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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Sea Serpent |
| Owner | Grinnell, Minturn & Co., New York City |
| Builder | George Raynes, Portsmouth, NH |
| Launched | 1850 |
| Fate | Sold to Norway, 1874 |
 Norway | |
| Acquired | 1874 |
| Renamed | Progress |
| Fate | Abandoned at sea, 12 June 1891 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Extreme clipper |
| Length | 212 ft (65 m) OA |
| Beam | 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m) |
| Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Sail plan | 3 masts, ship rig |
| Notes | 2 decks.[1] |
Sea Serpent was an 1850 extreme clipper that sailed in the San Francisco trade, the China trade, and the transatlantic lumber trade. She was one of the longest lived clippers, with a service life of 36 years and 5 months.[1]
- ^ a b Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. pp. xvii, 342, 502, etc. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.