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Cutty Sark
| Cutty Sark Greenwich in London. On the afternoon
of Monday, 22nd November 1869, clipper ship of 963 tons gross was launched
at Dumbarton on the River Leven.The Cutty Sark was built for John 'Jock'
Willis, a seasoned sailing ship master who had taken over his father’s
firm of ship owners in the port of London. His ambition was for Cutty Sark
to be the fastest ship in the annual race to bring home the first of the
new season's tea from China. The ship was designed by Hercules Linton: |