Taitsing (clipper)

	The British clipper Taitsing (Great Arrow) off Hong Kong
History
United Kingdom
Name	Taitsing
Owner	Findlay & Longmuir, Greenock; 1865-1876; James Findlay, Greenock; 1876-1880; Robert D Willis, London; 1880-1883; ;
Builder	Charles Connell & Co, Glasgow
Launched	25 July 1865
Fate	Sank 20 September 1883
Notes	Arrived fifth in The Great Tea Race of 1866
General characteristics
Class and type	Clipper
Tonnage	815 NRT
Length	192 ft
Beam	31.5 ft
Depth	20.1 ft
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship

Taitsing was a famous British tea clipper.

Tea Clipper Taitsing

Taitsing was a full-rigged, composite-built clipper ship, measuring 192 feet (59 meters) in length, with a beam of 31.5 feet (9.6 meters) and a draught of 20.15 feet (6.14 meters). She was built in 1865 by Charles Connell & Co, Glasgow, Scotland, for Findlay & Longmuir, Greenock, Scotland.^[1]^: 166 Taitsing was launched on 25 July 1865.^[2]

The ship sailed from London to Chinese ports like Amoy, Hong Kong, Wusong, Fuzhou, and Shanghai. She also travelled from Fuzhou to New York in 1874. In 1876 the ship was sold to James Findlay of Greenock. She was sold to John Willis & Son [Robert D. Willis] of London in 1879.^[1]^{: 235–243}

The Great Tea Race of 1866

Laden with just over a million pounds (453,600 kg) of tea, Taitsing, under the command of Captain Nutsford, raced nine other ships from China to England in The Great Tea Race of 1866. The first five ships – Taiping, Ariel, Serica, Fiery Cross, and Taitsing – finished the 14,000-nautical-mile (25,930-km) race within three days of each other. Taitsing arrived fifth, in "the closest run ever recorded."^[3] Taitsing′s best 24-hour run during the race was on 2 July 1866, when she traveled 318 nautical miles (589 kilometres), averaging 13.25 knots (24.54 km/h)).^[4]

Sinking

Taitsing, carrying a load of patent fuel from Swansea, Wales, sank in the Indian Ocean off Nyuni Island, Zanzibar, on 20 September 1883.^[1]^: 169

In culture

A painting of Taitsing signed by the Chinese painter Hingqua, along with a painting of the clipper brig Venus, sold at auction at Sotheby's in New York City in 2009.^[5]

Hungarian writer András Dékány centered his second fiction book of his "Monostory" trilogy "The Black Prince" ("A fekete herceg")^[6] around the Taitsing, and the great tea clipper race. András Dékány was a writer, journalist, critic, while in early life worked among other things as sailor. A number of his books spoke about sailboats and sailors, including the "Monostory" trilogy, a fictional work centered on Lt. Balázs Monostory who becomes sailor during the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and in this fictional book he becomes captain of Taitsing for the time of the race. ^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.
^ "Launches". Glasgow Herald. No. 7972. Glasgow. 26 July 1865.
^ Lars Bruzelius (12 September 1866). "The Great Tea Race, 1866". The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. p. 5. Retrieved 18 February 2010. The Taeping took in 1,108,700 lbs. of tea, the Ariel 1,230,900 lbs., the Serica 954,236 lbs., the Fiery Cross 854,236 lbs., and the Taitsing 1,093,130 lbs.
^ Arthur H. Clark (1911). "The clipper ship era; an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869". G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 330. Retrieved 18 February 2010. The best twenty -four hours' runs were as follows : Average, Ariel June 25 317 miles 13.2 knots, ... Taitsing July 2 318 13.25
^ Sotheby's (24 January 2009). "Important Americana, Sale: N08512, Location: New York". Retrieved 18 February 2010. PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRED F. AND LOIS K. ROGERS CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY, THE CLIPPER SHIP VENUS AND THE CLIPPER SHIP TAITSING: TWO CHINA TRADE SHIP PORTRAITS
^ "The Black Prince". 2018.
^ Dékány András (1966). "A fekete herceg". Móra, Budapest.

External links

Paintings

Scale model

Wilson, Bob (2003). "Flying Enterprise & Taitsing". Retrieved 18 February 2010.
Model built to a scale of 32 feet to one inch. Based on plans from: MacGregor, David R. The Tea Clippers, Their History & Development 1833 – 1875. p. 167.
Scale model of Taitsing

[MacGregor-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.

[GH260765-2] "Launches". Glasgow Herald. No. 7972. Glasgow. 26 July 1865.

[3] Lars Bruzelius (12 September 1866). "The Great Tea Race, 1866". The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette. p. 5. Retrieved 18 February 2010. The Taeping took in 1,108,700 lbs. of tea, the Ariel 1,230,900 lbs., the Serica 954,236 lbs., the Fiery Cross 854,236 lbs., and the Taitsing 1,093,130 lbs.

[4] Arthur H. Clark (1911). "The clipper ship era; an epitome of famous American and British clipper ships, their owners, builders, commanders, and crews, 1843-1869". G. P. Putnam's Sons. p. 330. Retrieved 18 February 2010. The best twenty -four hours' runs were as follows : Average, Ariel June 25 317 miles 13.2 knots, ... Taitsing July 2 318 13.25

[5] Sotheby's (24 January 2009). "Important Americana, Sale: N08512, Location: New York". Retrieved 18 February 2010. PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRED F. AND LOIS K. ROGERS CHINESE SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY, THE CLIPPER SHIP VENUS AND THE CLIPPER SHIP TAITSING: TWO CHINA TRADE SHIP PORTRAITS

[6] "The Black Prince". 2018.

[7] Dékány András (1966). "A fekete herceg". Móra, Budapest.

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