Taitsing

A full-rigged composite clipper ship built in 1865 by Charles Connell & Co., Glasgow, for Findlay & Longmuir, Greenock. Dimensions: 192'×31'5"×20'1" and tonnage: 815 NRT.

1865 July 8: Launched at the shipyard of Charles Connell & Co., Glasgow., for Findlay & Longmuir, Greenock. Robert D. Willis.
1865 October 23 - February 1: Sailed from London to Hong Kong in 96 days from the Downs.
1866 May 31 - September 9: Sailed from Foochow to London with tea in 101 days.
1867 June 9 - October 7: Sailed from Foochow to London with tea in 120 days. Lost her top gallant masts during a violent gale on September 4.
1868 June 15 - October 19: Sailed from Shanghai to London with tea in 126 days.
1869 June 23 - October 14: Sailed from Woosung to London with tea in 113 days.
1870 November 7 - March 4: Sailed from Amoy to London in with tea 117 days.
1871 October 22 - February 7: Sailed from Shanghai to New York with tea in 108 days.
1872 August 8 - November 30: Sailed from Shanghai to London with tea 114 days.
1873 October 1 - February 7: Sailed from Hiogo to London with tea in 129 days.
1874 December 6 - March 17: Sailed from Foochow to New York with tea in 101 days.
1876: Transferred to James Findlay, Greenock.
1879: Sold to John Willis & Son [Robert D. Willis], London.
1883 September 20: Lost on Nyuni Island, Zanzibar, with a cargo of patent fuel from Swansea.

References:

Clipper ships, general references.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, Wednesday, September 12, 1866. p 5.

Updated 1997-09-09 by Lars Bruzelius

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