History | |
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United States | |
Name | Driver |
Owner | David Ogden et al |
Port of registry | New York |
Route | Liverpool – Port of New York |
Builder | Currier and Townsend, Newburyport |
Launched | 1854 |
In service | 7 September 1854 |
Out of service | 1856 |
Fate | Lost at sea, February 1856 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Barque/Clipper |
Tons burthen | 1594 bom |
Sail plan | Three-masted barque |
Driver was a clipper ship, constructed for David Ogden et al in 1854 at Newburyport, Massachusetts. She sailed between New York and Liverpool carrying immigrants to the US for the Red Cross Line. She was lost at sea with no known survivors after setting sail from Liverpool 12 February 1856. 377 died.