Ann McKim
Clipper ship built in 1833 at the shipyard of Kennard & Williamson, Baltimore.
Dimensions: 143'x27'6"x14' and 494 tons.
1833
Launched and delivered to Isaac McKim, Baltimore. The ship was named
after the owners wife.
1837
Sold to Howland & Aspinwall, New York, at the death of Isaac McKim.
1842
Sailed from New York to Anjer in 79 days.
1843
Sailed back to New York from Anjer in 96 days.
1847
Sold to Chile.
1849 January 20
Arrived to San Francisco from Valparaiso, via Guayaquil, after 51 days at
sea.
1850
Sailed from San Francisco to Valparaiso in 47 days.
1851 September
Left the United States under Captain Van Pelt for the last time.
1852
Broken up at Valparaiso.
Ann McKim, which was built on the enlarged lines of a Baltimore clipper, has
often been called the first "true clipper" an honor she shares with
Rainbow and Scottish Maid.
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