&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:BALD_EAGLE_Clipper_ship_sailing_card.jpg) Bald Eagle sailing card
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Bald Eagle |
| Owner | George B. Upton |
| Builder | Donald McKay of East Boston, MA |
| Launched | November 1852 |
| Fate | Disappeared on a voyage after leaving Hong Kong on 15 October 1861 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Extreme clipper |
| Tons burthen | 1705 tons |
| Length | (keel) 195 ft. (59.4m) |
| Beam | 41.6 ft. (12.6m) |
| Draft | 22.5 ft. (6.9m) |
| Sail plan | "10,500 yards of canvas"[1] |
| Notes | Set a record for a fully loaded ship from San Francisco to New York |
Bald Eagle was a clipper ship launched in 1852 which made four round-trip passages from eastern U.S. ports before being lost on her fifth voyage in the Pacific Ocean in 1861. She set the record, 78 days 22 hours, for the fastest passage of a fully loaded ship between San Francisco and New York.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ a b Howe, Octavius T.; Matthews, Frederick C. (1926). America Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Vol. I. Marine Research Society. pp. 33–35.
- ^ Cutler, Carl C. (1967). Greyhounds of the Sea. United States Naval Institute. pp. 284, 419, 451, 492, 506.
- ^ McKay, Richard C. (1928). Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder Donald McKay. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 201–225.
- ^ Duncan McLean (Lars Bruzelius, transcriber) (November 17, 1852). "The New Clipper Ship Bald Eagle, of Boston". The Boston Daily Atlas. Retrieved February 23, 2019.