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Donald McKay



McKay, Donald (1810–80), Canadian-born U.S. naval architect, master builder of clipper ships. His Great Republic (1853) at 4,555 tons (5,020 metric tons) was the biggest clipper ever built. The use of steam brought a decline in business that forced him to close his Boston shipyards in 1855.



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