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''Eamont'' was an opium clipper built in Cowes.〔 〕 It was the subject of an 1891 book, ''A cruise in an opium clipper'', by Captain Lindsay Anderson. ''Eamont'' was involved in the opening of Japan to foreigners in 1858, serving as a dispatch boat between Nagasaki and Shanghai,〔Lubbock (1933), p. 351-352〕 and was one of the first vessels to open up a trade with Formosa. == Construction == The ''Eamont'' and ''Wild Dayrell'' were both built by White, of Cowes. The Eamont was constructed of teak and mahogany, measured a little over 200 tons and had a mainboom 110 feet long. She was a very powerful vessel and carried 200 tons of iron kentledge fitted into her as a stationary ballast. She was armed with four 18-pounders a side and two pivot guns, like the ''Zephyr'', the two vessels belonging to Dent & Co. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eamont (schooner)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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