But its glory days were short-lived as steam ships quickly came to replace sail. Chief executive of the Cutty Sark Trust, Richard Doughty, described the damage as extensive, but said he was hopeful that crucial infrastructure had survived the fire. The Perth Mint of Australia has issued a one ounce 99.9% pure silver coin featuring the Cutty Sark. This is the fifth and final release within the series “Ships That Changed the World of the Cutty Sark in full sail, against a colored background The Perth Mint of Australia has issued the fifth and final silver coin in the Ships is depicted sailing in blue water in front of a colored globe map. The design is the work of Tom Vaughan and also includes the inscriptions of "CUTTY SARK" and "1 LONDON (AP) — London firefighters have extinguished a small blaze on the 19th-century sailing ship Cutty Sark, a tourist attraction that was restored after a major fire in 2007. London Fire Brigade said four engines and 21 firefighters were called to the The ship made only eight tea voyages, eclipsed by the rise of the steamship and the opening of the Suez Canal, which was unsuitable for sailing ships Tam O'Shanter, in which "cutty sark" is Scots dialect for a short shirt or petticoat. The Cutty Sark, one of the most famous historic sailing ships in the world, was seriously damaged by fire in the early hours of Monday morning, May 21, 2007. The 19th century ship, which is in dry dock in Greenwich, London, England, set a speed record .
The restored Cutty Sark but the ship has been raised three metres in the air, allowing visitors to walk underneath her hull while protected from rain by a glass roof. That allows visitors to see the innovative design which enabled her to sail from The following day the ship opens to visitors for the first due to the great efforts of The Duke of Edinburgh, Cutty Sark came to Greenwich where she became, and remains, a memorial to the great days of sail and to all those who served in the merchant May 21 (Bloomberg) -- London's Cutty Sark, a restored 19th century sailing ship and popular tourist attraction, was damaged by a fire early today, destroying the decks. Eight fire engines and 40 crew battled the blaze that began at 4:30 a.m. local time and LONDON: London firefighters have extinguished a small blaze on the 19th-century sailing ship Cutty Sark, a tourist attraction that was restored after a major fire in 2007. London Fire Brigade said four engines and 21 firefighters were called to the fire on .
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