CUTTY SARK 2009

Visit the Cutty Sark Trust on the Classic Boat feature in the North Hall.

You will have the chance to see selected artefacts from the conservation project.

During the Show the Trust will be working on original parts of this famous Tea Clipper, badly damaged by fire in 2007, so you will have the opportunity to get up close and see some time honoured craftsmanship, along with the latest in cutting edge technology.

Why the Cutty Sark Matters

• She is the epitome of the great age of sail
• She is the only surviving extreme clipper, and the only tea clipper still in existence.
•  Most of her hull fabric survives from her original construction and she is the best example of a merchant composite construction vessel.
• She has captured the imagination of millions of people, 15 million of whom have come on board to learn the stories she has to tell.
• She was preserved in Greenwich partly as a memorial to the men of the merchant navy, particularly those who lost their lives in the world wars.
• She is one of the great sights of London.

Facts about the Cutty Sark:

• She is one of the most famous ships in the world
• She is the epitome of the great age of sail
• She is the only surviving extreme clipper, and the only tea clipper still in existence.
• Most of her hull fabric survives from her original construction and she is the best example of a merchant composite construction vessel.
• She has captured the imagination of millions of people, 15 million of whom have come on board to learn the stories she has to tell.
• She was preserved in Greenwich partly as a memorial to the men of the merchant navy, particularly those who lost their lives in the world wars.
• She is one of the great sights of London.

For more information visit http://www.cuttysark.org.uk/