Flying Spur

An extreme clipper built of teak and greenheart in 1860 by Alexander Hall & Sons, Aberdeen, as hull number 219, at a total cost of £13.787. Her dimensions were 184'0"×31'4"×19'4" and tonnage 732 tons.

1860: Launched at the shipyard of Alexander Hall & Sons, Aberdeen, for Jardine, Matheson, London. Lloyd's Register assigned her to class 15A1. The first master was Captain John Ryrie.
1861 June 14 — October 21: Sailed from Foochow to London in 129 days with a cargo of tea.
1862 June 2 — September 29: Sailed from Foochow to London in 119 days with a cargo of tea.
1863 June 1 — October 13: Sailed from Foochow to London in 134 days. Under command of Captain Gunn with a cargo of tea.
1864 May 29 — London 20: Sailed from Foochow to London in 114 days. Under command of Captain R. Robinson with a cargo of tea.
1865 May 28 — September 11: Sailed from Foochow to London in 106 days with a cargo of tea.
1866 May 29 — September 8: Sailed from Foochow to London in 102 days with a cargo of tea.
1867 June 4 — September 23: Sailed from Foochow to London in 111 days. Under command of Captain Kirkup with a cargo of tea.
1868 June 2 — October 8: Sailed from Foochow to London in 127 days. Under command of Captain Beckett with a cargo of tea.
1869 August 27 — December 22: Sailed from Foochow to Deal in 117 days with a cargo of tea.
1870 September 16 — January 10: Sailed from Canton to London in 116 days with a cargo of tea. Under command of Captain Murray.
1871 October 4 — January 26: Sailed from Yokohama to New York in 114 days with a cargo of tea.
1872 November 18 — April 3: Sailed from Foochow to London in 136 days with a cargo of tea. Under command of Captain Barnett.
1876 March 29 — August 21: Sailed from Nagasaki to Isle of Wight in 122 days with a cargo of tea. Under command of Captain Croat.
1881 February 13: Wrecked on Martin Vas, North Rock, in the South Atlantic.

Updated 1996-04-08 by Lars Bruzelius

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