John W. Griffiths
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John Willis Griffiths was an American naval architect who designed the first true clipper ship.
His first ship, the Rainbow
, was viewed with shock as a difference in design, until she made the round trip from New York
to Canton
in 180 days instead of the normal year.
Larrie D. Ferreiro (2007), “A Biographical Sketch of John Willis Griffiths from Primary and Archival Sources”, Nautical Research Journal 52/4 pp. 221-228
His first ship, the Rainbow
Rainbow (clipper)
The Rainbow, launched in New York in 1845 to sail in the China trade for the firm Howland & Aspinwall, was the first extreme clipper ship.-The first extreme clipper ship:...
, was viewed with shock as a difference in design, until she made the round trip from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
to Canton
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
in 180 days instead of the normal year.
Books and writings
Biography:Larrie D. Ferreiro (2007), “A Biographical Sketch of John Willis Griffiths from Primary and Archival Sources”, Nautical Research Journal 52/4 pp. 221-228
See also
- Rainbow (clipper)Rainbow (clipper)The Rainbow, launched in New York in 1845 to sail in the China trade for the firm Howland & Aspinwall, was the first extreme clipper ship.-The first extreme clipper ship:...
- Memnon (clipper)Memnon (clipper)The Memnon was the first clipper ship to arrive in San Francisco after the Gold Rush, and the only clipper to arrive in San Francisco before 1850...
- Sea Witch (clipper)Sea Witch (clipper)The Sea Witch was an American clipper ship designed by naval architect John W. Griffiths for the China trading firm of Howland & Aspinwall. She was launched in Manhattan on December 8, 1846.-Model for American clipper ship design:...
- USS Pawnee (1859)USS Pawnee (1859)The first USS Pawnee was a sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for the Pawnee Indian tribe....
External links
- John Willis Griffiths entry in Appleton's cyclopædia of American biography, Volume 2, p.765-6.
- Biography of John W. Grifiths
- Griffiths and the Rainbow
- John W. Griffiths and the construction of the Rainbow and the Sea Witch
- John W. Griffiths and the construction of the gunboat Pawnee
- Diagram of the Pawnee
- Patents for forming stem and dead wood of ships
- Patent for wood-bending machine