Golden State (clipper)

Anne C. Maguire docked at Quebec, 1884
Name
  • 1853: Golden State
  • 1883: Anne C. Maguire
Owner
  • 1853: Chambers & Heiser, New York
  • 1855: AA Low & Brother, New York
  • 1883: D&J Maguire, Quebec[1]
BuilderJacob Aaron Westervelt
LaunchedJanuary 10, 1853
FateWrecked, December 1888
General characteristics
TypeClipper
Tons burthen1363
Length188 ft (57 m)[1]
Beam39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)[1]
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)?[1]

Golden State was an extreme[2][3] clipper ship built by Jacob Aaron Westervelt in 1852[4] in New York City and launched on January 10, 1853.[1] In 1883 she was renamed Anne C. Maguire.

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  2. ^ Knoblock, Glenn A. (February 10, 2014). The American Clipper Ship, 1845–1920: A Comprehensive History, with a Listing of Builders and Their Ships. McFarland. pp. 336–337. ISBN 9781476602844. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Caldwell, John; Roque, Oswaldo Rodriguez; Johnson, Dale T. (March 1, 1994). American Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815. Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 493–494. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Jefferson, Sam (October 9, 2014). Clipper Ships and the Golden Age of Sail: Races and rivalries on the nineteenth century high seas. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 9781472900296. Retrieved April 26, 2018.