Flying Fish (clipper)

Flying Fish

History
United States
Owner	Sampson and Tappan [1]
Builder	Donald McKay of East Boston, Massachusetts
Launched	1851
Fate	Wrecked, 1858
General characteristics
Type	Clipper
Tonnage	1505
Length	196.6 feet (59.9 m) [1]
Beam	27.1 feet (8.3 m) [1]
Draught	22 feet (6.7 m) [1]
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Fully rigged
Armament	None

Flying Fish was a California clipper ship of the extreme type launched in 1851. Her figurehead was a green and gold flying fish. At full sail she could set 8,250 yards of canvas. The ship was wrecked in 1858 while coming out of Fuzhou with a cargo of tea leaves. ^[2]

References

1. "Donald McCay". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
2. William H. Ukers (1935). All About Tea. p. 95.