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Clipper 'Phoenician', Aberdeen White Star Line

Image credit: Aberdeen Maritime Museum

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'Phoenician' was the first of the Aberdeen White Star fleet to make a reputation for speed under the command of one of the best known passage makers of the day, Captain Sproat. The first three voyages were considered extraordinarily good for these days:

1849–1850 London–Sydney 90 days, Sydney–London 88 days
1850–1851 London–Sydney 96 days, Sydney–London 103 days
1851–1852 London–Sydney 90 days, Sydney–London 83 days
Title

Clipper 'Phoenician', Aberdeen White Star Line

Date

1850

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 50 x W 79 cm

Accession number

ABDAG008017

Acquisition method

purchased, 1991

Work type

Painting

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Shiprow, Aberdeen AB11 5BY Scotland

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