Robin Hood (ship)
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| History |
 United Kingdom
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| Name: |
Robin Hood |
| Owner: |
J. Wade |
| Builder: |
Alexander Hall and Sons, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Launched: |
1856 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Clipper |
| Tons burthen: |
852 tons |
| Length: |
204 ft. |
| Beam: |
35 ft. 1 in. |
| Draught: |
21 ft.[1] |
Robin Hood was a tea clipper built by Alexander Hall and Sons, in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1856. The ship’s best known commander was Capt. Cobb.[1] The ship is remembered for a 107-day passage to San Francisco.[2]
References
- 1 2 Lubbock, Basil (1921). The Colonial Clippers (2nd ed.). Glasgow: James Brown & Son. pp. ii. OCLC 1750412.
- ↑ Robin Hood clipper ship card
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