Ship model English tea clipper Cutty Sark of 1869

Scale 1 : 67, length 128 cm, width 28 cm, height 78 cm,
More photos: of entire ship, of details. Click on the photos for high resolution pictures!

The tea clipper Cutty Sark

The Cutty Sark was launched 1869 in Dumbarton, Scotland. In tea trade until 1890, she took part in the tea clipper races from China to London which made her famous and gave her a legendary reputation. After that she was used for general trade and wool transport. She won all of the wool races she took part in and set several speed records. In 1954, after many years as a stationary training ship she was moved to a purpose-built dry-dock in Greenwich and preserved as a museum ship.

During repair works in May 2007 the ship caught fire and was considerably damaged. However, after reviewing the damage and successfully raising funds it was decided to restore the ship completely and have her opened to the public again, scheduled in 2011.

In Wikipedia there is a detailed account on the Cutty Sark. The state of restoration work and how to visit her is shown on the webpage of the Cutty Sark Trust.

The Cutty Sark model, photos, description and dimensions

The sails of the Cutty Sark model were set like the ship being on starboard tack in quartering wind.
Please take your time to have a good look at the set of photos. There are several views of the entire ship model taken from all directions, and several closer views of hull, deck and rigging.  If you click on a photo you will get that photo in high resolution. Only these high resolution photographs show how much work and handicraft ability were put in the model.
With the ship model went a purpose-built display case.

Viewing the high resolution photos: If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Firefox, press F11 to minimize navigation bars and have a larger screen with the photos. The high resolution photos are about 12 megapixel. So they are about 10 - 20  times larger than your 0.5 - 1.3 megapixel computer screen. Most browsers by default downsize the pictures to screen size, so you cannot see all the details of the ship models. To see the original resolution  move the mouse over the pictures and click on the magnifying lens./p>

This model of the Cutty Sark is a elegant masterpiece, built by a very experienced skilled modeller. It is very well done in detailing hull and rigging.
The ship model is 1 : 67 scale. Length is 128 cm, width 28 cm, height 78 cm.
The display case length is 138 cm, width 39 cm, height 82 cm.