List of ship launches in 1855
The list of ship launches in 1855 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1855.
| Date |
Country |
Builder |
Location |
Ship |
Class / type |
Owner |
Notes |
| January [1] |
 United States |
Donald McKay |
East Boston |
Great Republic |
Extreme clipper |
Donald McKay |
Caught fire December 27, 1853, shortly after first launch.[2] Rebuilt and relaunched. |
| 25 April[1] |
United States |
Hayden & Cudworth |
Medford, MA |
Thatcher Magoun |
Extreme clipper |
Thatcher Magoun, Medford, MA[3] |
|
| 17 November[1] |
United States |
Hayden & Cudworth |
Medford, MA |
Electric Spark |
Extreme clipper |
Thatcher Magoun & Son, Boston[3] |
Sister ship to Thatcher Magoun |
|
United States |
Hayden & Cudworth |
Medford, MA |
Sancho Panza of Boston |
Medium clipper |
John Ellerton Lodge, Boston, MA[3] |
|
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
- ↑ "THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION.; THREE CLIPPER-SHIPS DESTROYED. TOTAL LOSS OF THE GREAT REPUBLIC. Burning of the White Squall, and Joseph Walker. NINE BUILDINGS DESTROYED ON FRONT-ST. LOSS, $1,500,000. INSURANCE, $500,000 to $700,000. Additional Fire--Incendiarism, & c.". The New York Times (New York). December 28, 1853. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gleason, Hall (1937). Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford. Medford, MA: J.C. Miller. p. 78.
- Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
- Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986 reprint of 1926-1927 ed.). American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0486251158.