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She was the second tea clipper of this name; the first
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212:Fiery Cross
118:Ellen Lines
1721:1860 ships
1690:Categories
1577:Hallowe'en
1549:Blackadder
1496:The Murray
1412:Lammermuir
1342:Cutty Sark
1328:Cornwallis
1300:Ambassador
1177:Robin Hood
1170:Red Jacket
1086:Lammermuir
1072:Kingfisher
974:California
928:Witchcraft
879:Stag Hound
837:Race Horse
788:Marco Polo
688:Challenger
660:Bald Eagle
373:References
1517:Windhover
1363:Fusi Yama
1219:Starlight
1205:Schomberg
1142:Newcastle
1093:Lightning
900:Swordfish
886:Stornoway
844:Sea Nymph
767:Hurricane
723:Game Cock
681:Challenge
628:Sea Witch
259:Hong Kong
245:Tea trade
198:top-sails
158:695
1591:Loch Ard
1584:Hereward
1570:Florence
1563:Cromdale
1489:Taitsing
1454:Seminole
1335:Cremorne
1321:Coonatto
1198:Scawfell
893:Surprise
367:topsails
322:Taitsing
271:Shanghai
124:Acquired
79:Launched
1668:Related
1619:Torrens
1605:Lothair
1510:Sobraon
1482:Taeping
1419:Leander
1240:Tayleur
1100:Lookout
1037:Gravina
621:Rainbow
600:Anglona
346:Taeping
300:Taiping
287:England
255:Chinese
224:clipper
155:Tonnage
95:History
71:Builder
65:Glasgow
41:History
1629:Modern
1612:Rodney
1531:Yatala
1461:Serica
1405:Lahloo
1370:Kaisow
1247:Tejuca
1163:Orient
1128:Mimosa
1016:Ganges
1002:Driver
830:Onward
760:Hornet
614:Memnon
607:Houqua
411:
358:Lahloo
352:Serica
319:, and
312:Serica
269:, and
267:Canton
263:Fuzhou
251:London
166:Length
108:Norway
33:barque
1556:Cimba
1440:Osaka
1426:Miako
1307:Ariel
1292:1860s
907:Syren
695:Comet
592:1840s
306:Ariel
190:Notes
182:Depth
87:Notes
60:Owner
1524:Wylo
1212:Stag
485:2010
459:2010
437:2010
409:ISBN
355:and
253:and
174:Beam
127:1887
114:Name
82:1860
774:Ino
289:in
265:,
160:NRT
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349:,
343:,
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