Rock Elm Plank -- Cutty Sark, Greenwich Pier, London, UK
N 51° 28.964 W 000° 00.561
30U E 707646 N 5707750
A panel in the concrete dry dock visitor center underneath the Cutty Sark gives the history of the longest plank on the ship
Waymark Code: WMT3DK
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.
A panel in the concrete dry dock of the famous tea clipper ship Cutty Sark displays the logest plank of the ship from the garboard strake, and shows the deterioration of the plank due to time and fire.
The historic marker reads as follows:
ROCK ELM PLANK
This was the longest plank on the ship. It formed part of the garboard strake -- the lowest run of planks, fixed to the keel. It was not put back onto the ship because of the new supporting steelwork.
The plank is been left on conserved to show the fragile condition of the planks prior to the conservation project. As well as the flaking fibers and staining from the metal bolts, you can also see evidence of the fire of 2007.
It was one of the planks fitted when the ship was built in 1869. Unfortunately, the tree rings are not clear enough to allow us to establish the age of the tree from which it came.
Type of Historic Marker: plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: Royal Greenwich Museums
Age/Event Date: 01/01/1870
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