Commodore Perry
Extreme clipper ship built in 1854 by Donald McKay, East Boston, for
James Baines, Liverpool, for his
Black Ball line of Australia clippers. Her
dimensions were 202'x42'1"x28"5" and tonnage 1964 tons.
1854
Launched at the shipyard of Donald McKay, East Boston, MA, USA.
1855 January 12
Made her first Australian voyage.
1856 February
Left for the second Australian voyage which was completed in
72½ days.
1866 December
Sold to Thompson & Harper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Barned's
Bank after the failure of Baines & Co. in April 1866.
1869 August 27
Caught fire with a cargo of coal from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and was
beached the next day near Bombay and burned to the water's edge.
Select Bibliography:
Richard McKay: Some Famous Sailing Ships and Their Builder
Donald McKay. 1928. pp 292-295.
Donald McLean: The New Packet Ship Commodore Perry Boston
Daily Atlas, 1854. September 30.
Stammers: The Black Ball Line pp 338-341.
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