List of ship launches in 1855
The list of ship launches in 1855 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1855.
| Date | Country | Builder | Location | Ship | Class / type | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January [1] |  United States |
Donald McKay | East Boston | Great Republic | Extreme clipper | Donald McKay | Caught fire December 27, 1853, shortly after first launch.[2] Rebuilt and relaunched. |
| 25 April[1] | United States |
Hayden & Cudworth | Medford, MA | Thatcher Magoun | Extreme clipper | Thatcher Magoun, Medford, MA[3] | |
| 17 November[1] | United States |
Hayden & Cudworth | Medford, MA | Electric Spark | Extreme clipper | Thatcher Magoun & Son, Boston[3] | Sister ship to Thatcher Magoun |
| United States |
Hayden & Cudworth | Medford, MA | Sancho Panza of Boston | Medium clipper | John Ellerton Lodge, Boston, MA[3] | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
- ↑ "THE GREAT CONFLAGRATION.; THREE CLIPPER-SHIPS DESTROYED. TOTAL LOSS OF THE GREAT REPUBLIC. Burning of the White Squall, and Joseph Walker. NINE BUILDINGS DESTROYED ON FRONT-ST. LOSS, $1,500,000. INSURANCE, $500,000 to $700,000. Additional Fire--Incendiarism, & c.". The New York Times (New York). December 28, 1853. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Gleason, Hall (1937). Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford. Medford, MA: J.C. Miller. p. 78.
- Crothers, William L. (1997). The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Camden, ME: International Marine. ISBN 0-07-014501-6.
- Howe, Octavius T; Matthews, Frederick C. (1986 reprint of 1926-1927 ed.). American Clipper Ships 1833-1858. Volume 1, Adelaide-Lotus. New York: Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0486251158. Check date values in:
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| Ship events in 1855 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 | 1860 |
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