| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Herald of the Morning |
| Owner | Thatcher Magoun & Co |
| Builder | Hayden & Cudworth, Medford, MA[1] |
| Launched | Dec. 1853 |
| Acquired | 1875, "Sold to James B. Tibbets and Isaac Benham for $25,000"[2] |
| Norway | |
| Port of registry |  Norway Arendal |
| Acquired | 1879 |
| Notes | Rigged as a bark[3] |
| United Kingdom | |
| Owner | W.J. Smith |
| Port of registry |  United Kingdom |
| Acquired | 1890[1][4] |
| Fate | Not listed 1891[5] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Medium clipper ship |
| Tons burthen | 1294 tons OM, 1108 tons NM |
| Length | 203 ft (62 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Armament | "Two fancy brass cannon mounted on her poop deck"[3] |
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Herald of the Morning was one of the few clipper ships with a passage to San Francisco in less than 100 days.
- ^ a b Gleason, Hall (1937). Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford. Medford, MA: J.C. Miller. p. 76.
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