Cutty Sark - the fastest ship of its day

Discover the fascinating history of the Cutty Sark - the world's last surviving tea clipper. The fastest ship of its day, our curator explores her record-breaking history and why she's still loved round the world today. www.rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark
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Cutty Sark is part of Royal Museums Greenwich which also incorporates the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory and the Queen's House, sharing stories from the sea to the stars.
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[@colinmontgomery1956]

A magnificent tribute to the incredible maritime heritage of Great Britain. Respect from the United States.

[@taslimahaider3841]

I liked this Ship

[@nickmail7604]

Closest Cutty Sark ever got to being the fastest tea clipper was being beaten by Thermopylae by a whole week. Cutty Sark was built to try and beat Thermopylae and failed miserably.

[@helenbostock2350]

Great ship hard work to man here

[@MrSilkydrew]

Excellent

[@AlexanderGusenko]

The wonderful and highspeed Tea Clipper of East India Trade Company.Thank you very much.

[@8bitz729]

On I remember visiting it at my school

[@bentaye]

Me too, all the way from France, on a school trip. I just had a scale model kit of it as a present for Father's day. So excited to build it!

[@erepsekahs]

Seen it. She is much smaller than one would initially think her to be, but very beautiful. Better go and see her before a certain group of religious fanatics find a way to burn her down.

[@killerqueenbiteszadusto5021]

what kind of religion wants to burn a fast merchant sailboat???

[@erepsekahs]

@@killerqueenbiteszadusto5021 Uno.

[@legohouse3422]

😊❤😊

[@ankith4759]

Here from a ielts passage

[@chiragparikh2699]

😍😍

[@normanbraslow7902]

The Prussian was faster.

[@abcmatt]

Yep and it was also built over 30 years later. Read the title.

[@richdoe6136]

abcmatt 👌

[@bekluwe]

But the Preußen isn’t the first ship of the famous Flying P-liners from Hamburg. The first was built like around 1850, nineteen years before Cutty Sark. There were 83 Flying P liber.

[@100videos4you]

“If it’s a fast ship…”, said Obi Wan “fast ship?” Asked Han Solo, grimacing…