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Post by ADMIN K on Nov 16, 2015 23:04:52 GMT
Cutty Sark was placed in Greenwich as a memorial to the Merchant Navy, particularly those who lost their lives in the two world wars.LINK
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Post by Administrator on Mar 20, 2017 14:46:45 GMT
Cutty Sark was placed in Greenwich as a memorial to the Merchant Navy, particularly those who lost their lives in the two world wars. The sacrifice of the Merchant Marine for their country is still too little known and the sculptor Maurice Lambert’s memorial to the Merchant Navy, which was restored in 2011, is displayed prominently at Cutty Sark. After years of campaigning for full and appropriate recognition, the High Court finally recognised that Merchant Navy vessels were ‘in military service’ because of their work during the wars escorting voyages to all the theatres of activity. Those ships which did not return are now classed as war graves. LINK |
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Post by Administrator on Mar 20, 2017 14:51:01 GMT
Shortly after midnight on 15th February 1870, a new and unknown cargo ship sailed out of London on her maiden voyage. Bound for China, no one could have guessed that that ship - Cutty Sark - would one day be the sole surviving extreme clipper ship in the world. LINK |
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