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- Cutty Shark, 1840 -
Clipper Ship.
The
Clipper Ship era is unique and dynamic. This brief time from about
1840 to 1860 marked the first time in history that a merchant
fleet sailed the world over with peaceful intent and practically
unarmed.
Designed
by Hercules Linton and built by Scott & Linton at Dumbarton
in 1869 as a composite built extreme clipper ship for "Old
White Hat" Jock Willis of London at a cost of £ 21/ton. Her
dimensions are 212'5"×36'0"×21'0" and tonnage 963
GRT, 921 NRT, and 892 tons under deck. She was built just as steam
and the opening of the Suez Canal was making the need for sailing
ships redundant.
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