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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.
Visit Cutty Sark, the celebrated historic sailing ship and fastest of its time. Now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich, London.
Delve into the fascinating history of Cutty Sark - the record-breaking tea clipper which travelled the globe and visited every major world port. Visit Cutty Sark. Plan your visit.
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 “short shirt”) came from the garment worn by the witch.
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.
The Cutty Sark was a Victorian-era Tea Clipper, and over the course of her seafaring career she successfully navigated eight return voyages from London to China with a cargo of tea. She was built in Dumbarton, on the banks of the Clyde in Scotland by Willis and Sons ship owners, but she was designed by Hercules Linton.
Nov 23, 2019 · Cutty Sark first took to the water on 22 November 1869. The world's only remaining tea clipper is celebrating its 150th birthday this weekend, but the fact the famous ship has survived for so...
Cutty Sark Profile. Blended Scotch Whisky. The majority of Cutty Sark’s makeup comes from grain whisky (North British and Invergordon), which pulls together the 40 different single malts, including Highland Park, Glenrothes, Macallan and Bunnahabhain, that comprise the rest of the liquid.
Cutty Sark: 100 years in full sail. Launched in 1923 by the owners of feted wine merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd, Cutty Sark was intended to be a lighter, easy-drinking blended whisky that could be mixed as well as drunk neat.
Cutty Sark is the last surviving tea clipper and the fastest ship of its time. Now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich, London.
