Red Rover (clipper)
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 The opium clipper Red Rover (left) and the Streatham on the Hooghly river
in the 1830s | |
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Red Rover |
| Owner | Captain William Clifton |
| Builder | Captain William Clifton, Howrah |
| Launched | 1830 |
| Acquired | Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1832 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Opium clipper |
| Tons burthen | 254 (bm) |
| Length | 97 ft (29.5656000 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft (3 m) |
| Sail plan | Barque |
Red Rover was the name of two clipper ships.
Red Rover, built in 1829, was a 254-ton clipper "built, owned, and operated" by Captain William Clifton which was "one of the fastest" opium clippers running between Calcutta and Lintin in the 1830s.[1] Red Rover was modeled after an American War of 1812 blockade runner, Prince de Neufchatel, and was "the first clipper to sail to Canton against the wind."[2]
The well-known firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co. held shares in the ship beginning in 1832.[1][3]
