The Cutty Sark in its dry dock at Greenwich The Cutty Sark was, in 1869, one of the last sailing clippers to be built, and she is the only classic clipper still surviving. She is now preserved in dry dock at Greenwich in England. The Cutty Sark. ...
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Greenwich (pronounced or ) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...
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The Cutty Sark in its dry dock at Greenwich The Cutty Sark (Scots for short shirt) was, in 1869, one of the last sailing clippers to be built, and she is the only classic clipper still surviving. ...
History of the Cutty Sark
The ship is named after the fleet-footed witch featured in the poem Tam o' Shanter written by Robert Burns. She was designed by Hercules Linton and built in 1869 at Dumbarton in Scotland, by the firm of Scott & Linton, for Captain John Willis, and launched November 23 of that year. Robert Burns, preeminent Scottish poet Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) is the best known of the poets who have written in Lowland Scots. ...
Hercules Linton Hercules Linton (1836-1900) - Surveyor, Designer, Ship Builder and Antiquarian. ...
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Dumbarton is a town in Scotland, lying on the north bank of the River Clyde. ...
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ...
Scott and Linton was a shipyard at Dumbarton on the River Clyde in Scotland. ...
November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ...
The Cutty Sark was destined for the China tea trade, at that time an intensely competitive race across the globe from China to London, with immense profits to the ship to arrive with the first tea of the year. However she did not distinguish herself in this trade; in the most famous race, against Thermopylae in 1872, they left Shanghai together on June 18, but after two weeks Cutty Sark lost her rudder after passing through the Sunda Strait, and arrived in London on October 18, a week after Thermopylae, for a total passage of 122 days. Her legendary reputation is supported by the fact that her captain chose to continue this race with an improvised rudder instead of putting into port for a replacement and still managed to only be beaten by one week. The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ...
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Thermopylae was a clipper ship built in 1868 by Walter Hood & Co of Aberdeen to the design of Bernard Weymouth of London for the White Star Line of Aberdeen. ...
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Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta. ...
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The Sunda Strait is the strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. ...
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In the end, clippers lost out to the steamships, which could pass through the recently-opened Suez Canal and deliver reliably, if not quite so quickly, which as it turned out was better for business. The Cutty Sark was then used in the Australian wool trade, and did very well, posting Australia-to-England times of as little as 67 days. Her best run, of 360 nautical miles in 24 hours, was said to have been the fastest of any ship of her size. Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland Left: original paddlewheel from a paddle steamer on the lake of Lucerne. ...
1881 drawing of the Suez Canal The Suez Canal (Arabic, Qanā al-Suways), west of the Sinai Peninsula, is a 163-km (118-mile) maritime canal in Egypt between Port Said (Būr Saīd) on the Mediterranean Sea and Suez (al-Suways) on the Red Sea. ...
In 1895 Willis sold her to the Portuguese firm of Ferreira, where she was renamed after the firm, then in 1916 she was dismasted off the Cape of Good Hope, sold, re-rigged in Cape Town as a barquentine, and renamed the Maria do Amparo. In 1922 she was bought by Captain Wilfred Dowman, who restored her to her original appearance and used her as a stationary training ship. In 1954 she was dry-docked at Greenwich. 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Ferreira is a Portuguese family name. ...
1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ...
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Cutty Sark is also preserved in Literature in Hart Crane's long poem "The Bridge" which was published in 1930.
The Cutty Sark today The Cutty Sark, January 2005 The Cutty Sark is today preserved as a museum ship, and is a popular tourist attraction. She is located near the centre of Greenwich town, in south east London, adjacent to the Gipsy Moth IV, the National Maritime Museum, the former Greenwich Hospital and Greenwich Park. She is also a prominent landmark on the route of the London Marathon. She flies signal flags on her ensign staff reading "JKWS", which is the code representing Cutty Sark. A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ...
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Greenwich (pronounced or ) is a town, now part of the south eastern urban sprawl of London, on the south bank of the river Thames in the London Borough of Greenwich. ...
The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ...
Gipsy Moth IV is a 54ft yacht that Sir Francis Chichester sailed around the globe. ...
The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom, and one of the most important in the world. ...
The Greenwich Hospital was founded in 1694 as the Royal Naval Hospital for Seamen and occupied its prime riverside site on the south bank of the river Thames in Greenwich, London for over 170 years, closing in 1869. ...
One of the Royal Parks of London, Greenwich Park is a former deer-park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south east London. ...
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Kept in a de-watered dry dock since 1954, the Cutty Sark has deteriorated considerably. The Cutty Sark Trust has stated that unless she is restored she will have to be closed to the public in 2007, and it has launched an appeal to raise £25 million to pay for for a complete renovation and new visitor facilities. An application for funding was made to the Heritage Lottery Fund. This created some controversy and many people were surprised by the amount required. Simon Jenkins argued in The Times that it might be worthwhile to spend such a sum to return Cutty Sark to the ocean, but not to preserve her in dry dock. Nonetheless a £12.95 million grant has been secured from the Fund, subject to the trust securing the remaining funding from other sources. U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville in dry dock following collision with a fishing boat. ...
1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Sir Simon Jenkins (1943- ) is a British newspaper columnist currently associated with The Guardian after fifteen years with News International titles. ...
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The Cutty Sark has inspired the name of a brand of whisky. An image of the ship appears on the label, and the maker has sponsored the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race. Whisky (or whiskey) is an alcoholic beverage distilled from grain, often including malt, which has then been aged in wooden barrels. ...
The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships. ...
Access to the Cutty Sark The Cutty Sark is open to the public. Open hours and admission charges can be found on the ship's website (see External links).
The Cutty Sark station on the Docklands Light Railway is a minute's walk away, offering connections to central London and the London Underground. Greenwich Pier is immediately adjacent to the ship, and is served by scheduled river boats from piers in central London. A tourist information office stands to the east of the ship. The Cutty Sark in its dry dock at Greenwich The Cutty Sark (Scots for short shirt) was, in 1869, one of the last sailing clippers to be built, and she is the only classic clipper still surviving. ...
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro for the redeveloped Docklands area of eastern London. ...
Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and some outdoor signs. ...
General characteristics - Tonnage: 921 tons (935.8 tonnes)
- Hull length: 212.5 ft (64.8 m)
- Beam: 36 ft (11 m)
- Depth: 21 ft (6.4 m)
(in yards) In sailing, a course sail is the principal sail on a mast. ...
On a square rigged sailing vessel, a topgallant sail is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above the topsail or topsails. ...
In sailing, a course sail is the principal sail on a mast. ...
On a square rigged sailing vessel, a topgallant sail is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above the topsail or topsails. ...
In sailing, a course sail is the principal sail on a mast. ...
On a square rigged sailing vessel, a topgallant sail is the square-rigged sail or sails immediately above the topsail or topsails. ...
A spanker is either of two kinds of sail. ...
External links - Cutty Sark homepage (http://www.cuttysark.org.uk)
- Cutty Sark history (http://www.seagifts.com//seagifts/cuttysark.html)
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