clipper+ship

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 * // Lightning was a clipper ship, one of the last really large clippers to be built in the U.S.A. She was built by Donald McKay for James Baines of the Black Ball line, Liverpool for the Australian Trade. //**
 * // The Lightning caught fire on 30th October 1869 at Geelong in Australia when fully loaded and ready to sail with 4,300 bales of wool, 200 tons of copper, 35 casks of wine and some tallow. //**
 * // At around noon the decision was taken to sink her, and she was towed out to the shoals. They attempted by cannon fire from the shore but were unsuccessful. //**