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A guide to the Flying Cloud (built 1851; clipper) crew list, 1854 April 25
HDC0303 (SAFR 17211)
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Title: Flying Cloud (built 1851; clipper) crew list
Date: 1854 April 25
Identifier/Call Number: HDC0303 (SAFR 17211)
Creator:
Unknown
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Flying Cloud (built 1851; clipper) crew list (SAFR 17211, HDC 303) is comprised of one crew list (one oversized page)
for a voyage commencing April 25, 1854, departing from New York, bound for Hong Kong. The collection is available for research
use without restriction.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], HDC0303 (SAFR 17211), Flying Cloud (built 1851; clipper) crew list, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historical or Biographical Note
When the Flying Cloud was launched on April 15, 1851, at East Boston, she was the fastest merchant ship afloat. She regularly
sailed from New York to San Francisco. In 1851 she made the journey from New York to San Francisco in only 89 days, a world
record that the Flying Cloud itself beat three years later (a record that would not be broken until 1989).
In 1862, Flying Cloud was sold to go under British colors without change of name, and was soon traveling between Britain and
Australia and New Zealand. Her latter years were spent in the timber trade between Britain and St. Johns, Canada. Shortly
after leaving St. Johns in 1874, the Flying Cloud went ashore on Beacon Island bar during a heavy gale and broke her back.
Condemned and sold, the Flying Cloud was finally burned for her copper and metal fastenings in June 1875.
A book about the Flying Cloud was written by David W. Shaw titled, "Flying Cloud: The True Story of America's Most Famous
Clipper Ship and the Woman Who Guided Her." (2001)
The Flying Cloud (built 1851; clipper) crew list (SAFR 17211, HDC 303) is comprised of one crew list (one oversized page)
for a voyage commencing April 25, 1854, departing from New York, bound for Hong Kong. The collection is available for research
use without restriction.
This is a collection of a single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Flying Cloud (Clipper-ship)
crew lists