Cutty Sark

A central theme in the school book is the history of Cutty Sark.
Cutty Sark was built by John Willis to serve China tea trade in 1869. At that time Cutty Sark went on as the fastest ship in the world.
10000 tea chests were loaded and brought back to London. A cargo that would be worth 18,5 million pounds today. Enough to make more than 200 millions cups of tea.

Since 1957 Cutty Sark has been open for visitors in Greenwich. A major conversation project, that treat her fragile structure, began in 2006 and despite a terrible fire the following year the vast majority of her original structure survives.

A much loved icon of London, today she remains one of the most famous ships in the world.Read more