| | | Flying Cloud Collector Quality Ship | 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
Cloud 32" long, 26"
high, 10.5" wide
| Product Details: NAME: Flying Cloud Collector Quality Ship TYPE: Reproduction MANUFACTURER: Shop SKU: 400-015: |
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