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Ship's model of the clipper ship LIGHTNING
Wayne Mastersc 1989
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This ship model represents the three-masted fully rigged clipper ship LIGHTNING on a scale of 1:70. The ship fly’s a white signal flag from its main mast and the red Union Jack from its stern. The LIGHTNING was a record breaking vessel built by American shipbuilders for the British shipping line, James Baines & Co. This model was commissioned by the Australian National Maritime Museum.
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- Title: Ship's model of the clipper ship LIGHTNING
- Creator: Wayne Masters
- Date: c 1989
- Location: Australia
- Type: Model
- Significance: This model illustrates the impact of American ship building techniques on maritime trade and commerce in the mid-19th century. It highlights the famous vessel LIGHTNING and the contribution of the shipbuilder, Donald McKay to the age of clipper ships.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Wood, copper and ivory
- Dimensions: 573 x 345 x 1055 mm, 5.3 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
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