| | | The Flying Cloud Replica Ship - 1851 (Museum Quality Line) | Flying Cloud - The
Flying Cloud, a
clipper ship, was the
masterpiece of Donald
Mckay the foremost
marine architect and
shipbuilder of his
time. She was
launched in East
Boston in 1851. The
Flying Cloud acquired
a reputation for
sailing faster than
any other ship of her
time. On one record
breaking occasion she
made the passage from
New York to San
Francisco in 88 days,
a feat never again
achieved by a sail
powered ship. Flying
Cloud met an
unfortunate end when
she ran aground in
1874, could not be
rescued, and was
burned to salvage
metalwork
Length: 28"; Width:
8"; Height: 21";
| Product Details: NAME: The Flying Cloud Replica Ship - 1851 (Museum Quality Line) TYPE: Reproduction MANUFACTURER: Shop SKU: 700-005 : |
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