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Dutch clipper

NameKosmopoliet

OwnerGebr. Blussé (Dordrecht)

BuilderCornelis Gips and Sons, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

LaunchedNov. 29, 1854

History




Netherlands
Name	Kosmopoliet
Owner	Gebr. Blussé (Dordrecht)
Builder	Cornelis Gips and Sons, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Launched	Nov. 29, 1854


General characteristics
Class & type	Dutch clipper
Tons burthen	800 tons
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship

Netherlands


Name	Kosmopoliet II
Launched	1865


General characteristics
Tons burthen	1200 tons

Netherlands


Name	Kosmopoliet III
Launched	1871


General characteristics
Tons burthen	1548 tons

Kosmopoliet I (800 tons) is said to have been one of the first Dutch clippers.

She was launched on 29 November 1854 by the shipyard of Cornelis Gips and Sons in Dordrecht, The Netherlands, for the account of the shipping company of Gebr. Blussé (Dordrecht), inspired by a model of a medium-clipper presented in 1852 at an exhibition in Amsterdam by the Dutch lieutenant-commander M.H. Jansen.

The Kosmopoliet carried both cargo and passengers. She was full-rigged and carried royals and skysails on all three masts.

Though a voyage from the Netherlands to Java (port to port) normally took a 100 days or more, the Kosmopoliet completed her maiden voyage in 89 days. Later she did the passage in 76, 74 and 77 days.

Kosmopoliet II and Kosmopoliet III

In 1865 the Kosmopoliet II (1200 tons) was launched, followed by Kosmopoliet III in 1871, which measured 1548 tons.

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(in Dutch)SCHEEPSWERF VAN GIPS ,,DE MERWEDE,, ANNO 1796 TE DORDRECHT

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