Owner L. Bienfait & sn. Class and type Clipper Launched 1853 | Builder Fop Smit Tons burthen 663 tons | |
California (663 tons) is the most famous of four Dutch clippers launched in 1853. An iron-hulled clipper, she was built by Fop Smit and mastered by F.C. Jaski for the company L. Bienfait & sn. On the maiden voyage Jaski sailed her in 86 days from The Downs to Port Adelaide, delivering a hundred English immigrants.
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