I was in greenwich that morning it was on fire. Was mental. Walked straight past it on my way to trinity while the fire brigade were dealing with it. Beautiful ship.
I wish I had seen this video before I had visited there. I was just in such a hurry to take a photo of my GMT watch on the timeline that I only spent a few min looking at this ship. I will have to go back.
I might have missed it being mentioned, but a significant factor in the transition between sail and steam was the cost of fuel. Clipper ships were faster than steam ships for a long time, and could even compete in speed on some voyages well after the turn of the 20th century. But they could sail with a small crew without the purchase of coal. This made them more profitable even though steam ships could dominate routes where winds weren't as reliable. The opening of the Suez Canal was a factor. Steam ships could offset the cost of canal fees by needing significantly less fuel, whereas the clippers only saved time, and had to be towed through the cut. The canal was a huge advantage to steamships, but not so much to sailing vessels. Range was another factor, as steamships had to visit coaling stations throughout long voyages, where sailing ships never had to stop. Lastly, during the early days of steam, the smell and filth of coal burning would damage cargoes like tea, which kept sailing vessels employed as a better option for that and some other cargoes.
We moved to Blackheath in 1956 and were there when the Queen and Duke opened the ship for visitors. At 7 years old when my mum ever asked me what I want to do, I wanted to visit the Cutty Sark. Then it was just a dry docked schooner and it was proposed to make it a training ship but it was easier to build a new ship. I dreamed of sailing on her and when I was 15 I won a place on the Sir Winston Churchill training ship for the Talk Ships Race to Copenhagen. I sailed on her again in 1994 to raise funds for a new ship for the STS.
Really great, Dan. Thanks. I was looking at Cutty Sark on Google Maps the other day and saw they have a place near her stern where you can actually climb her rigging. It would be nice if you would do a complete tour of Cutty Sark and climb her rigging. There were a couple times where you showed a painting showing two clipper ships racing with stu'n's'ls set. I believe that was the race between Cutty Sark and Thermopylae. There is an interesting story about that race that you could tell. I just watched the video by Alice Loxton. But, that doesn't mean you can't have a go
When I was c. pre-ten I was gifted a very large collection of Look and Learn magazines. Why is this relevant? Because one of the features was Jason January Space Cadet (those last two words meant something rather different back then, apparentlyd) and in one story set in whatever future century they were set in some dastardly (they also used the term "rotter" in Rob Riley) villain found a way to interrupt the world's wireless power supply, leaving Jason and the rest of the cadets to sail the Cutty Sark to France in order to establish communications. Well, a year or so later I saw the Poly Woodside in her permanent dock and was duly impressed, having no clue how actually small Melbourne's preserved iron-hulled barque is.
A forest in Toronto kept Napoleon off British soil. As rest of upper Canada kept navy afloat. When Daniel Massey hired recent arrivals to clear land, then sell the abstainers farms and implements.
@@carltrotter7622 It was great going through Clydebank back in the day. They also had Singer Sewing Machines. I believe that The Cutty Sark was built at Deny’s. I wonder if it got its name from the poem from Robert Burns. Tam O’Shanter?
@@mairiconnell6282 it did, yes. Funny you mention Singer, I just finished restoring my brand new 201k this afternoon. It's remarkable just what we achieved on Clydeside. From the largest steam locomotive works in Europe, the largest factory in the world (Singer, as you mentioned), to longest stretch of shipyards in history (at one point there were over from Greenock to Glasgow Green!). And then, of course, there are the inventions - from economics to the first practical steam engine (as refined by Watt at Glasgow Uni's old campus) and it's 2 refinements on the south side of the Clyde by John Elder. To contrast that explosion in the 1800s with Henry Bell's "Comet" (the first commercial steamship) and the canal boat "Vulcan" (the first ever metal ship) with today is absolutely depressing.
@@carltrotter7622 Carltrotter you certainly know your history. The Age of Enlightenment. I wonder if Scotland will see the likes again? Just down the road was The Silk Dyeing Works, in Renton producing Turkey Red silk. Ballantine’s in Dumbarton and lots of other industries. Polaroid and Westclox. However, my favourite was in The Vale. The Argyle Motors. What a building! Shame to see it now. Antartex and so many skilled proper jobs. Glad you got the Singer up and running. My cousin still has her treadle Singer. Scotland was terrific at so many things.
@@mairiconnell6282 I remember that the Ballantine's bonded warehouse in Dumbarton was protected by flocks of geese rather than guard dogs. Loud very aggressive creatures they were. My Grandfather worked at Denny's shipyard until it shut down in the early 1960's. So much history lost along the Clyde sadly.
Is my hearing failing or was there little to no mention of the fact that the Cutty Sark was built in Dumbarton at Denny's yard and laid down on the River Leven?
