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Donald McKay

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American shipbuilder (1810-1880)

CanadaScientistsLived 1810 to 1880 · aged 70
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Donald McKay was a Nova Scotian-born American designer and builder of sailing ships, famed for his record-setting extreme clippers.

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McKay Shipyard, East Boston, c. 1855McKay Shipyard, East Boston, c. 1855Sovereign of the Seas (1852)Sovereign of the Seas (1852)Great Republic (1853)Great Republic (1853)Glory of the Seas, ready to launch (1869)Glory of the Seas, ready to launch (1869)

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Martin Kamen44.8C. Donald Bateman44.5Carlyle Smith Beals44.8Lorne Trottier44.4Reginald Aldworth Daly44.9Hugh Le Caine44.3

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Canada
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1810 to 1880 · aged 70
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