print email comment close Cutty Sark: The World's Last Tea Clipper URL: http://www.cuttysark.org.uk Description: Official site for this 19th century ship docked in Greenwich, London, which is the world's sole surviving extreme clipper ship. The site features images and history of the ship, which was launched in 1869 and which suffered a fire in 2007 while being refurbished. The associated museum "collects objects and memorabilia connected to Robert Burns who wrote the poem 'Tam O'Shanter' from which Cutty Sark got her name." Publisher: Cutty Sark LII Database Information: Record 23906 created by Maria Brandt on 05/29/2007 Last modification on 05/30/2007 Published: 05/30/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/23906