SS Ravenscrag
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Ravenscrag is the name of several ships, some being sailing vessels and some steamships. One of the sailing vessels is historically significant for bringing to the Hawaiian Islands in 1879 Portuguese
Sketch of the Ravenscrag from an 1898 newspaper
Clipper
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A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. The term was also retrospectively applied to the Baltimore clipper, which originated in the late 18th century.
SS Ravenscrag
…bark, the Ravenscrag was actually a 1,263 tons, 219 feet (67 m) long, iron-hulled, three-masted sailing ship with square sails on each mast (i.e., a clipper). It was commissioned by Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate Sir Hugh Allan for his Allan Shipping Line with freight service between Britain and the…
Taeping, a tea clipper built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Company.
Clipper barque Spirit of the Age 1854 by T. G. Dutton
Sovereign of the Seas set the record for world's fastest sailing ship in 1854.
Hornet – an American clipper ship of the 1850s