- Overall dimensions: 50" L x 24"
W x 37" H. 20 Lbs.
- This Flying Fish model high
quality canvas sails similar to ones on real tall
ships.
- This wooden Flying fish model
has furled sails.
- Our wood models are hand
painted and made with the finest woods.
- The Flying Fish wood replica
Flying Fish has high quality cloth flags.
- This Flying Fish has advanced
rigging techniques, planked deck similar to the deck
on an actual ship, turned brass cannons, authentic
lifeboats - not flat bottomed, metal anchors,
accurate rudder chains, and authentic fish
figurehead.
- Look at the perfectly taught
rigging of various colors, thickness, and texture to
ensure authenticity.
- This model boat requires
hundreds of hours to build by master model builders.
To build this Flying Fish ship, extensive research
was done using various sources such as museums,
drawings, copies of original plans, and photos of
the actual ship.
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An extreme clipper ship built in 1851 by Donald
McKay, East Boston, MA. Her dimensions were
198'6"×38'2"×22' and tonnage 1505 tons. The dead rise
was 25".
- 1851 September
- Launched at the shipyard of
Donald McKay, East Boston, MA, for Messrs. Sampson &
Tappan, Boston.
- 1851 November 11 - February 17
- Sailed from Boston to San
Francisco in 98 days. The Boston clipper Swordfish
which left Boston on the same day arrived at San
Francisco after 90 days and 16 hours.
- 1852 November 1 - January 31
- Sailed from New York to San
Francisco in 92 days and 4 hours. The Wild Pigeon
left the same port on October 12, the John Gilpin on
October 29, and the Trade Wind on November 14.
- 1853 May 6
- Sailed from Manila to Boston in
107 days or 79 days from Anjer.
- 1853 September 20
- Sailed from Boston to San
Francisco in 113 days.
- 1854 April 2 - July 20
- Sailed from Manila to New York
in 109 days, 80 days from Anjer.
- 1854 September 23 - January
10
- Sailed from Boston to San
Francisco in 109 days.
- 1855 September 13 -
December 27
- Sailed from Boston to San
Francisco in 105 days.
- 1856 October 4
- Sailed from Boston to San
Francisco in 106 days.
- 1857 September 28 - January
20
- Sailed from Boston to San
Francisco in 114 days.
- 1858 November 23
- Left Foochow for New York with a cargo of tea
but missed stays and was wrecked at the Min
entrance. The wreck was condemned and was
surrendered to the underwriters who subsequently
sold the wreck to a Manila merchant. After having
been rebuilt at Whampoa she was renamed the El Bueno
Suceso.
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