1921 The Colonial Clippers Antique Australian Maritime Migration History Book

1921 The Colonial Clippers Antique Australian Maritime Migration History Book

The Colonial Clippers

By Basil Lubbock

Published by James Brown & Son: Glasgow 1921 2nd Edition

With Illustrations & Plans

" The Colonial Clippers is Basil Lubbock's substantial history of the magnificent sailing ships that maintained the great colonial routes between Britain, Australia and New Zealand during the nineteenth century. Lubbock traces the development and achievements of the celebrated passenger, emigrant, wool and general-cargo clippers that helped build the Australasian colonies, recording their designs, owners, commanders, voyages and remarkable passage times. Famous vessels and rivalries are described alongside shipwrecks, storms and the demanding experience of life aboard these fast ocean-going ships.

A noted maritime historian, Lubbock assembled much of his material over several decades from logbooks, captains' reports, correspondence and the recollections of surviving officers and seamen. Particular attention is given to verified sailing records and celebrated contests between ships, including the remarkable performances of Lightning, Red Jacket and Sovereign of the Seas. His combination of careful research and vivid narrative preserves both the technical history of the vessels and the character of the sailors who handled them, making the work an important reference on the golden age of commercial sail.