- 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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