CNHS - The Marco Polo - Le Marco Polo - Saint-John, New Brunswick
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The Marco Polo earned a reputation as the fastest ship in the world and drew attention to New Brunswick shipyards. Le Marco Polo attira l'attention sur les chantiers navals du Nouveau Brunswick en s'illustrant comme le navire le plus rapide au monde.
Waymark Code: WMJCT4
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 10/31/2013
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The Marco Polo
A three-masted full-rigged ship with a modified clipper hull, the Marco Polo earned a reputation as "the fastest ship in the world" and drew international attention to New Brunswick shipyards. Built in 1851 by James Smith in Saint John, it was sold to British interests and refitted to carry emigrants. Its captain, "Bully" Forbes, achieved a record passage from Liverpool to the goldfields of Australia in 1852 by using the "Roaring Forties" route north of Antarctica. While carrying timber to England in 1883, the Marco Polo was run ashore at Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, during a gale.
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Le Marco Polo
Le Marco Polo, trois-mâts carré doté d'une coque de clipper modifiée, attira l'attention attira l'attention internationale sur les chantiers navals du Nouveau- Brunswick en s'illustrant comme le navire le plus rapide au monde.du Nouveau- Brunswick en s'illustrant comme le navire le plus rapide au monde. Construit par James Smith à Saint John en 1851, il fut vendu à des Britanniques et rééquipé pour transporter des émigrants. Commandé par « Bully » Forbes, il accomplit, en 1852, la traversée de Liverpool aux champs aurifères de l'Australie en un temps record par la route des « quarantièmes rugissants », au nord de l'Antarctique. Il transportait du bois vers l'Angleterre lorsqu'on l'échoua dans une tempête à Cavendish ( Ile-du-Prince-Édouard), en 1883.
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