chartered by the White Star Line for a run to Melbourne, Victoria. Under Captain Samuel Reid (who owned 1/16 of her), she reached in Melbourne in 69 days. Only one clipper, James Baines, ever made the run faster. On 13 June 1859, whilst on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, she collided with the British merchant ship Elizabeth Walker, which sank. Red Jacket rescued the crew of Elizabeth Walker, which was on a voyage from Buenos Aires, Argentina to London. Red Jacket served in the immigrant trade until 1867, when she became an Australian and Indian coastal freighter.. In May 1871, she ran aground at Cantick Head, Orkney Islands whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to Dundee, Forfarshire. She was refloated and completed her voyage. Fate of the ship In 1872 Red Jacket became a lumber carrier from Quebec to London, joining the clippers Marco Polo and Donald McKay, which "ended their days" in the transatlantic Quebec timber trade, She collided with the Eliza Walker in 1878, which sank; Eliza Walker′s crew were rescued. On 29 January 1878, she put in to Plymouth, Devon in a leaky condition, her crew refusing to proceed. She was recorded as a collier on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Genoa, Italy. In 1883, Red Jacket was sold to Blandy Brothers, a Portuguese shipping company in the Madeira Islands as a coaling hulk. She dragged her anchors in a heavy gale and was driven ashore on 16 December 1885; the sale of her wreckage fetched just £113. References Further reading External links Era of the Clipper Ships, the Red Jacket Images and models History & Painting of Red Jacket by Percy A. Sanborn Red Jacket in the ice off Cape Horn Currier and Ives print, with less color, Springfield Museum Red Jacket ship model "Clipper Ship Red Jacket" watercolor by David J. Kennedy Clippers Individual sailing vessels Age of Sail merchant ships of the United States Victorian-era passenger ships of the United Kingdom History of immigration to Australia Ships of the White Star Line Ships built in Rockland, Maine Merchant ships of Portugal Lumber ships Barges Coal hulks Maritime incidents in June 1859 Maritime incidents in May 1871 Maritime incidents in 1878 Maritime incidents in December 1885 1853 ships