Cutty Sark Ship

Categories: Vehicles | Boats Watercraft
  • The Cutty Shark is a clipper that served at a merchant vessel and then as a training ship. It was put on public display in 1954. Cutty Sark was damaged in a fire in May 21, 2007, while undergoing extensive restoration.
  • Fast Facts:

    1. Built in 1869
    2. Was preserved at the Drydock in Greenwich, London
    3. Named after the Cutty-sark witch
    4. Designed by: Hercules Linton
    5. Was destined for the tea trade, then an intensely competitive race across the globe from China to London
    6. One of only three surviving ships of its time that has a composite wrought iron frame structure covered by wooden planking.

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