Taeping

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The Great Tea Race of 1866 between the Taeping and the Ariel
Career (UK)
Builder: Robert Steele & Co., Greenock
Launched: 1863
General characteristics
Class and type: Clipper
Propulsion: Sails

The Taeping was a clipper ship built in 1863 by Robert Steele of Greenock. Taeping participated in the The Great Tea Race of 1866 and narrowly defeated the Ariel.