Rainbow (clipper)

Clipper Ship Rainbow
History
United States
NameRainbow
OwnerHowland & Aspinwall
BuilderSmith & Dimon, New York
Launched1845
FateDisappeared on or after 17 March 1848
General characteristics
Class & typeclipper
Tonnage757 tons OM
Length159 ft 0 in (48.46 m)
Beam31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
Draft18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
PropulsionSails

Rainbow, launched in New York in 1845 to sail in the China trade for the firm Howland & Aspinwall, was a clipper, a type of sailing vessel designed to sacrifice cargo capacity for speed.

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