THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIP BAZAAR, 1836; THE AMERICAN CLIPPER OCEAN HERALD, 1856; AND, A THREE-MASTED VESSEL

THE OCEAN HERALD WAS BUILT IN DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE, IN 1853, WEIGHING 1658 TONS, FOR THE ORIGINAL OWNERS EVERETT & BROWN OF NEW YORK. FOR A TIME SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT FOR LOADING STORES IN MARSEILLE AND, IN 1856, SAILED UNDER THE FRENCH FLAG WITH THE NEW NAME, MALABAR.