Sunday, December 16, 2012

Seafaring Sunday: A Little Romance

December 16, 1853: Extreme clipper ship Romance of the Seas, launched in November, departed Boston headed for San Francisco on her maiden voyage. The following October her sister ship Sovereign of the Seas would achieve the highest recorded speed for a clipper ship of the era: 22 knots.

Header: Clipper ship Glory of the Seas, painting by Henry Scott via Navart
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2 comments:

  1. Timmy!December 16, 2012 at 9:05 PM

    Beautiful painting, Pauline.

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  2. PaulineDecember 17, 2012 at 8:33 AM

    It is pretty. Too bad I couldn't find one of Romance of the Seas, though.

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