The Ships Blog 26th August 2010 'Afternoon Tea'
By 1869, when Cutty Sark was built, tea had become part of the staple diet of the poor, but it was among the rich that tea-drinking had evolved into an elaborate social occasion. T...
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The Ships Blog 18th August 2010 'Life On Board'
The entire compliment of the ship was, at most, 28 men, including the Master and the First Officer or Mate.
Nationalities were mixed, Danes, Germans, Greeks, Italians, Australians...
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The Ships Blog 28th July 2010 'Fastest in her day...and ours!'
It was reported in the news this week that modern container ships are taking longer to cross the oceans than the Cutty Sark. Travel times between Australia and Europe, are today co...
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CONSERVATION WORK - OCTOBER 2007
Hull plank removal, exposing iron framework
Custom made protective boxes are made for each removed plank
Hoisting a hull plank away from the framework
Exposing the iron framework near the starboard bow
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