$6,463
Cased Model of the Extreme Clipper Ship Challenge , built by Phillip S. Reed, Massachusetts, late 20th century, mounted in a burl veneer case, overall ht. 10 1/4, wd. 7 1/2, lg. 17 1/4 in. Note: The Challenge was designed by William H. Webb, New York. It was the first three-decked vessel built and was iron braced. On May 24, 1851, it was launched at the shipyard of W.H. Webb, New York, for N.L. & G. Griswold, New York. The first master was Captain R.H. Waterman. She sailed to China, Hong, Kong, and San Francisco, and set a speed record from Shanghai to San Francisco in 34 days. In 1862, she was sold to Thomas Hunt & Co., Liverpool, Great Britain, and was renamed Golden City . In February of 1877 she was lost at Abervache off Ushant on the French Coast on a voyage from South Shields to Genoa, with a crew of 26 men.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2007-06-03
