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Wednesday, June 6, 2018:
The
Cutty Sark
sailing ship can be found in Greenwich, England. She was a very successful wooden international commercial trading vessel starting in 1870. |
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A ship like
this is run by men handling sails on tall wooden masts. The Cutty Sark sailed the seven seas carrying cargo mostly to and from England. She achieved a top speed of 20 miles per hour with 32,000 square feet of sail generating the equivalent of 3000 horsepower. |
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There is no
machinery on this ship, just ropes, pulleys and manpower to keep her
headed in the right direction. |
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Paula thought
she would take the helm for a while. The Cutty Sark had a crew
compliment of between 18 and 28 sailors. |
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The cargo hold.
Cutty Sark spent 83 years on the water crossing the globe countless
times, traveling over 1 million miles. |
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She could leave
England and bring tea back from China in as little as 117 days. |
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There is a
collection of wooden figure heads at the museum. This ship bow art
was popular starting in the 16th century. |
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| A model of the ship shows how much sail she carried. A Scotch whiskey was named after this famous ship. |
Quote of the day:
Gosh, I could have sailed the seven seas. Mark
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