Some ships of the clipper ship era, their builders, owners, and captains; . 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. ANTKLOPK opium trade with China. With the discovery of gold in Ca
Some ships of the clipper ship era, their builders, owners, and captains; . 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. ANTKLOPK opium trade with China. With the discovery of gold in Californiabegan the construction of larger, wider, deeper, and faster ships, ofheavier tonnage, and 1850 witnessed the launching of some of themost famous of the clipper ships. One of the earliest was theJohn Bertram, a very sharp ship, which was built by R. at East Boston for Glidden & Williams of Boston. Aneagle on the wing was her figure-head, and a medallion bust ofJohn Bertram, of Salem, adorned the stern. She was commandedby Captain Landholm, and in 1852 went to San Francisco from
Size: 1839px × 1359px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorstatestr, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookyear1913
