History | |
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United States | |
Name | Hornet |
Owner | Chamberlain & Phelps, New York. |
Ordered | Westervelt & MacKay, New York City |
Launched | June 20, 1851 |
Fate | Burned and sank 3 May 1866 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Extreme clipper |
Tons burthen | 1426 tons |
Length | 207 ft. |
Beam | 40 ft. |
Draft | 22 ft.[1] |
Hornet was an 1851 extreme clipper in the San Francisco trade, famous for its race with Flying Cloud.