The Young America was built by William H. Webb of New York. She was launched in 1853, at the height of the clipper construction boom. She sailed in the California trade, on transatlantic routes, and made voyages to Australia and the Far East.
Young America
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Image: YOUNG AMERICA (Ship) (c 112 02 48)
William Henry Webb was a 19th-century New York City shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first true naval architect.
William H. Webb
Clipper ships were in great demand during the California gold rush
Challenge, 1851 clipper
USS Dunderberg under construction at the Webb shipyard, 1863