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Originally Posted by clifton
Wow, Spunner, what a thing! No one has given the answer yet though
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Originally Posted by clifton
Wow, Spunner, what a thing! No one has given the answer yet though
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| The Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра; English transliteration: Avrora) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. Petersburg. She became a symbol of the Communist Revolution in Russia... |
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Originally Posted by Old_Cat
Cutty Sark
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
The Cutty Sark is a clipper ship. Built in 1869, she served as a merchant vessel (the last clipper to be built for that purpose), and then as a training ship until being put on public display in 1954. She is preserved in dry dock at Greenwich in London, but was damaged in a fire on 21 May 2007 while undergoing extensive restoration.
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It was originally feared she had been damaged beyond repair but luckily, only 5% of the ship’s original fabric was lost in the fire. The ship was already undergoing a major restoration and thankfully many of her most valuable timber structures and contents had been moved to Chatham Dockyard prior to the blaze. As Ian Bell, leader of the conservation team explains, the restorers are now busy cleaning up the charred decks and replacing those that are unsalvageable. No expense has been spared with both the materials and workmanship going into the recreation. Teak reclaimed from a hospital in India is being used to rebuild the ship’s planking. The wood dates from around the same period as the old lady’s construction and resembles exactly the sort of materials shipyards were using in 1869. The extra work caused by the fire has set the Cutty Sark Trust’s conservation programme back nine months and cost an additional £10 million. It will be time and money well spent to restore a Great British icon to its former glory. |
