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White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900

Remarkable Round Voyage

Remarkable Round Voyage.

the Red Jacket made her first voyage from Liverpool to Melbournein 1854, under the command of Captain. Samuel Reed, in 69 days, 12 hours. She receivedpage 331 very quick dispatch, being in port only 12 days, and made the passage to Liverpool in 73 days—the voyage round the globe, including detention in port, being accomplished in five months, four days—a record which has probably never been beaten. On her homeward passage she carried 45,000 ounces of gold, and on this run she beat the celebrated Guiding Star. by nine days, though she lost a considerable time through being among icebergs and field ice off Cape Horn, which was rounded in 20 days from Melbourne. On her arrival at Liverpool the ship was sold to Pilkington and Wilson of that port (then agents for the White Star Line), for £30,000, and continued in the Australian trade, where she was much appreciated, for many years and becoming one of the most famous of the American clippers.