English: Written on back: "S.F. Ships. Sovereign of the Seas. Builder: Donald McKay, East Boston, 1852. Dimensions: 258.2 x 44.7 x 23.6. Tonnage: 2420 tons. Type: Wood Clipper Ship."
Written on front: "Sovereign of the Seas." Ship was wrecked in 1859.
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2010-12-27 00:55 Djembayz 487×400× (54351 bytes) San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library http://sflib1.sfpl.org:82/record=b1035860~S0 Photo by Morton Waters Co. Written on back: "S.F. Ships. Sovereign of the Seas. Builder: Donald McKay, East Boston, 1852. Dimensions: 258.2 x 44.7 x
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