&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Ship_Helena_(1841)_-_spars_%26_sails.jpg) Spars & sails of Helena
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Helena |
| Owner | N. L. and G. Griswold [1] |
| Builder | William H. Webb |
| Launched | 1841 |
| Fate | Lost at sea in 1857 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Packet[1] |
| Tonnage | 598 OM |
| Length | 134'6" |
| Beam | 31'4" |
| Draft | 20' |
| Propulsion | Sails |
Helena was a China packet built by William H. Webb in 1841. Helena is often called a "pre-clipper"[2] or "early clipper ship",[3] type of the fast ships that were a precursor to the fast clippers that dominated the China trade routes for years to follow.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
grangewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Dunbaugh, Edwin (1989). William H. Webb, shipbuilder. Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. ISBN 0962263109. OCLC 20983419.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Knoblock, Glenn A. (2014). The American clipper ship, 1845-1920 : a comprehensive history, with a listing of builders and their ships. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 12, 31. ISBN 9780786471126. OCLC 861966452.