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The Thermopylae was a very famous "extreme" Tea Clipper built in 1868 in Great Britain. She was 212 feet long, 36 feet abeam, and, was composite construction- i.e. wood planking over an iron frame. She was a very fast ship, with her best day's run 348 miles. At the bottom of the page a picture of her sail plan is shown. Foochow, China is on the Min river and ships were towed to the mouth before they sailed on their own. Thermopylae also was used to carry wool from Australia, later she was used in the trans-Pacific trade to Victoria B.C. |