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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Belle Hoxie |
| Builder | Irons & Grinnell, Mystic, Connecticut |
| Launched | March 1855 |
| Renamed | Andrew Jackson |
| Owner | John H. Brower & Company |
| Fate | Sold to British owners, 1863 |
 United Kingdom | |
| Owner | H. L. Seligman, Glasgow (in 1868) |
| Acquired | By British owners, 1863 |
| Fate | Wrecked 4 December 1868 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Medium clipper |
| Tons burthen | 1679 tons OM |
| Length | 220 ft (67 m). |
| Beam | 41 ft 2 in (12.55 m) |
| Draft | 22 ft (6.7 m). 3 in.[1] |
The sailing ship Andrew Jackson, a 1,679-registered-ton medium clipper, was built by the firm of Irons & Grinnell in Mystic, Connecticut in 1855. The vessel was designed for the shipping firm of J.H. Brower & Co. to carry cargo intended for sale to participants in the California Gold Rush.
- ^ Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986) [First published 1926–1927]. American Clipper Ships 1833–1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 7–9. ISBN 978-0-486-25115-8.