 1853, 200x39x26. Left New York on first voyage Dec. 6, CLIPPER SHIP DREADNOUGHT. HIGH WATER IN WOODEN SHIPBUILDING. 141 At Liverpool, Dee. 30, 1853 24 days Liverpool to New York, Feb. 1854 19 days New York to Liverpool, April 1854 18 days Liverpool to New York, June 1854 26 days New York to Liverpool, Aug. 1854 30 days Liverpool to New York, Oct. 1854 29 days New York to Liverpool, Dec. 13 d. 11 h. In one day made 345 miles and in four consecutivedays 1132 miles. There were few Atlantic steamshipsother than those of the Collins line, and the larger onesof the Cunard line, that could beat this record at the time. Liverpool to New York, Jan. 1855 22 days Liverpool to New York, Aug. 1855 27 days New York to Liverpool, Feb. 1856 15 days Liverpool to New York, March 1856 23 days New York to Liverpool, May 1856 16 days Liverpool to New York, July 1856 30 days New York to Liverpool, Sept. 1856 21 days Liverpool to New York, Nov. 1856 27 days New York to Liverpool, Dec. 1856 25 days Liverpool to New York, Feb. 1
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