The Flying Cloud of 1851 was the most famous of the extreme clippers built by Donald McKay in East Boston, Massachusetts. 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian 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. ... Donald McKay (1810-1880) was a Canadian-born American shipbuilder. ... East Boston is a blue-collar neighborhood that is separated from the rest of the city of Boston by Boston Harbor and bordered by Winthrop, Revere, and the Chelsea Creek. ...
The Flying Cloud was purchased at launching by Grinell, Minturn & Co, New York, for $90,000. Within six weeks she sailed from New York and made San Francisco round Cape Horn in 89 days, 21 hours under the command of Captain Josiah Perkins Cressey. On July 31, during the trip, she made 374 miles in 24 hours. In 1853 she beat her own record by 13 hours, a record that stands today for a sailing vessel. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Cape Horn from the South. ...
On June 19, 1874 the Flying Cloud went ashore on the Beacon Island bar, St John's, Newfoundland and was condemned and sold. The following June she was burned for the scrap metal value of her copper and metal fastenings. June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... St. ...
I believe the record was broken in 1989 Henry Walton Grinnell (November 19, 1843 - September 2, 1920), known as Walton Grinnell was a naval veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish-American war. ...
Captain Reynard took the FlyingCloudflying on down the Atlantic, but soon it was discovered that her bowsprit was badly sprung and the ship was not deemed to be shipshape in several other areas as well.
The FlyingCloud was eventually sold to a British firm who sent her sailing off to London on December 8, 1859, with Captain Windsor in command, and she made the New York to London passage with shortened spars in 17 days.
The FlyingCloud still proved to be a very fast ship in Australian waters, where on another occasion she averaged almost 16 knots during one four day run along the Australian coast even though the Sunda had beaten the FlyingCloud by 18 miles in that contest.
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