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Title: History of New York ship yards
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Morrison, John H.
Subjects: Shipyards--New York (State)--New York--History.
Publisher: Press of W.F. Sametz & Co.,
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries

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New York, March 1854.76 d. 7 h.San Francisco to Cape Horn March 1854.35 d. 7 h. Cape Horn to New York March 1854 41 days New York to Liverpool, May 1854 19 days Liverpool to Hong Kong, Sept. 1854. . .84 d. 16 h.Best days run 350 miles.. San Francisco to New York, Dec. 1857. . .98 daysNew York to San Francisco, April 1859.112 days San Francisco to Hong Kong, June 1859.51 days Manila to New York, Jan. 1860 115 days Passed Java Head to New York, Jan. 1860 77 days Passed Cape Good Hope to New York, Jan. 1860.41 daysPassed Java Head to New York, Jan. 1861 77 days Flying Cloud, Donald McKay, 1851, 229x41x22,for Train & Co., of Boston, but purchased by Grinnell &Minturn of New York. Sailed on first voyage, from New York, June 1, 1851,arrived at San Francisco August 30, 1851, 90 days 12hours. San Francisco to Hong Kong, Dec. 1851. .47 daysAVhampoa (Hong Kong) to New York, April 1852 94 days New York to San Francisco, Sept. 1852. .113 daysSan Francisco to Whampoa, Nov. 1852. . .40 days
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CLIPPER SIMP FLYING CLOUD/ HIGH WATER IN WOODEN SHIPBUILDING. 133 Passed Honolulu from San Francisco Nov. 1852 8 d. 8; h. Whampoa to New York, March 1853 97 days New York to San Francisco Aug. 1853.. 105 days New York to Cape Horn Aug. 1853 38 days San Francisco to New York, Dec. 1853. . .92 daysNew York to San Francisco, April 1854 89 d. 8 h. New York to Cape Horn, April 1854 48 days Best days run 360 miles.San Francisco to Hong Kong, June 1854.37 daysHong Kong to New York, Nov. 1854. . . .115 days Passed Anjier to New York, Nov. 1854 73 days New York to San Francisco, June 1855. . 110 days New York to Cape Horn, June 1855 40 days San Francisco to Hong Kong, Aug. 1855.46 daysHong Kong to New York, Dec. 1855 97 days Passed Anjier to New York, Dec. 1855 72 days On her first voyage, leaving New York in June 1851,this vessel sailed for 26 days consecutively 227 2-5 knots aday. Her greatest daily performance was 374 knots: andher least daily sailing was 93 knots. N. B. Palmer. YVestervelt

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