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Packed with fascinating facts and using original source material about the ship, this is a perfect introduction to the Cutty Sark.Constructed on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, Cutty Sark was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest. Cutty Sark spent just a few years on the tea routes before the opening of the Suez Canal and the increasing use of steamships made clippers unprofitable on shorter routes.It was turned to the trade in wool from Australia, where for ten years she held the record time for a journey to Britain. After finishing her time in service as cargo ship, and then a training and cadet ship, it was transferred to permanent dry dock at Greenwich, London, for public display.This handy and illuminating pocket manual collates original documents to tell the fascinating story of how the legendary Cutty Sark was commissioned, her design and building, life on board and her notable journeys.
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One of the most recognisable figureheads in the NationalMaritime Museum's world-leading collection is Nannie the witch, who leans withoutstretched arm from the bow of Cutty Sark towards the River Thames.Nannie, who has provided protection to the ship in at least three differentforms over the course of its history, is at the centre of this book.Cutty Sark experts Louise Macfarlane and ClaireDenham explore the history of the figurehead, including its original design byHercules Linton and construction by carver Frederick Hellyer. Using drawingsand archival photographs, they show how the figure morphed into the version atthe ship's bow today. With a contribution from master carver Andy Peters,responsible for the Nannie that was installed in 2021, the book documents theprocess of creating a figurehead and considers the art of figurehead carving asan endangered skill.