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Historical Materials: Vessels (Specific / Named)
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"Spitfire" (Clipper Ship)
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The clipper ship "Spitfire" was built by James Arey & Company at Frankfort, Maine in 1853 for Thomas Grey and Manning & Stanwood of Boston. She was in the English tea trade in her first few years, working the rest of her career in the California trade.
– Erik Ronnberg
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Citation: "Vessels (Specific / Named)." In Fitz Henry Lane Online. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Museum. www.fitzhenrylaneonline.org/historical_material/?section=%22Spitfire%22+%28Clipper+Ship%29&type=Vessels+%28Specific+%2F+Named%29 (accessed on July 31, 2025).
