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The ''Ocean Telegraph'' was an American clipper ship. Built in 1854 for the run between New York and San Francisco, she was later sold and renamed the ''Light Brigade'' in 1863. For the next 12 years she was used predominantly to transport cargo and immigrants between London and Australia and New Zealand. ==1854: Construction - ''Ocean Telegraph''== The ''Ocean Telegraph'' was designed by Boston-based naval architect Samuel Hartt Pook who designed several very fast clipper ships. She was built by James O. Curtis in Medford, up the Mystic River from Boston, in 1854. She was built for Reed, Wade & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts for New York to San Francisco run. The ship was 1,495 tons register Old Measurement, 1,244 tons Moorsom Measurement. She measured long, wide, and deep.〔〔(Ocean Telegraph )〕 She was described as "a very sharp clipper and said to be one of the most perfect ships ever built".〔(Era of the Clipper Ships )〕 "No expense was spared to make her one of the most perfect and beautiful ships ever built. The bow raked boldly forward, flaring gracefully, and was ornamented with a beautiful carved female figure with forks of lightning playing around She was very sharp, with a long, clean run tapering like that of a pilot boat. Her light and graceful stern was ornamented with carved work surrounding a figure of Neptune. She had a fine sheer, and every line and molding harmonized her whole length."〔〔(Medford Historical Register Vol. XXXIII, 1930, Published by the Medford Historical Society )〕 In common with other clipper ships of the day she was constructed from wood and with three masts. Also in common with other clipper ships of the day her hull was painted black, and the bottom of the hull lined with copper. Her black hull can be clearly seen, and the copper can just be seen above the waves in an 1858 painting by James E. Buttersworth. 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「Ocean Telegraph / Light Brigade (clipper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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