КOSMOPOLIЕT (1854-1875) - Dutch clipper

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КOSMOPOLIЕT (1854-1875) - Dutch clipper

Post by Anatol » Wed Nov 24, 2021 12:02 pm

While the majority of the clipper ships sailed under British and American flags, more than a hundred clippers were built in the Netherlands. They were medium clippers rather than the larger extreme clipper.
Pieter Blusse who was a passionate Liberal Member of Parliament and an adherent of the Liberal Leader Thorbecke, wished not only to liberate society and international commerce, but also to improve technically the Dutch commercial fleet. At an exhibition in Amsterdam in 1852 the Dutch lieutenant-сommander M.H. Jansen showed a model of a medium-clipper which he obtained from the shipbuilders Perrine, Patterson & Stack of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The shipping company of Gebr. Blussé (Dordrecht) were very impressed by this model. This resulted in the launching of the clipper Kosmopoliet for the company. The “KOSMOPOLIET”I, a medium clipper, was ordered by the Shipping Company of the Blusse Brothers and built on the dockyard ”Merwede” of the Gips Brothers Company at Dordrecht was launched on 29 November, 1854. Its dimensions: Length: 49.55m; width: 11.25m; weight: 753 tons. She is said to be the first Dutch clipper.
The Kosmopoliet also carried cargo and passengers. She was full-rigged and carried royals and skysails on all three masts.
On its maidenvoyage the ship arrived boasted 302 seamiles a day.
Though a voyage from Holland to Java normally took a hundred days or more (port to port)the Kosmopoliet completed her maiden voyage in 89 days. Later she did the passage in 76, 74 and 77 days.
“Kosmopoliet I” was the first Duch clipper and made 17 journeus to the Duth East Indies. The ship that originally had costed fl. 212.000,_was in the end sold for an amount of fl.35.000-to James Anderson in London.
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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmopoliet. https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/520735
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