Carrier Dove (clipper)

This article is about the clipper ship. For other ships with this name, see Carrier Dove (disambiguation).

Carrier Dove
History
United States
NameCarrier Dove
OwnerMontell and Company, Baltimore, MD
BuilderJames Abraham, Baltimore, MD
Launched1855
Owner1863, Trask & Dearborn; sold at auction in New York in 1863 for $67,000; 1868, Union Navigation Company; 1870, J.D. Fish & Co.; 1875, John W. Elwell & Co.
FateWrecked March 3, 1876
General characteristics
Class & typeMedium clipper
Tons burthen1694 or 1545 tons
Length220 ft (67 m); 207 ft. 8 in.
Beam42 ft (13 m),
Draft24 ft (7.3 m),

Carrier Dove was an 1855 medium clipper. She was one of two well-known clippers launched in Baltimore that year, the other being Mary Whitridge.

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