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Sunday 21 June 2015

American clipper Typhoon arrived at San Francisco, USA according to the American newspaper Sacramento Daily Union dated 10 June 1853

An item dated 8th reported the arrival of the American clipper Typhoon captain [Charles H.] Salter arriving after a voyage of 135 days coming from New York, USA with a cargo fo G.B. Post&Co.(1)

Note
1. Launched ay the shipyard of Fernald&Pettigrew, Badger’s Island, Portsmouth, USA for account of D.&A. Kingsland&Co., New York, USA on 18 February 1851, sold at Singapore in 1863 and in in 1869 registered as the British ship Indomitable of Dublin, Ireland as owned by John Martin and Sons.