Yes it was finished by Denny’s but mostly built by another yard before they went bust. My father law worked for Denny’s before they closed in the 1960,s
Cutty Sark was not the fastest clipper. The Maximum recorded speed was 17 ½ knots (20 mph, 32.5 kph). The Sovereign of the Seas, a clipper ship built in 1852, was a sailing vessel notable for setting the world record for the fastest sailing ship, with a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h).
I really enjoy your subjects and your enthusiasm. BUT could you please stop running in and out of all the shots like the worlds about to end any second. Thanks
I'm 15 odd mins in and I've still to hear where it was built! 😅 Oh, if only it was England. I imagine it'd be very different if it was built in London. HH emulating BBC
After cutting all their own forest down to build Ships for their Navy and cargo ship along with Irlands woods . Then later wood would be taken from other Colonial nation like India. Before Metal hulls replaced everything.
Britain collapsed because it tried to keep its colonies subservient and not allow them to industrialize. The UK was too small to be the industrial engine for the empire and the colonies only providing fuel. The USA took over because of this fatal flaw.
@@snidely_whiplash Nope. Lincoln violated the US Const and started a war with the CSA because he didn't want to go down in history as the president how lost the USA because he was too stoopid to follow Britain's example of how to deal with slavery. But, you really need a post 12 year old education to understand how Britain failed as an empire..
I was in greenwich that morning it was on fire. Was mental. Walked straight past it on my way to trinity while the fire brigade were dealing with it. Beautiful ship.
I wish I had seen this video before I had visited there. I was just in such a hurry to take a photo of my GMT watch on the timeline that I only spent a few min looking at this ship. I will have to go back.
I might have missed it being mentioned, but a significant factor in the transition between sail and steam was the cost of fuel. Clipper ships were faster than steam ships for a long time, and could even compete in speed on some voyages well after the turn of the 20th century. But they could sail with a small crew without the purchase of coal. This made them more profitable even though steam ships could dominate routes where winds weren't as reliable.
The opening of the Suez Canal was a factor. Steam ships could offset the cost of canal fees by needing significantly less fuel, whereas the clippers only saved time, and had to be towed through the cut. The canal was a huge advantage to steamships, but not so much to sailing vessels.
Range was another factor, as steamships had to visit coaling stations throughout long voyages, where sailing ships never had to stop.
Lastly, during the early days of steam, the smell and filth of coal burning would damage cargoes like tea, which kept sailing vessels employed as a better option for that and some other cargoes.
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We moved to Blackheath in 1956 and were there when the Queen and Duke opened the ship for visitors. At 7 years old when my mum ever asked me what I want to do, I wanted to visit the Cutty Sark. Then it was just a dry docked schooner and it was proposed to make it a training ship but it was easier to build a new ship. I dreamed of sailing on her and when I was 15 I won a place on the Sir Winston Churchill training ship for the Talk Ships Race to Copenhagen. I sailed on her again in 1994 to raise funds for a new ship for the STS.
I'm getting the feeling that the british really, REALLY like their tea.
What ever gave you that idea😁
Everything stops for tea.
Not so you'd notice.
Put the kettle on.
Almost as much as the French love their bread
Got to visit the original, pre burning, version. Fantastic to see in person
Really great, Dan. Thanks. I was looking at Cutty Sark on Google Maps the other day and saw they have a place near her stern where you can actually climb her rigging. It would be nice if you would do a complete tour of Cutty Sark and climb her rigging.
There were a couple times where you showed a painting showing two clipper ships racing with stu'n's'ls set. I believe that was the race between Cutty Sark and Thermopylae. There is an interesting story about that race that you could tell.
I just watched the video by Alice Loxton. But, that doesn't mean you can't have a go
Great channel !! Always a pleasure to watch.
Thank you, HH. Always interesting.
🧡interesting 🧐
Loved seeing Sydney on A1 grade wool bale behind them
Got a kit , not assembled yet. Great vessel.
When I was c. pre-ten I was gifted a very large collection of Look and Learn magazines. Why is this relevant? Because one of the features was Jason January Space Cadet (those last two words meant something rather different back then, apparentlyd) and in one story set in whatever future century they were set in some dastardly (they also used the term "rotter" in Rob Riley) villain found a way to interrupt the world's wireless power supply, leaving Jason and the rest of the cadets to sail the Cutty Sark to France in order to establish communications. Well, a year or so later I saw the Poly Woodside in her permanent dock and was duly impressed, having no clue how actually small Melbourne's preserved iron-hulled barque is.
Very interesting
A forest in Toronto kept Napoleon off British soil. As rest of upper Canada kept navy afloat. When Daniel Massey hired recent arrivals to clear land, then sell the abstainers farms and implements.
Built in my home town of Dumbarton.
In one year almost 1/3rd of global shipping output was on the River Clyde alone (1913).
@@carltrotter7622 It was great going through Clydebank back in the day. They also had Singer Sewing Machines. I believe that The Cutty Sark was built at Deny’s. I wonder if it got its name from the poem from Robert Burns. Tam O’Shanter?
