Challenger (1853 clipper)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Challenger |
| Owner | W. & F.H. Whittemore, Boston; later, Samuel G. Reed & Co. |
| Builder | Robert E. Jackson, East Boston, MA |
| Launched | 1853 |
| Notes | Collided with Roswell Sprague in a gale at Bremerhaven, October 1861 |
| Peru | |
| Owner | N. Larco, agent for the Peruvian Government |
| Acquired | 1863 |
| Renamed | Camille Cavour |
| Fate | Abandoned off the coast of Mexico, October 1875, en route from Port Discovery to Peru, after damage during a gale. Camille Cavour's wreck drifted ashore at Manzanillo. |
| Notes | Coolie ship in the guano trade |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Extreme clipper, designed by Samuel Hartt Pook |
| Tons burthen | 1334 tons |
| Length | 206 ft (63 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft 4 in (11.68 m) |
| Draft | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
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Challenger was an extreme clipper ship built in East Boston in 1853. She sailed in the San Francisco trade, and later in the guano trade in Peru.