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42.36° N · 71.05° W
1853 · Donald McKay
Four-masted extreme clipper · launched 1853

Great Republic

The largest wooden sailing ship ever built.

historical record

Launched October 4, 1853 in East Boston, at 335 feet in length and 4,555 gross tons.

Built by Donald McKay as his masterpiece, she was the largest wooden sailing ship ever constructed.

Burned at her New York pier before her maiden voyage in December 1853; rebuilt at reduced size and re-rigged as a three-masted ship.

Served for 19 years in the Cape Horn and Australia trades before being sold and lost at sea in 1872.

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Case
mahogany with fluted columns, glass front
Status
available
Coordinates
42.36° N · 71.05° W
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