Sea Serpent (clipper)

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History
United States
NameSea Serpent
OwnerGrinnell, Minturn & Co., New York City
BuilderGeorge Raynes, Portsmouth, NH
Launched1850
FateSold to Norway, 1874
Norway
Acquired1874
RenamedProgress
FateAbandoned at sea, 12 June 1891
General characteristics
Class and typeExtreme clipper
Length212 ft (65 m) OA
Beam39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
Draft21 ft (6.4 m)
Sail plan3 masts, ship rig
Notes2 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]

  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.