Cutty Sark - Wikipedia
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which ended as steamships took over their routes.
Cutty Sark - Royal Museums Greenwich
Visit Cutty Sark, the celebrated sailing ship and fastest of its time: now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich. Enjoy a delicious afternoon tea beneath the hull of the world-famous tea clipper. Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail.
Cutty Sark History | The Story of Greenwich's Historic Ship
From state-of-the-art Victorian tea clipper to one of the world's most famous ships, Cutty Sark has led a dramatic life. Find out more about Cutty Sark's history, and the stories of the people who sailed the ship into the record books.
10 things you should know about Cutty Sark - Royal Museums …
Cutty Sark is the world’s only surviving extreme clipper. Most of the hull fabric you see today dates back to its original construction. Clipper ships are marked by three design characteristics - a long, narrow hull, a sharp bow which cuts through the waves rather riding atop - and three raking masts. 2. How old is the Cutty Sark? Cutty Sark ...
Cutty Sark | Clipper Ship, Tea Trade & Merchant Navy | Britannica
Cutty Sark, three-masted British clipper ship, launched at Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in 1869. The Cutty Sark was 212 feet 5 inches (64.7 metres) long and 36 feet (11 metres) wide, and it had a net tonnage of 921. Its name (meaning …
The Cutty Sark: Inside The Fastest Ship Of The Victorian Era
2022年4月13日 · 'Aboard the Fastest Clipper Ship of the Victorian Era: The Cutty Sark' Alice Loxton heads to Royal Museums Greenwich to visit the Cutty Sark, one of the most famous 'clipper' ship that...
The Cutty Sark, a clipper ship emblematic of the tea race and …
2024年1月5日 · The Cutty Sark, a three-masted clipper that sailed in the lucrative tea trade between China and England in the 19th century, has now found a vocation as a museum ship in London. It remains one of the last surviving examples of the Victorian era.
Cutty Sark - National Historic Ships
Built in 1869 by Scott & Linton at Dumbarton, for the original owner John Willis, CUTTY SARK is the sole surviving extreme clipper, designed to be very fast. She was one of the last tea clippers built, but as this trade was taken over by the steamers using the Suez Canal, she turned to general trading including transporting wool from Australia.
Saving Cutty Sark | National Maritime Museum Cornwall - NMMC
The Cutty Sark may be one of the most famous ships, but it wasn't all plain sailing. Explore how Falmouth's Wilfred & Catharine Dowman secured its future.
Cutty Sark: Memories of the ship sought by historians
4 天之前 · Seventy years after Cutty Sark made its final voyage, historians are now looking to hear from anyone who remembers the day it was towed into its final location. The British tea clipper ship was ...