United States Merchant Marine Academy - Midships Yearbook (Kings Point, NY)

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fve, V 5 ' age MIC, C t , , C 5 1 is Of all Donald McKay's ships, t finest in beauty of design, weather .ai , ,fliness and constant speed was t 1 T Flying Cloud, shown below as s ' ' 2 K' K' was launched at Boston. THE GOLDEN CLIPPBP. Little need be said of the fabulous clipper ship. We have all seen pictures of her, carrying mountains of sail, heeled far over, driving through the sea. These long, slender vessels of consummate grace sailed equally well in light airs and heavy blows, and were at their best on long voyages. So, when gold was discovered in Cali- fornia, and the territory boomed, no better vessel could be found for the arduous voyage around Cape Horn. Tribute must be paid to Donald McKay and his colleagues, who personified the glory oflsail-the Golden Clipper.

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F M. l l 1 l I i Although whaling was one of the earliest industries of the colonies, it did not reach its peak until the 1840 s. By the middle of the decade more than seven hundred American Whalers were employed, and New Bedford was the whaling capital of the World. The profits from this hardy and dangerous industry were tremendous until l860, when Drake's oil well in- troduced a new and much more inexpensive source of illuminants. V,-3 y Q - -K - -. Y -,E ,V 7 -1, .-.V I A xxw , 1 ,, f .A ,, , : E A group, or pod , of spouting sperm whales have been sighted, and as the crew members wave good luck from the whaleship, the boats take off for the battle. Here the whaleboat is approaching from the right side to give the right-handed harpooner a better chance for striking. When the word is given, the harpooner's glittering weapon whizzes through the air and strikes the pon- derous victim. The wounded animal fights with aim- less fury. Down he goes with the speed of a ray of light, and on gaining the surface, the vast animal flies over the waves with the rush of a flying fish. The fury of a dying whale is sometimes fatal. 17 ' f

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