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on November 22, 1869 at the shipyard Scott and Linton in Dumbarton on the river Clyde was launched one of the most famous sailing ships - clipper "Cutty Sark". Clippers were high-speed merchant ships, often called tea, because tea was one of the main cargo of these ships.
This ship was built by order of the famous shipowner John Willis and was distinguished by the perfection of the design (as well as the high cost of construction – 17 pounds for 1 ton of cargo capacity). "Cutty Sark" was larger than other clippers, although by today's standards it is not very big ship.
In October 1875. under the command of captain Richard Vudzheta clipper has passed 2164 miles for 6 days, then 3457 miles for 11 days. In 1877-78g. clipper set a record on the way from Australia to England – 77 days, while clippers usually passed this route in an average of 90 days. Between the crews of clippers unfolded real competition, because for the shortest time of delivery of goods, they received good prizes. However, competition with the clipper ships did not stand and in 1895 John Willis sold the clipper to Portugal, where he was named "Ferreira".
In 1915, the crew of the clipper took 700 people from the English transport torpedoed by a German submarine. The surfaced submarine fired at the clipper from the gun, but the high-speed sailboat managed to leave (the captain Ferreira – a relative of the ship owner).
In 1922, the dilapidated ship was going to be sold for scrap, but it was bought and repaired at its own expense by an expert on sailing ships captain W. Doumen. In 1954. "Cutty Sark" became a Museum – clipper was put in a specially built dock in Greenwich (London).
Main technical data:
Length with bowsprit, m - 83,34
waterline Length, m - 64,84
maximum Width, m - 10,98
body Height, m - 6,40
Displacement, t. - 2100
Gross tonnage:
nominal - 963
actual - 1200
sails Area, sq. m.:
standard - 2973 (34 sails)
max - 3350
Speed, knots - 17.5
Crew, person - 20-32
The recommended paints
| Коричневый матовая (Flat Brown) | |
| Песочный (Sand) | |
| Белый глянцевая (White) | |
| Черный глянцевая (Black) | |
| Золfromой (Gold) |
Caution! Glue and paints are not included.
The configuration and appearance of the model are subject to change without notice.
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