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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Kingfisher |
| Owner | William Lincoln, Boston |
| Builder | Hayden & Cudworth, Medford, MA |
| Launched | 1853 |
| Uruguay | |
| Owner | Ciblis Family |
| Port of registry |  Uruguay |
| Acquired | 1871 |
| Out of service | 1890 |
| Renamed | Jaime Ciblis |
| Fate | Auctioned, broken up in Montevideo Bay. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Extreme clipper |
| Length | 217 ft. OA |
| Beam | 37 ft. 2 in. |
| Draft | 24 ft. |
| Notes | 2 decks. Contemporary spelling was two words: King Fisher[1] |
Kingfisher was an extreme clipper built in 1853 that sailed on the San Francisco route as well as to Hawaii on its way to China. It eventually sailed out of Uruguay. She was one of the longest lived clipper ships, with a sailing life of 36 years and 5 months.[1] A sailing card advertised her.
- ^ a b Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. pp. xvii, xiii, 293, 340, 400, 502 etc. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.