The Nightingale was designed and built and the Hanscomb Shipyard in Eliot, Maine, in 1851 by Samuel Hanscomb, Jr., receiving its final fit out in nearby Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
She was what was referred to as an Extreme Clipper type of ship whereby cargo room was sacrificed for speed. The bow was lengthened above the water, drawing out the sharpening of the forward body with the greatest beam further aft. Extreme clippers were built for speed and most constructed between 1845 and 1855.
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STATISTICS:
TONNAGE: 1066 tons
DRAFT: 36 feet
LENGTH: 177 feet
BEAM: 36 feet
PROPULSION: Sails
--Old B-Clipper
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