@@mairiconnell6282 it did, yes.
Funny you mention Singer, I just finished restoring my brand new 201k this afternoon. It's remarkable just what we achieved on Clydeside.
From the largest steam locomotive works in Europe, the largest factory in the world (Singer, as you mentioned), to longest stretch of shipyards in history (at one point there were over from Greenock to Glasgow Green!). And then, of course, there are the inventions - from economics to the first practical steam engine (as refined by Watt at Glasgow Uni's old campus) and it's 2 refinements on the south side of the Clyde by John Elder.
To contrast that explosion in the 1800s with Henry Bell's "Comet" (the first commercial steamship) and the canal boat "Vulcan" (the first ever metal ship) with today is absolutely depressing.
@@carltrotter7622 Carltrotter you certainly know your history. The Age of Enlightenment. I wonder if Scotland will see the likes again? Just down the road was The Silk Dyeing Works, in Renton producing Turkey Red silk. Ballantine’s in Dumbarton and lots of other industries. Polaroid and Westclox. However, my favourite was in The Vale. The Argyle Motors. What a building! Shame to see it now. Antartex and so many skilled proper jobs. Glad you got the Singer up and running. My cousin still has her treadle Singer. Scotland was terrific at so many things.
@@mairiconnell6282 I remember that the Ballantine's bonded warehouse in Dumbarton was protected by flocks of geese rather than guard dogs. Loud very aggressive creatures they were. My Grandfather worked at Denny's shipyard until it shut down in the early 1960's. So much history lost along the Clyde sadly.
Is my hearing failing or was there little to no mention of the fact that the Cutty Sark was built in Dumbarton at Denny's yard and laid down on the River Leven?
Yes it was finished by Denny’s but mostly built by another yard before they went bust. My father law worked for Denny’s before they closed in the 1960,s
@@davidclyde3 true. But either way it's shocking they made no mention of where it was built
I liked the Onedin Line .
I was there!
Where?
Cutty Sark was not the fastest clipper. The Maximum recorded speed was 17 ½ knots (20 mph, 32.5 kph). The Sovereign of the Seas, a clipper ship built in 1852, was a sailing vessel notable for setting the world record for the fastest sailing ship, with a speed of 22 knots (41 km/h).
…by waiving the rules!
You would know about the Trajan Empire (i think thats what it was called).
Sovereign of the Seas was the fastest Clipper. 22 kts vs Cutty Sarks 17.5 kts
We built stuff
That ship in Greenwich is not 100% the original Cutty Sark
You don't say? It burned down, you genius.
Don't need the audio effect with slide changes.
Bear grillz brother lol
Hello!
Cutty Sark? Fairly good scotch whiskey?
The only thing worse than scotch is cheap scotch!
Whatever floats your boat.
Rather have Jamison if I want a cheap whisky. Good scotch? Another story, like the other guy said 😊
@@Blakek. So I have been told by a friend who prefers Pinch scotch. I wouldn't know personally as I do not partake of spirits. Never have.
Scotch is whisky.
Irish is whiskey.
Did he say 94000 ships?
With 2 canoes
I really enjoy your subjects and your enthusiasm. BUT could you please stop running in and out of all the shots like the worlds about to end any second. Thanks
The aristocrats called it High tea.
Not to mention they pilfered hundreds of billions of dollars and wealth from India over period of about 160 years I think
I'm 15 odd mins in and I've still to hear where it was built! 😅 Oh, if only it was England. I imagine it'd be very different if it was built in London.
HH emulating BBC
You forgot why the Europeans trashed the Chinese Emperor's garden. It's because his men tortured prisoners for no reason. I'd say he got off lightly.
Mostly by cutting down all of Ireland's forests to build their ships.
After cutting all their own forest down to build Ships for their Navy and cargo ship along with Irlands woods . Then later wood would be taken from other Colonial nation like India. Before Metal hulls replaced everything.
In Italy the same was done to Sardinia by the Piedmontese who held regnal title over it. For charcoal, mostly, rather than shipbuilding.
Don't worry. They were taking the timber from North America since about the 17th century.
Britain collapsed because it tried to keep its colonies subservient and not allow them to industrialize. The UK was too small to be the industrial engine for the empire and the colonies only providing fuel. The USA took over because of this fatal flaw.
Bull shit.
@@snidely_whiplash No, econ 100. Rent an IQ then an education.
@user-po3ev7is5w good one. Next, you'll tell me the United States fought the civil war over slavery.
@@snidely_whiplash Nope. Lincoln violated the US Const and started a war with the CSA because he didn't want to go down in history as the president how lost the USA because he was too stoopid to follow Britain's example of how to deal with slavery. But, you really need a post 12 year old education to understand how Britain failed as an empire..
Cup of splodge