Serica (clipper)

History
United Kingdom
NameSerica
OwnerJames Findlay
BuilderRobert Steele & Company, Greenock
Launched1863
FateWrecked on the Paracels, 1872
General characteristics
Tonnage708 NRT
Length185.9 ft (56.7 m)
Beam31.1 ft (9.5 m)
Depth19.6 ft (6.0 m)
ComplementCrew of 23

The Serica was a clipper built in 1863 by Robert Steele & Co., at Greenock on the south bank of the Clyde, Scotland, for James Findlay. She was the last-but-one wooden clipper built by Steele before the yard went over to building composite clippers.:146