A painting by James Brereton.
WYLO Clipper Ship from 1869
We may as well feature this Wylo too,a well known and fast sailing vessel I note,the reason for yachts being named the same,is starting to make some sense now.
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Composite tea clipper built in 1869 by Robert Steele & Co., Greenock, as Yard No. 174. Dimensions: 192'9"×32'1"×20'2" and tonnage: 829 GRT, 799½ NRT, and 766 2/3 tons under deck.
1869 April 15
Launched at the shipyard of Robert Steele & Co., Greenock, for Killick, Martin & Co., London. Captain Henry Wray Browne late of the same owner's tea clipper Challenge.
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