Class and type Clipper Propulsion Sails Length 56 m Builder Robert Steele & Co. | Tonnage 767 NRT Launched 1863 | |
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Taeping
The Taeping was a clipper ship built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Company of Greenock and owned by Captain Alexander Rodger of Cellardyke, Fife. Taeping participated in The Great Tea Race of 1866 and narrowly defeated the Ariel. The ship's captain was Donald MacKinnon (Dòmhnall ’ic Nèill ’ic Dhòmnaill Ruaidh) of Heanish, Isle of Tiree. Wrecked September 22, 1871 on Ladd's Reef in the China Sea.
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Sailing performance
According to Basil Lubbock, the tea clippers Taeping, Fiery Cross, Serica and Lahloo performed at their best in light breezes, as they were all rigged with single topsails.
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