Sept 25th, 2017: Cutty Sark
In my yout we had this picture hanging over the couch / hide-a-bed my folks slept on. It was printed on cardboard, then
brushed over with a thick clear coating to simulate a painting. It was the only art, but since we were living in a one car garage with an outhouse, and a sink with a hand pump, having that picture was a step up. I had no idea at the time it was the famous Cutty Sark... or what the thing was besides a boat. http://cellar.org/2017/cutty1.jpg Quote:
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But the steam ships won out and the Cutty Sark spent the next ten years moving wool from Australia to London(faster than anyone else). After the steam ships took over that trade, she pasted through a string of owners and riggings until she became a Museum in London. link link link |
A few years back I saw photos of a modern day cargo ship that used computer controlled synthetic(?) "sails" to help conserve fuel and costs. Does anyone have info on what happened to that ship and the concept.
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Okay, so we have wind power moving oil tankers. Does that mean that we can have draft horses and oxen pulling coal trains and semi trucks down the freeways???:o
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You're making the assumption these ships saving fuel and emitting less pollution, have to be slower than conventional freighters. The shipping companies are all about the bottom line, balancing costs and and earnings. If the ships are slower they will balance fuel savings with time-is-money. If slightly slower the fuel savings may be worth the trade. If they are not slower is the savings worth the expense of retrofitting or new ships.
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They used brass for long lasting fittings on the ship and for the sailors too.
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The glass building it sits on is much more impressive in person than it looks in pictures. Like many people, I was sceptical when it was first proposed, but I finally got to see it in person last year, and it looks great.
The National Maritime Museum round the corner is well worth a visit as well... |
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Or, turbosails? |
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