Cutty Sark's Ship's Bell -- Cutty Sark, Greenwich Pier, London, UK
N 51° 28.964 W 000° 00.561
30U E 707646 N 5707750
The ship's bell of the famous tea clipper ship Cutty Sark
Waymark Code: WMT3CY
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/18/2016
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The Cutty Sark was a famous Tea Clipper Ship, famed for her speed during the fast-ship days on the late 19th century.
This bell is located in a tea industry and shipping-history exhibit below decks of the Cutty Sark. The waymark coordinates are taken at the entrance to the Cutty Sark, which is a paid attraction on the Greenwich Pier.
The bell is encased in plexiglass, and contains a sign telling its interesting histroy, as follows:
"THE BELL
This bell was stolen around 1903 when the ship was under the Portuguese flag by an officer who had once served on Cutty Sark. The Portuguese crew then stole the Bell of the nearest vessel, the barque . Shakespeare. When Cutty Sark was bought by Captain Dowman in 1922, the culprit offered the original Bell back, taking Shakespeare's bell in exchange."
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