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Donald McKay
Donald McKay (1810-1880) was a Canadian-born American shipbuilder. Born in Nova Scotia, he owned a shipyard in Boston that created swift clippers, considered among the most beautiful ships ever to sail. Among the most famous of these were the Flying Cloud, the Great Republic , the Sovreign of the Seas , and the Glory of the Seas .
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