Cutty Sark (1869)
Ferreira
Maria do Amparo

Type:
Tea Clipper
Length:
282' 1"
Builder:
Scott & Linton
Dumbarton, Scotland

(Construction completed by
William Denny & Brothers Greenock)

Beam:

Draft:

GRT:
36' 1"

22' 9"

963
Ordered:
N/A
Building Cost:
£16,150
Keel Laid:
N/A
Launched:
November 22, 1869
Fate:
On display as a museum ship at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England.


Captain's
From
To
Name
Feb. 1870
Oct. 1872
George Moodie
Oct. 1878
Tiptaft
Oct. 1878
Sept. 5, 1880
James Wallace
Sept. 1880
Apr. 1882
William Bruce
Apr. 1882
1885
F. Moore
1885
1895
Richard Woodget


History
Maiden Voyage:
Feb. 16, 1870 London - Shanghai, China.
1870-1878:
Used on the tea route from England to China.
1878-1895:
Used for general commodities trade with no regular route.
1895:
Sold to J. Ferreira & Co. Lisbon, Portugal for £2,100 and renamed Ferreira.
1895-1922:
Used for general commodities trade between Portugal and various ports around the world.
1922:
Sold and renamed Maria do Amparo.
1923:
Sold to Wilfred Dowman for £3,750 and renamed Cutty Sark,
ship returned to Falmouth, England for restoration.

1923-1938:
Used at Falmouth as cadet training ship.
1938:
Sold to Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College and moved to Greenhithe.
1938-1954:
Used as auxiliary and training ship.
1954:
Turned over to the Cutty Sark Society and moved to Greenwich and restored.
1954-1957:
Under restoration at Greenwich.
1957:
Opened to the public by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
May 21, 2007:
While undergoing renovation the ship caught fire and was all but destroyed. There is
currently an effort underway to rebuild the ship.

Apr. 25, 2012:
Officially reopened by HM Queen Elizabeth II.
Apr. 26, 2012:
Reopened to the public.


Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 22, 2008