Kaisow (clipper)

History
United Kingdom
NameKaisow
OwnerAlexander Rodger, Glasgow
BuilderRobert Steele & Company, Greenock
Launched19 November 1868
United Kingdom
OwnerKillick Martin & Company, London
Acquired1875
United Kingdom
OwnerWilliam Bowden Jr
Acquired29 April 1885
FateLost November 1891
General characteristics
Class & typeComposite clipper
Tonnage820 GRT
Length193.2 ft (58.9 m)
Beam32 ft (9.8 m)
Depth20.3 ft (6.2 m)

Kaisow, a composite clipper, was built by Robert Steele & Company at Greenock and launched on 19 November 1868.

Robert Steele & Company also built the famous clippers Ariel and Taeping which took part in the great tea race of 1866, and Sir Lancelot, another renown clipper ship.

Kaisow was the 173rd vessel to have been built by the yard. She was 193.2 feet (58.9 m) in length, had a beam of 32 feet (9.8 m), a depth of 20.3 feet (6.2 m) and measured at 820 gross register tons (GRT). The clipper had a demiman Mandarin figurehead.