Sweepstakes (clipper)
Lithograph of Sweepstakes by Fannier Palmer and published by Nathaniel Currier in 1853 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Sweepstakes |
| Owner | Chambers & Heiser, New York |
| Builder | Daniel and Aaron Westervelt, New York |
| Launched | 1853 |
| Fate | Ran aground on a reef in the Sunda Strait and damaged; sold for scrap on May 13, 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Clipper |
| Length | 216.4 ft (66.0 m) |
| Beam | 41.6 ft (12.7 m) |
| Draft | 6.2 ft (1.9 m) |
Sweepstakes was an 1853 clipper ship in the California trade. She was known for a record passage from New York to Bombay, and for a race around the Horn with three other clippers.