Taeping

Taeping (clipper, 1863) - SLV H91.325-1033.jpg
Taeping
History
United Kingdom
Builder: Robert Steele & Company, Greenock
Launched: 1863
In service: 1863-1871
Out of service: 1871
Fate: Wrecked near Ladd Reef 1871
General characteristics
Class and type: Clipper
Tonnage: 767 NRT
Length: 183'
Propulsion: Sails

The Taeping was a clipper ship built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Company of Greenock and owned by Captain Alexander Rodger of Cellardyke, Fife. Taeping participated in The Great Tea Race of 1866 and narrowly defeated the Ariel. The ship's captain was Donald MacKinnon (Dòmhnall ’ic Nèill ’ic Dhòmnaill Ruaidh) of Heanish, Tiree. Wrecked 22 September 1871 on Ladd's Reef in the South China Sea.

Sailing performance

According to Basil Lubbock, the tea clippers Taeping, Fiery Cross, Serica and Lahloo performed at their best in light breezes, as they were all rigged with single topsails.[1]

The Black Prince, Fiery Cross, Taeping (3), Ariel and Flying Spur at Foowcho in 1866

References

  1. ^ Lubbock, Basil (1919). The China Clippers (4th ed.). Glasgow: James Brown & Son. p. 155.



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