1951: CUTTY SARK - Last of the TEA CLIPPERS | Newsreel | Retro Transport

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1951: CUTTY SARK - Last of the TEA CLIPPERS | Newsreel | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

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Cutty Sark, the last surviving clipper built for the China tea trade in 1869, is towed to Millwall Dock for a hull inspection and a final decision about her future.
Originally broadcast 2 March 1951.
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@SamuraiRonin01 2 жыл бұрын

My great-grandfather used to work on the tea clippers. My nan used to tell me that she was one of 13 kids & her mum always seemed to get pregnant everytime her dad returned from one of the long voyages he used to go on!

@johnallen7807 2 жыл бұрын

Glad there was sufficient foresight to preserve her as a part of our maritime heritage, a great pity the RN did not preserve a battleship!

@julianaylor4351 2 жыл бұрын

HMS Belfast on the Thames, look it up.

@johnallen7807 2 жыл бұрын

@@julianaylor4351 The Belfast is a Town class light cruiser armed with 6" guns not a battleship. King George V 10 x 14" main armament would have been a good choice, look it up.

@BIGDAVE466 2 жыл бұрын

@@julianaylor4351 Check out HMS Vanguard (battleship) on Wikipedia. Its about 60 meters longer than the Belfast. One hell of a ship. Look it up!

@caledonianrailway1233 Жыл бұрын

What about mv carrik

@johnallen7807 Жыл бұрын

@@caledonianrailway1233 Not really in the same class is it?

@DYRBCebuCity1968 Жыл бұрын

She once was the best there is, beating all competitors during the era of Clippers ship races for Chinese Tea. But nothing lasts forever. At least she had her glorious days.

@spankflaps1365 2 жыл бұрын

There was still a lot of clippers in service during WW1, but they were prime targets for German U-Boats. There is footage of them being torpedoed. It looked so wrong, seeing beautiful tall ships being sunk in seconds. ☹️ And even worse, most of the crews drowned.

@julianaylor4351 2 жыл бұрын

I saw the Cutty Sark in the early seventies, the ship has since had a new refit, after an accidental fire in dry dock at Greenwich.

@Sensorama2000 11 ай бұрын

I remember visiting the Cutty Sark when I was a boy. Must have been around '85 or so. I had a picture of her pinned to the wall next to my desktop for years 😊 Visiting the UK with my family was great!😊

@Ricksta66 2 жыл бұрын

The Cutty Sark is awesome 👍

@Darphi01 2 жыл бұрын

The man who owned the company that began building it is my great, great grandfather. Unfortunately they went bust before they completed it and sold it off to someone else to finish it. His son moved over to Australia and owned a 200 hectare area about halfwaf up Mount Macedon in Victoria, Australia.

@Ricksta66 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darphi01 Cool 😎 👍

@cameronrdonaldson Жыл бұрын

I built a model of this ship "Airfix " the ship was Clyde built , Dumbarton

@PaulParkinson 2 жыл бұрын

What is the ship visible at just 5 seconds in, on the far right of the frame? She looks like a rated warship of the line? Fascinating if that is what she is!

@paulhorn2665 3 ай бұрын

Good question, I want to know also.