Monday, September 21, 2020

Aboard the Cutty Sark

Built in 1869, Cutty Sark is the world's only surviving tea clipper.  It was restored and permanently installed at the Greenwich waterfront in 1957. 

Cutty Sark completed 8 trips to China for tea

Life preserver

A model of the clipper

In the crew cabin

Up on deck

Captain's quarters

First Officer's desk


Cafe beneath the hull.  The ship was elevated 3 meters 
off its dry dock in 2012 to preserve the warping hull.











Whisky named after the famous ship

Support struts holding the 920 ton ship aloft.



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