City of Adelaide is a clipper ship, built in Sunderland, England, and launched on 7 May 1864. It was built by Pile, Hay and Co. to transport passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. Between 1864 and 1887 she made 23 annual return voyages from London and Plymouth to Adelaide, South Australia and played an important part in the immigration of Australia. On the return voyages she carried passengers, wool, and copper from Adelaide and Port Augusta to London. From 1869 to 1885 she was part of Harrold Brothers' "Adelaide Line" of clippers. City of Adelaide is the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, of only two that survive - the other is Cutty Sark (built 1869; a tea-clipper and now a museum ship and tourist attraction in Greenwich, Southeast London). With Cutty Sark and HMS Gannet (built 1878; a sloop-of-war in Chatham), City of Adelaide is one of only three surviving ocean-going ships of composite construction to survive. City of Adelaide is one of three surviving sailing ships, and of these the only passenger ship, to have taken emigrants from the British Isles (the other two are Edwin Fox and Star of India). City of Adelaide is the only surviving purpose-built passenger sailing ship. Adding to her significance as an emigrant ship, City of Adelaide is the last survivor of the timber trade between North America and the United Kingdom. As this trade peaked at the same time as conflicts in Europe, a great mass of refugees sought cheap passage on the timber-trade ships, that would otherwise be returning empty, creating an unprecedented influx of new immigrants in North America. Having been built in the years prior to Lloyd's Register publishing their rules for composite ships, City of Adelaide is an important example in the development of naval architecture. In June 2024, the SPMTs off-loaded the ship from the barge, and moved it to its final destination [Source: Wikipedia]
@@edster9221 I have visited the City of Adelaide Clipper 'museum' and (previously) donated money towards bringing the vessel to Adelaide and ensuring its preservation for future generations. I am Adelaide born and bred myself! Thank you for all your work in keeping this beautiful and important ship 'alive'.
NAHHHHHH I GOT A 5MINUTE AND 12 SECOND AD BEFORE THIS AND I COULDNT SKIP IT
Wasn't aware that U Tube had done this as I have NOT agreed to anything in relation to this. Thanks for the heads up.
City of Adelaide is a clipper ship, built in Sunderland, England, and launched on 7 May 1864. It was built by Pile, Hay and Co. to transport passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. Between 1864 and 1887 she made 23 annual return voyages from London and Plymouth to Adelaide, South Australia and played an important part in the immigration of Australia. On the return voyages she carried passengers, wool, and copper from Adelaide and Port Augusta to London. From 1869 to 1885 she was part of Harrold Brothers' "Adelaide Line" of clippers.
City of Adelaide is the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, of only two that survive - the other is Cutty Sark (built 1869; a tea-clipper and now a museum ship and tourist attraction in Greenwich, Southeast London). With Cutty Sark and HMS Gannet (built 1878; a sloop-of-war in Chatham), City of Adelaide is one of only three surviving ocean-going ships of composite construction to survive.
City of Adelaide is one of three surviving sailing ships, and of these the only passenger ship, to have taken emigrants from the British Isles (the other two are Edwin Fox and Star of India). City of Adelaide is the only surviving purpose-built passenger sailing ship.
Adding to her significance as an emigrant ship, City of Adelaide is the last survivor of the timber trade between North America and the United Kingdom. As this trade peaked at the same time as conflicts in Europe, a great mass of refugees sought cheap passage on the timber-trade ships, that would otherwise be returning empty, creating an unprecedented influx of new immigrants in North America.
Having been built in the years prior to Lloyd's Register publishing their rules for composite ships, City of Adelaide is an important example in the development of naval architecture.
In June 2024, the SPMTs off-loaded the ship from the barge, and moved it to its final destination
[Source: Wikipedia]
Thank you for your input & all the history of said vessel. Great to see someone else with such interest in her.
@@edster9221 I have visited the City of Adelaide Clipper 'museum' and (previously) donated money towards bringing the vessel to Adelaide and ensuring its preservation for future generations. I am Adelaide born and bred myself! Thank you for all your work in keeping this beautiful and important ship 'alive'.
hi how much does the boat weigh
Hi yh3. The ship + cradle weigh 485 tons. The cradle is/has been basically part of the ship as of 2013 & are weighed as a unit.