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| Keywords: Lelia Byrd.jpg en The Lelia Byrd records as a fast Virginia-built brig of 175 tons She was purchased at Hamburg Germany by Richard J Cleveland and William Shaler of Salem and overhauled and refitted They drew lots for positions Cleveland becoming master and Shaler supercargo or business agent and decided to enter the Northwest fur trade The ship was briefly detained by the Spanish during the Battle of San Diego Bay She brought the first horses to Hawaii in 1803 and was sold to King Kamehameha I in exchange for his schooner Tamana and a cargo of sandalwood in 1805 She wound up in the opium trade in the Orient and rotted away on Whampoa Beach http //www sandiegoyesterday com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/LeliaByrd jpg ~ 1803 not given PD-art Ships built in Virginia Brigs of the United States Hawaii in the 1800s Ships of the Kingdom of Hawaii | ||||
