&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Clipper_Ship_Golden_West,_Outward_Bound_1852_3m08.jpg) Golden West, Outward Bound 1852 off Boston Light, by William Bradford
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Golden West |
| Owner | Glidden & Williams, Boston |
| Builder | Paul Curtis, Boston |
| Launched | November 16, 1852 |
| Owner | J.A. & T. A. Patterson, New York City |
 United Kingdom | |
| Owner | J.G. Ross |
| Builder | Paul Curtis, East Boston |
| Acquired | 1863 |
| Notes | Designed by Samuel Hall |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Extreme clipper |
| Tons burthen | 1441 tons |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) LOA |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m) |
| Notes | 2 decks[1][2][3] |
Golden West was an 1852 extreme clipper built by Paul Curtis. The ship had a very active career in the California trade, the guano trade, the coolie trade, the Far East, and Australia. She made a record passage between Japan and San Francisco in 1856.
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- ^ Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986) [Reprint of 1926-1927 ed.]. American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 245–246. ISBN 0486251152.
- ^ Ross, Don (c. 2005). "Era of the Clipper Ships". Deep Sea Derby. Retrieved August 29, 2010.