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Cutty Sark ablaze

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  • Member since
    January 2006
  • From: K-Town, Germany
Cutty Sark ablaze
Posted by sirdrake on Monday, May 21, 2007 3:19 AM

This is sad news from England: The Cutty Sark was severely damaged by a fire:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6675381.stm

 

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  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: The green shires of England
Posted by GeorgeW on Monday, May 21, 2007 4:08 AM

Sad news indeed, it is to be hoped that restoration is still possible, but no doubt a lot of original parts of the hull structure have been lost.

It is fortunate that at least the superstructure and deck fittings had been removed, I was surprised to see these sitting on the dockside at the Chatham  Naval  dockyard when I visited  earlier this year.

As an aside if you get the opportunity to visit Chatham, it is well worth the effort. The Ropewalk tour alone is a superb experience.

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