&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Marcopoloclipper.jpg) Marco Polo
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| History | |
|---|---|
 New Brunswick | |
| Name | Marco Polo |
| Namesake | Marco Polo (1254–1324), Venetian traveler |
| Owner | James Smith |
| Builder | James Smith, Saint John, New Brunswick |
| Launched | 1851 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | James Baines, Liverpool, for the Black Ball Line (Australia Packets) |
| Acquired | 1854 |
| Fate | Rebuilt to be used in the passenger trade. |
| Notes | Rebolted with yellow metal bolts and coppered.[1] |
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | J. Wilson & Blain, South Shields Packets |
| Acquired | 1871 |
| Fate | Put in the coal and timber trade [1] |
 Norway | |
| Owner | Capt. Bull, Christiania Oslo, Norway |
| Acquired | 1887 |
| Fate | July 22, 1884, wrecked near Cavendish, Prince Edward Island[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Medium clipper |
| Tonnage | 1,625 GRT |
| Length | 184 ft 1 in (56.11 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 3 in (11.05 m) |
| Draught | 29 ft 4 in (8,940 mm) |
| Depth of hold | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Square-rigged, with Cunningham's patent roller reefing topsails. Reduced to barque rig, 1874. |
| Notes | 3 decks; height between decks, 8 ft (2.4 m)[2] |
Marco Polo was a three-masted wooden clipper ship, launched in 1851 at Saint John, New Brunswick. She was named after Venetian traveler Marco Polo. The ship carried emigrants and passengers to Australia and was the first vessel to make the round trip from Liverpool in under six months. Later in her career, the ship was used as a cargo ship before running aground off Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, in 1883.