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HERALD OF THE MORNING. Built 1855 in Massachussetts for Boston owners. Designed by Samuel Pook and built by Hayden & Cudworth. Sharp lines approaching those of an actual clipper, yet she could carry in dead weight close to 1.600 tons. Well sparred and crossed three skysail yards. Described as a perfect gem in hull and rigging. She made her best passage in 1855 from New York to San Francisco in 99 days. Only a little smaller than STAG HOUND, she was 1,300 tons.

Peter Bolton Log Book October 1995.
Micronesia SG304

Built as a medium clipper by Hayden & Cudworth at Medford, MA for Z. Magoun, Boston.
December 1853 launched as the HERALD OF THE MORNING.
Tonnage 1,294 gross tons. Dim. 203 x 38 x 23.6ft.
Carried a figurehead of the woman Aurora.
The clipper was designed by Samuel H. Pook.

21 January 1854 she left Boston for her maiden voyage under command of Capt. Otis Baker for San Francisco around Cape Horn, arriving in San Francisco on 07 May after a passage of 106 days. Due to calm weather in a position 180 mile of San Francisco she lost six days.
In 1855 she made the passage from New York to San Francisco in 101 days, left New York on 04 February and arrived San Francisco on 15 May.
Then she made a voyage with guano to Mauritius arriving 25 November 1855 on the island still under command of Captain Baker.
06 July 1857 sailed from New York under command of Captain Lothrop and arrived at San Francisco on 15 November after a passage of 130 days.
During 1859 she made the same passage again under command of Captain Baker in 116 days.
1859 Near Cape Horn she came in collision with a large sperm-whale, she got a leak in her stem and the crew had to man the pumps till arrival.
1860 Under command of Captain Mitchell and she left on 7 February Boston bound for San Francisco where she arrived on 25 May after a passage of 108 days.
In November she rescued the crew of the medium clipper ASTERION from Baker’s Island in the Pacific.
14 February 1866 she grounded on a bank inside Boston light, she was making water and needed tugs to refloat her.
December 1871 after departure from Marseille she was running in some strong squalls and started leaking, she returned back to Marseille for repair which took four months.
1875 Sold for $US 25,000 to B. Tibbets and Isaac Benham.
1877 Was the owner G.C. Trufand in London.
1879 Was the owner W.H. Towne, London; he was also the captain on the ship.
1879 Sold to G Aas & Co., Arendal, Norway. Rigging chanced to a barque.
1890 Owned by W.J. Smith in London.
1891 She disappears out of the registers, fate unknown.

Source: Greyhounds of the Sea by Carl Cutler. And various web-sites.