Leander (clipper)

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Leander was a composite built clipper ship, measuring 215.5ft x 35.2ft x 20.7ft, 848 tons net. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth, and built in 1867 by J G Lawrie of Glasgow for Joseph Somes.

Clipper ships, designers & builders
British-built clippers
Ariel \| Blackadder \| Cutty Sark \| Flying Cloud \| Hallowe'en \| Leander* \| Lothair \| Norman Court \| Sir Lancelot \| Tayleur \| Thermopylae \| Tsaitsing*
American-built clippers
Challenger \| Champion of the Seas \| Flying Cloud \| Great Republic \| Lightning
British designers and builders
Hercules Linton \| William Lithgow \| Scott & Linton
American designers and builders
Donald McKay \| Nathaniel Palmer