cutty sark

The tea clippers where the legends of the day, Thermopylae was a clipper ship owned by Walter Hood of the White Star Line. The ship was launched in 1868, built one year before the Cutty Sark. The ships maiden voyage was to Melbourne Australia which she did in just 60 days, captained by Kemball It light

The Incredible Restoration of the Cutty Sark Since 1954 the Cutty Sark had been sitting in a dry dock in Greenwich, bow facing out towards the Isle of Dogs in front of the passage of water the crew of the Cutty Sark had sailed passed on those great voyages to the Far East. Over the

The story of Murder on the Cutty Sark Captain Wallace chief mate, was a man known by the name Sidney Smith, also to become known as John Anderson. The Ship sailed from London to Cardiff where they picked up an African American able seaman by the name of John Francis, 16th May 1880. Alexander Anderson

The Cutty Sark is one of the most famous ships in the world. It was built in 1869 as a clipper ship, designed for speed, and was used for trade, primarily in the tea and wool trade between Britain and China, and Australia. It is now a museum ship, located in Greenwich, London, and is

What is a Clipper ship? The Word to “Clip” comes from the meaning to run or swiftly fly. 17th Century English poet Dryden used the word to describe how fast the flight of a Falcon. It was a term that also described fast horses and then sailing ships. The Americans seem to be the first to have

The name Cutty Sark is often misspelled as Cutty Sark, significantly enough for the wrong word to rank on Google  Clippers typically have a crew of around 28 men. Jock Willis reduced the number on the Cutty Sark to 19-24 men to cut costs The Cutty Sark recorded a maximum speed of 17.5 knots, which

Frederick Hellyer was commissioned by Willis to carve the figurehead females on either side of the Bow of the Cutty Sark. It was expensive; it was beautiful with outstretched arms.  It’s not clear why this theme or name was chosen. Head and arm were damaged and replaced but never like the original carver. Painted black

The origin of the word Cutty Sark? The Word Cutty in Scotland / Northern Ireland means “Short”. A Sark is an item of clothing, a nightdress. Together the name means “Short Undergarment”.  Robert Burns, the great poet, used the name Cutty Sark in his epic poem Tam O’Shanter, which depicts the life of the drinking