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Donald McKay (1810–1880) was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (630x1060, 414 KB) Donald McKay (1810–1880), American designer and builder of sailing ships. ...
1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
For other uses, see Canada (disambiguation). ...
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ...
Traditional wooden cutter under sail. ...
He was born in Jordan Falls on Nova Scotia's South Shore. In 1841, he opened his first yard in Newburyport and moved to Boston in 1845. McKay designed and built some of the most successful clippers ever built. Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 11 10 Area...
1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Newburyport is a small coastal city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Boston is a town and small port c. ...
1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
A model of a vessel of the clipper type, the four-masted barque named Belle Étoile A clipper was a very fast multiple-masted sailing ship of the 19th century. ...
McKay's clippers During the American Civil War he was contracted by the US Navy to build the USS Nausett, one of the few Casco-class monitors to be commissioned. Champion of the Seas was the second large clipper ship destined for the Liverpool, England - Melbourne, Australia passenger service. ...
The Flying Cloud of 1851 was the most famous of the extreme clippers built by Donald McKay in East Boston, Massachusetts. ...
Launched in October 1853, the Great Republic is noteworthy as the largest wooden clipper ship ever constructed. ...
Introduction Donald McKay (1810-1880) born in Nova Scotia, was a world famous United States based, sailing ship designer and shipbuilder. ...
Sovereign of the Seas HMS Sovereign of the Seas was a 17th century British Royal Navy first-rate ship of the line of 100 guns, later known as just Sovereign and then Royal Sovereign. ...
Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...
USS Nausett, a single-turreted, twin-screw monitor, was built by the Donald McKay, South Boston, MA, and launched 26 April 1865, and commissioned 10 August 1865, Acting Master Win. ...
A monitor was a special form of warship, little more than a self-propelled floating artillery platform that could move close inshore and give its support to military operations on land. ...
He was part of the Flying Cloud - 89 days from New York To San Francisco.
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