255 . DETAILED MODEL OF THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP LIGHTNING , MID TO LATE 19 TH CENTURY , a very fine model with tacked planked deck and fitted with gamut of equipment and furnishments including anchors , anchor chains , capstans , deck houses , companionway , binnacle and bollards . Rigged with 3 masts and bowsprit with figurehead , spars , standing and running rigging including mat-lines , chain plates , turning blocks and other details . Displayed in a rectangular glass case on a custom-designed and constructed cherry wood frame . Notes : Renowned for her beauty , grace and speed , the Lightning set the all-time record for a single day ’ s sail , covering 436 nautical miles in 24 hours . Her builder was the famous Donald McKay of Boston , a follower of John Willis Griffiths and his principles of design . When Lightning was built 1854 in Boston , America ’ s clipper boom was waning , but the Australian gold rush was on , and McKay was building ships for James Baines of the Black Ball Line ; Baines needed to transport passengers and cargo to Australia . Lightning was powerfully and heavily constructed to handle the heavy seas and storms . She soon began to set records crossing from New York to Liverpool in just under 14 days . In 1854- 55 , she made the passage from Melbourne to Liverpool in 65 days , circumnavigating the globe in 5 months , 9 days ( including 20 days in port ). Lightning served a brief stint as a troop ship , ferrying British soldiers from England to India ( in 87 days ) to fight the Rebellion of 1857 . In 1867 she was bought by Thomas Harrison of Liverpool . Fatefully , early 30 October 1869 Lightning caught fire when fully loaded and ready to sail from Greelong , Australia ; attempts to control the blaze were unsuccessful , so the decision was taken to scuttle her by cutting holes on the waterline after towing her out to the shoals in Corio Bay , subsequently known as the “ Lightning Shoals .” Collection number on keel in red # 76-10-1 . Height 24 in . Length 40 in . Width 15 in . Height of stand 30 in . Overall : Height 60 ¼ in . Length 51 ¾ in . Width 21 ¾ in . 6,000 / 8,000
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