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Extreme
clipper built in 1854 by Donald McKay, East Boston, for the Black Ball Line
of Liverpool.
Dimensions: 252ft x 45ft 7in x 29ft and tonnage 2448 tons. Built with three
decks. The figurehead was a sailor with a hat in the right hand and the left
extended. The ship was painted black outside and white inside, with blue
water-ways.
1854 April 19
Launched at the shipyard of Donald McKay, East Boston, for the Black Ball
Line, Liverpool.
1854 June
Sailed from New York to Liverpool in 29 days under command of Captain
Alexander Newlands.
1854 October 11 - December 26
Her maiden voyage Liverpool - Melbourne took 75 days during which a 24 hour
run of 465 miles was recorded.
1855
Sailed Melbourne-Liverpool in 84 days.
1855
Sailed Liverpool-Melbourne in 83 days under command of Captain John McKirby.
1855
Sailed from Melbourne to Liverpool where she arrived on January 25, 1856, in
90 days.
1856
Sailed Liverpool-Melbourne in 85 days.
1857 August 10 Sailed with troops for India from Portsmouth to the Bay of Bengal together with James Baines. Arrived at Sandheads after 101 days.
1860 January 1 - March 26
Sailed Melbourne-Liverpool in 85 days.
1866
Sold to Thomas Harrison and Thomas Sully Stowe for £ 9750, but chartered back
to the Black Ball Line for three more voyages until September 1868, after
which she was put into general trading.
1874 February
After having found that she was badly affected by dry rot she was subsequently
sold to A. Cassels of Liverpool for £ 7500.
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Hull
Length 32 inches.
1/96
SCALE
3
SHEET PLAN
TPSEH-9506-3
PRICE:
$ 40.00
1875
July
Arrived in San Francisco from Hong Kong after 39 days under command of
Captain Wilson.
1855 October 5
Arrived at Callao after 45 days from San Francisco.
1877
January 3rd, abandoned off Cape Horn in leaking condition with a cargo of
guano. The crew was saved by the British barque Windsor.
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