Cutty Sark

Designed by Hercules Linton and built by Scott & Linton at Dumbarton in 1869 as a composite built extreme clipper ship for "Old White Hat" Jock Willis of London. Sailed on the China Tea Trade for a couple of seasons without distinguishing herself. Lost her rudder in 1872 off Cape of Good Hope when racing Thermophylae for London with the first tea.

Was moved over to the Australian wool trade when the tea trade was taken over by the steam ships. Here she proved to be a regularly fast sailer.

Was sold to the Portuguese in 1895 and served for many year's as the training ship Fereirra. Rerigged as a barquentine after having been dismasted in a gale off the Cape of Good Hope in May 1916 and renamed Mario do Ambaro.

Purchased by Capt. Dowman 1922 and restored for use as a stationary training ship, first at Falmouth later in 1938 moved to The Thames where she remained until 1949 when she was permantly dry-docked at Greenwich as a museum ship.

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Updated 1995-08-26 by Lars_Bruzelius@udac.uu.se
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