Thermopylae (clipper)
Thermopylae was a
clipper ship built in
1868 for the White Star Line. She was designed for the
China tea trade, and set speed records on her maiden voyage to
Melbourne and
Shanghai. In
1872 she raced the clipper
Cutty Sark home to
London and won by seven days. In
1895 she was sold to
Portugal and used as a naval training ship. The Portuguese Navy torpedoed her at sea in
1906.
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