Maritime History

Helena (packet sailboat)

Helena was a China packet built by William H. Webb in 1841. Helena is often called a "pre-clipper" or "early clipper ship", type of the fast ships that were a precursor to the fast clippers that dominated the China trade routes for years to follow.

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See also

• ▸French ship Redoutable (1795)
• ▸Chad
• ▸HMNZS Canterbury (F421)

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