Some ships of the clipper ship era, their builders, owners, and captains; . saved,but 170, including Captain Richardson, were drowned. The Typhoon, when she sailed into Liverpool on her firstvoyage in 1852, was the attraction of the whole water front, forshe was the largest ship that had yet been seen at the port. Shewas built by Fernald & Pettigrew of Portsmouth for D. & of New York, and hor ca])tain, Charles H. Salter,came of a generation of distinguished commanders of Portsmouthships. She was launched fully rigged and with colors flying, and SOME SHIPS OF THE CLIPPER SHIP ERA 23
Some ships of the clipper ship era, their builders, owners, and captains; . saved,but 170, including Captain Richardson, were drowned. The Typhoon, when she sailed into Liverpool on her firstvoyage in 1852, was the attraction of the whole water front, forshe was the largest ship that had yet been seen at the port. Shewas built by Fernald & Pettigrew of Portsmouth for D. & of New York, and hor ca])tain, Charles H. Salter,came of a generation of distinguished commanders of Portsmouthships. She was launched fully rigged and with colors flying, and SOME SHIPS OF THE CLIPPER SHIP ERA 23 made a trial run to Liverpool from Portsmouth in 13 days, 10hours, and her best days run was 346 miles. One of the greatraces of the clipper ship era was in 1851, between the Typhoon,under Captain Salter, the Raven, under Captain Henry, andthe Sea Witch, under Captain Frazer, all of which sailed forSan Francisco together. The Sea Witch and the Ravenwere almost side by side for about two weeks in the thrash towindward around Cape Horn; while the Typhoon pressed. Lciifrtli. 223 TYPHOON Tonnage, 1610 the two leaders closely, and finally led both into the GoldenGate, although the Raven actually won, her time being 105days from Boston Light, while the Typhoon was 106 daysfrom Sandy Hook, and the Sea Witch was 110 days. TheTyphoon was sold in 1864 at Singapore for $39,000 to sailunder English colors. The launching in 1851 of the Witch of the Wave at Ports-mouth, where she was built by George Raynes for Captain JohnBertram and Alfred Peabody of Salem, was made an occasion
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