40.70° N · 74.00° W
1851 · Donald McKay
Extreme clipper · launched 1851
Flying Cloud
Sailed New York to San Francisco in 89 days, 8 hours.
historical record
Launched April 15, 1851 at the Donald McKay shipyard in East Boston.
On her maiden voyage she sailed from New York around Cape Horn to San Francisco in 89 days, 8 hours, a record that stood for 135 years.
Captain Josiah Perkins Creesy was in command; his wife Eleanor Creesy navigated.
Broke her own record on a second run in 1854 with a matching 89-day, 8-hour passage.
Lost to a fire in 1874 off the coast of New Brunswick after 23 years of service.
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- Dimensions
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- Case
- walnut and glass
- Size
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- Status
- available
- Coordinates
- 40.70° N · 74.00° W
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