Thursday, 26 April 2012

So, it was a ship then...

The glorious clipper Cutty Sark (not "shark") has been restored and put into place in Greenwich again:

The Cutty Sark today.
Photo National Maritime Museum

The following video shows part of the refurbishing process, prior to her official reopening to the public this week: The Cutty Sark reopens.

A very fast wonder of naval engineering at her time, the last surviving tea clipper was replaced in trade by steam ships some years after her maiden voyage in 1870.

The Cuty Sark in full sails, before 1916.
Photo by Allan C. Green.
So it wasn't simply a brand of cheap booze...