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''Sunny South'', an extreme clipper, was the only full-sized sailing ship built by George Steers, and resembled his famous sailing yacht ''America'', with long sharp entrance lines and a slightly concave bow. Initially, she sailed in the California and Brazil trades.〔 Sold in 1859 and renamed ''Emanuela'' (or ''Manuela''),〔 she was considered to be the fastest slaver sailing out of Havana.〔 〕 As ''Emanuela'', she was captured off the coast of Africa in 1860 with over 800 slaves aboard,〔 taken as a prize, and converted into a Royal Navy store ship, ''Enchantress.''〔 ==Construction== ''Sunny South'' was built for the China trade, but she was too small to be profitable on that route. The timbers of her wooden hull were somewhat lighter than usual for a ship of her size, and diagonally strapped with iron. ''Sunny Souths topsides were black, and a scaly sea serpent was her figurehead.〔〔 〕 A description of her launch (7 September 1857) in the ''New York Times'' stated that a large number of people were in attendance, and praised her beauty and fine sailing characteristics, as was characteristic of press coverage of that time.〔 〕 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「Sunny South (clipper)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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