The Suez Canal -- Cutty Sark, Greenwich Pier, London, UK
N 51° 28.964 W 000° 00.561
30U E 707646 N 5707750
A panel in the hold of the famous tea clipper ship Cutty Sark explains how the opening of the Suez Canal ended the era of the great Tea Clipper ships
Waymark Code: WMT3DB
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 historic marker 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.
"SUEZ CANAL AND THE STEAMSHIPS
Opened in 1869, the Suez Canal shortened the route from China by 3000 miles. Steamships could now reach London in 60 days. The unfavorable winds in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean made the canal impractical for sailing ships and they were gradually pushed out of the tea trade."
Type of Historic Marker: panel
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Royal Greenwich Museums
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1869
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