Lord of the Isles (clipper)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Lord of the Isles
Builder	Charles Scott & Co., Greenock
Launched	1853
Fate	Caught fire 24 July 1862
General characteristics
Class and type	Iron-hulled tea clipper
Tonnage	770 tons OM; 691 tons NM;
Length	210 ft (64 m) Length overall; 185 ft (56 m) Length of keel;
Beam	27.8 ft (8.5 m)
Depth of hold	18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Sail plan	fully rigged ship

Lord of the Isles was the first iron-hulled tea clipper, built in Greenock in 1853. She served in the tea trade until 1862, and also made voyages to Australia.^[2]^[3] She is known for a record passage between Greenock and Shanghai, and for her close finish in the 1856 Tea Race from China to England, docking in London just ten minutes before Maury. This race was the basis for the plot of a 1927 movie by Cecil B. DeMille The Yankee Clipper.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 93–94. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.
^ Cite error: The named reference lubbock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Bruzelius, Lars (13 February 2000). "Sailing Ships: Lord of the Isles (1853)". Lord of the Isles. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

[MacGregor-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 93–94. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.

[lubbock-2] Cite error: The named reference lubbock was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[bruzelius-3] Bruzelius, Lars (13 February 2000). "Sailing Ships: Lord of the Isles (1853)". Lord of the Isles. The Maritime History Virtual Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2011.

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