Cutty Sark

A Souvenir Guide to the Story of the Last of the Tea Clippers

It is amazing that Cutty Sark has survived.Many of the clipper ships that sailed the China Seas with her in the second half of the nineteenth century were wrecked, foundered or were lost in their first few years. Not many lasted more than twenty years. ONly seven saw the twentieth century. By the mid-1920s Cutty Sark was the only one still afloat …She is now safely berthed in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, chosen for preservation as a memorial both to the great days of sail and to all those who served in the merchant service. One of the nation’s greatest maritime treasures, Cutty Sark is a major attraction in Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site. This is particularly appropriate as her fame spreads far beyond Britain – she is one of the most famous vessels in the world. This is not just because of her history, or even just because of what she represents. It is also because she is the most beautiful of all sailing ships.