Ships from the Age of Sail and Steam

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Search result for ship name: Young America
Young America: Clipper; Length: 243 ft; 1,961 om tons; crew 75; New York, United States; 1853

Built for the trade between New York and San Francisco she averaged 118 day return passages, setting records twice for 86 and 82 days. She also set a record of 99 days between San Francisco and Liverpool. On February 17 1886, after two transatlantic voyages under new ownership, she left Delaware and disappeared.
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