Stornoway (clipper)
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Stornoway was a British tea clipper
Clipper
A clipper was a very fast sailing ship of the 19th century that had three or more masts and a square rig. They were generally narrow for their length, could carry limited bulk freight, small by later 19th century standards, and had a large total sail area...
built in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland in 1850. She was owned by Jardine Matheson
History of Jardine, Matheson & Co.
Jardine Matheson & Co., later Jardine Matheson & Co. Ltd., forerunner of today's Jardine Matheson Holdings, was a Far Eastern trading company founded in 1832 with Scotsmen William Jardine and James Matheson as senior partners...
, and sold to Mackay & Co., London, in 1861. She is famous for her race with the clipper Chrysolite.
External links
- Oil painting of tea clipper Stornoway, by C.J. Guise