American Clipper LIGHTNING, c. 1854

scratch built ship model, scale: 32’ = 1”

degama, bass wood, holly wood, lilac, with acacia burl base

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LIGHTNING was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the United States. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of the Black Ball Line, Liverpool, for the Australia trade, launched in 1854