Sunny South (clipper)

Capture of slave ship Emanuela by HMS Brisk
History
United States
Name	Sunny South
Owner	Napier, Johnson & Co, New York City
Builder	George Steers and Co, Williamsburg, NY
Cost	$70,000
Launched	Sept. 7, 1854
Slave traders
Acquired	Sold to Havana in 1859.
Renamed	Emanuela or Manuela
Captured	10 August 1860, by HMS Brisk, with 846 slaves aboard
Fate	Condemned as a prize, sold to British Navy
United Kingdom
Name	Enchantress
Fate	Wrecked in the Mozambique Channel, Feb. 20, 1861
Notes	Used as store ship on African coast
General characteristics
Class and type	Extreme clipper
Tons burthen	776 tons
Length	154 ft., or 135 ft. 4 in.
Beam	31 ft. 4 in., or 30 ft. 4 in.
Draft	16 ft. 6 in., or 17 ft. 3 in.[1][2][3]

13°02′53″S 45°11′42″E / 13.048°S 45.195°E / -13.048; 45.195

Sunny South, an extreme clipper, was the only full-sized sailing ship built by George Steers, and resembled his famous sailing yacht America, with long sharp entrance lines and a slightly concave bow. Initially, she sailed in the California and Brazil trades.^[2] Sold in 1859 and renamed Emanuela (or Manuela),^[1] she was considered to be the fastest slaver sailing out of Havana.^[4] The British Royal Navy captured Emanuela off the coast of Africa in 1860 with over 800 slaves aboard.^[5] The Royal Navy purchased her as a prize and converted her into a Royal Navy store ship, Enchantress.^[1] She was wrecked in the Mozambique Channel in 1861.