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The Colonial Clippers

Basil Lubbock

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. . .;     between perpendiculars 252   „ Fore rake 14     „ Extreme beam 45½  „ Depth 29     „ Dead rise at half-floor 18 inches. Sheer 4½    „ Concavity of load line forward 2½    „

In strength of construction she was a considerable improvement on the Lightning. Her ends were as long but not quite so sharp or concave and were considered to be more harmoniously designed. She had an upright sternpost and her stern was semi-elliptical and ornamented with the Australian coat-of-arms. Her figure-head was a life-like representation of the old-time shellback and was an object of interest wherever she went.

It is thus described by Captain Clark:—“One of the most striking figure-heads was the tall square-built sailor, with dark curly hair and bronzed clean-shaven face, who stood at the bow of the Champion of the Se. . . Read More

Community Reviews

This is the first book that I have read as a result of my genealogical research. Many of my forebears emigrated to Australia in the 1870's and 80's. As I was finding this out and going down a rabbit trail on which ships they crossed from Britain in, I learned of this book. I am surprised to be able