The New Clipper Ship "Herald of the Morning". "Newspaper Accounts: The New Clipper Ship "Herald of the Morning" ". The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, Details. Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute. ^ a b c d Howe, Octavius T Matthews, Frederick C.Old Ships and Ship-Building Days of Medford. "Sailing Ships:"Herald of the Morning" (1853)". Herald of the Morning, by Charles Lundgren.“The ship lost part of her stem, and the pumps had to be kept going until her arrival at destination.” Painting of the ship Herald of the Morning was struck by a very large sperm whale off Cape Horn in 1859. Stanford, and arrived in San Francisco on September 20, 1863, after a voyage of 117 days. Herald of the Morning left Boston on May 16, 1863, carrying Central Pacific locomotive No. Herald of the Morning made the fastest passage of the year from New York City to San Francisco, arriving May 16, 1855Īfter this passage, she took a load of guano to Mauritius, arriving Dec. Mitchell, arriving May 25, 1860, 108 days Record California passage in 1855 Baker, arriving March 18, 1859, 116 daysīoston to San Francisco, Capt. Lathrop, 130 days, 1857īoston to San Francisco, Capt. flag, and two homeward trips around the Cape of Good Hope. She made 18 passages around Cape Horn during the 20 years she was under the U.S. Herald of the Morning had a reputation for speed. placed to correspond with the inclination of the cutwater." Voyages Her figurehead was a "full figure of Aurora. The name Herald of the Morning refers to Eos (Greek) or Aurora (Roman) the Goddess of Dawn. She is sheathed with yellow metal, and is painted black outside inside she is white, and the waterways blue, and her rack rail is covered with yellow metal fore and aft." Named after ancient goddess
Īn 1854 Boston Daily Atlas writer was impressed by the beauty of her accommodations, and described the ship's overall appearance thus: "Her stern is oval in outline, and is finely ornamented with gilded carved work.
The Mauritius Commercial Gazeteer described the bow of Herald of the Morning as "so sharp as to take the form of a razor, the keel forming the edge there are no rails at the bow, which is quite unencumbered". 'Her lines were sharp, approaching those of an actual clipper, yet she could carry in dead weight close to 1600 tons." Herald of the Morning was designed by Samuel Hartt Pook.
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