The Famous Clipper Dreadnought

The Clippership Dreadnought, built to transport passengers and cargo as quickly as possible between New York and Liverpool was launched by Currier & Townsend from Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1853. Antonio Jacobsen painted this vessel at least twenty-five times, returning to depict the famous ship which broke the New York to Liverpool crossing with a record ten day trip. After crossing the Atlantic twenty times, the Dreadnought was nearly sunk in 1863 during its final crossing.