Red Jacket is a clipper class ship . The first ship of the company White Star Line . It was commissioned in 1853.
| Red Jacket | |
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| Red jacket | |
 Variant of the 1910 painting | |
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 (1853-1854) (1854-1883) (1883-1885) | |
| Title | Red jacket |
| Class and type of vessel | Clipper |
| Type of sailing weapon | 3 masts |
| Organization | White star line |
| Manufacturer | White star line |
| Construction started | 1850 |
| Launched | 1852 |
| Commissioned | 1853 [1] |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | 1885 |
| Status | blocking, washed ashore, disassembled |
| Main characteristics | |
| Length | 251 ft 2 in (76.5 m) |
| Width | 44 feet |
| Midship Width | 13.4 meters |
| Draft | 31 ft |
| Engines | 3 sails |
| Crew | 65 people |
| Gross tonnage | 2305 tons |
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 death
- 3 Literature
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
At first, Red Jacket was used in the USA . On its first voyage, the ship set a speed record, sailing from New York to Liverpool . He reached Liverpool in 13 days, 1 hour, 25 minutes.
On April 24, 1854, the ship was sold to Pilkington and operated in the UK , and in 1883 to Portugal by Blandy Brothers.
1854 painting
Another version of the 1910 painting
Doom
In 1885, the ship was thrown ashore by strong winds on Madeira , where it was used as a blockchain with coal. There he was subsequently disassembled.
Literature
Cornell, Edward. Journal of a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne for HM Royal Mail Clipper Red Jacket, Captain O'Halloran . - Manuscript, 1856 May 20-1856 Aug 13 ..
Notes
- ↑ Bruzelius, Lars Sailing Ships: Red Jacket (1853) . Red jacket . The Maritime History Virtual Archives (February 23, 2001). Date of treatment April 19, 2010.