Sir Lancelot (clipper)
Sir Lancelot was a clipper ship which sailed in the China trade and the India-Mauritius trade.
Built in 1865 by Robert Steele & Co, Greenock, Sir Lancelot was "a beautiful tea clipper" called the Yacht of the Indian Ocean.
Sir Lancelot was typical of all of Steele's ships, celebrated for their beauty of model, perfection of build, and superb finish. In the poem By the Old Pagoda Anchorage, she is referred to as "Sir Lancelot of a hundred famous fights with wind and wave."
Read more about Sir Lancelot (clipper): Voyages and Races, Ship's Model
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