| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Eamont |
| Owner | Dent & Co |
| Builder | White, Cowes |
| Launched | 1854 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 120 (bm |
| Length | 87 ft (26.5 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes.[1] It was the subject of an 1891 book, A cruise in an opium clipper, by Captain Lindsay Anderson.[2]
Eamont was involved in the opening of Japan to foreigners in 1858, serving as a dispatch boat between Nagasaki and Shanghai,[3] and was one of the first vessels to open up a trade with Formosa.
- ^ Lubbock, Basil (1933). The Opium Clippers. Boston, MA: Charles E. Lauriat Co. pp. 339, 341, 347, 351–2, 364–8, 384.
- ^ Captain Lindsay Anderson (1891). A cruise in an opium clipper. London: Chapman and Hall, Limited. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Lubbock (1933), p. 351-352