&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:American_School_-_The_Glory_of_the_Seas.jpg) Glory of the Seas
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Glory of the Seas |
| Owner | Donald McKay (original) |
| Builder | Donald McKay of East Boston, MA |
| Laid down | May 1869 |
| Launched | October 21, 1869 |
| Fate | Burned for her metal May 13, 1923 |
| Notes | The last merchant sailing vessel built by McKay[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Medium clipper |
| Tons burthen | 2102 tons |
| Length | 240 feet (73.152 m) |
| Draft | 22 |
| Depth of hold | 28.5 feet (8.7 m) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Sail plan | Double topsails, single topgallants and royals, and main skysail[2][self-published source] ; all sails totaled "about 8000 yards of cotton duck"[1] |
| Complement | Complement on maiden voyage in 1870: 35 |
Glory of the Seas was a medium clipper ship launched in 1869. She was the last merchant sailing vessel built by Donald McKay.[1][3][4]
- ^ a b c McKay, Richard C. (1928). Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder Donald McKay. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 322–327, 374, 376.
- ^ Lars Bruzelius (June 30, 1997). "Glory of the Seas". Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Clark, Arthur H. (1910). The Clipper Ship Era. Vol. II. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 258, 369.
- ^ Howe, Octavius T.; Matthews, Frederick C. (1926). America Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Vol. I, II. Marine Research Society. pp. 84, 714, 737.