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Category: Ships

Tall Ships Festival (3)

Dar Mlodziezy moored at Greenwich Penninsular Dar Mlodziezy (The gift of youth) is one of six ships of this design … More

Greenwich, Tall Ships Festival

Tall Ships Festival (2)

Onto the main site at Greenwich waterfront. The Tolkien was built in East Germany as a motorised tug boat. After … More

Greenwich, Tall Ships Festival

Tall Ships Festival (1)

A visit this weekend to the Tall Ships festival at Greenwich My first stop was Woolwich Riverfront where some of … More

Greenwich, Tall Ships Festival

Cutty Sark (8): Images of a ship

“Cutty Sark June 2012” by Lauair -Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:Cutty_Sark_June_2012.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Cutty_Sark_June_2012.jpg

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Cutty Sark (7)

The Cutty Sark was built for speed and nowhere do you get a better feeling of this than when looking … More

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Cutty Sark (6): Cargo Hold

The Cutty Sark was designed to carry the maximum load of cargo. This was one of the reasons why the … More

Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark (5):Officers Cabins

The officer’s of the Cutty Sark were housed in a set of cabins located around the mess room. The Master … More

Cutty Sark

Cutty Sark (4) Seamans quarters

In order to maximise space in the holds, the seaman’s quarters were built in bunk blocks on the main deck. … More

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Cutty Sark (3)

The Cutty Sark is 212 ft long and has a draft of only 21ft

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Cutty Sark (2): What is a Cutty Sark?

A cutty sark is a name given in lowland Scotland to a short shift worn by ladies. The most famous … More

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

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