List of ship launches in 1853
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The list of ship launches in 1853 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1853.
Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Owner | Notes |
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30 April | ![]() |
William H. Webb | New York City | Young America | Extreme clipper | George B. Daniels, New York | |
4 October | ![]() |
Donald McKay | Boston | Great Republic | Extreme clipper | Donald McKay | Largest wooden clipper ship ever built. |
4 October | ![]() |
Clark | Jersey | Matilda Wattenbach | Full-rigged ship | Ran aground on launching, later refloated.[1] | |
2 November | ![]() |
George Thomas, | Rockland, ME | Red Jacket | Extreme clipper | Seacomb & Taylor, Boston | Named after Seneca Indian chief Sagoyewatha |
19 December | ![]() |
Robert E. Jackson | East Boston, Mass. | Challenger | Extreme clipper | W. & F.H. Whittemore, Boston | Designer, Samuel Hartt Pook |
December | ![]() |
Hayden & Cudworth, | Medford, Mass. | Herald of the Morning | Medium clipper | Thatcher Magoun & Co | Designer, Samuel Hartt Pook |
Date unknown | ![]() |
River Clyde, Glasgow | Balbec | Steamer | Cunard | Stranded on 28 March 1884 and sold by auction on 5 April at Nanjizal, Cornwall.[2][3] | |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Fred Clark[4] | Geffrard | Brig | Wrecked off the coast of Western Australia on 13 June 1875. | ||
Date unknown | ![]() |
Cincinnati, Ohio | Jacob Strader | Steamboat | U.S. Mail Line | Dismantled in Madison, Indiana in 1866. | |
Date unknown | ![]() |
Hayden & Cudworth | Medford, Mass. | White Swallow | Extreme clipper | William Lincoln and Co., Boston |
References
- ^ "Ship News". The Morning Post. No. 24897. London. 7 October 1853. p. 8.
- ^ "Total Wreck Of A Cunard Steamer At The Land's End". The Cornishman. No. 298. 3 April 1884. p. 6.
- ^ "For The Benefit Of All Concerned". The Cornishman. No. 298. 3 April 1884. p. 1.
- ^ Henderson, Graeme; Henderson, Kandy-Jane (1980). Unfinished Voyages. University of Western Australia Press. OL 4731124W.