Andrew Jackson, Clipper, 1855

 A medium clipper ship built in 1855 by Irons & Grinnell, Mystic, Co, USA. 220'0"?41'2"?22'3" and tonnage 1679 tons. Rigged with a main skysail.

 

1855 March 

   Launched at the shipyard of Irons & Grinnell, Mystic, CO. 
1855 April 4
   Arrived at New York and was sold soon after to John H. Brower & Co., New York, and was renamed Andrew Jackson. Captain John E. Williams was given command of the ship.
1855
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 128 days.
1855
   Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 88 days.
1856/1857
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 101 days.
1857
   Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 101 days.
1858 January 16 — April 27
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 101 days.
1858
   Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 87 days.
1858/1859
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 103 days.
1859
   Sailed from San Francisco to New York in 101 days.
1859 December 25 — March 24
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 90 days 12 hours (anchor to anchor), which is the third fastest passage. This is the passage which has been heralded as having been only as little as 89 days and 4 hours.
1860
   Sailed from San Francisco to New York in ballast in 106 days.
1860
   Captain Johnson took over the ship after Captain Williams.
1861
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 103 days.
1862
   Sailed from New York to San Francisco in 114 days.
1862 October 6 — January 12
   Sailed from Port Townsend, WA, for Ferrol, Spain, with a cargo of spars.
1863 March 17 — April 11
   Crossed the Atlantic for New York in 25 days.
1863
   Sold to Great Britain. Chartered to Messrs. Potter and Wilson, and put in command of Captain J.McCallum.
1864 April 14 - July 17
   Sailed from Glasgow to Port Chalmers with emmigrants. The time from the line to the final destination was 47 days. During the voyage she had made 330 and 340 miles on two successive days.
1865 May 18 - August 24
   Sailed from Gravesend to Auckland with 269 passengers. The passage-time from Dover was 96 days. On June 19 she had lost five sails during a heavy squall. During the voyage she made day's runs of 296, 311, 306, and 321 miles on July 13-15 respectively, or 1234 miles in four successive days.
1868 December 4
   Wrecked on a reef in the Gaspar Straits.