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City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Thu 04 Dec 2008, 22:30

Found an interesting artice about another clipper like Cutty Sark which has ALMOST survived. The City of Adelaide became HMS Carrick.

You can read the article here 'City of Adelaide'

When you have read it open the spoiler to see it's current state
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There is also a site dedicated to saving the ship www.cityofadelaide.co.uk

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by susan on Thu 04 Dec 2008, 23:22

It's always so sad to see a ship in such poor condition. I'm involved with the effort to preserve and restore the Falls of Clyde, so I can really relate to the efforts to save this ship. It's a daunting task, especially in terms of funding.

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Fri 05 Dec 2008, 07:18

Let's hope they are successful in raising enough funds to save the ship. It would be great to see her back in the water, unlike the Cutty Sark which will have great supports attached to the hull so that it can 'float' above an exhibition hall.

In the UK there is a great tradition of amateurs saving our historic infrastructure with groups doing an excellent job of preserving steam railways and canals. Lets hope a similar enthusiasm for our maritime heritage can be generated.

I haven't heard about the Falls of Clyde, perhaps you could start a thread with some links about this? I'm sure members would be interested.

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Post by Borrelpeff on Fri 05 Dec 2008, 09:07

The Cutty Sark fire was a terrible thing, although there are a number of other interesting and historic ships/hulls that quietly rot away without drawing any attention. It would be good to have some form of listing (as with buildings in the UK), where some responsibility is taken for their welfare.

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Sun 18 Jan 2009, 00:56

Found another site dedicated to saving the ship.

This one aims to transport her to Australia. http://cityofadelaide.org.au/

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Sun 17 May 2009, 21:34

I've now found a news video about the ship

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Wed 22 Jul 2009, 12:54

This ship is still under threat. The Australian website about the ship http://cityofadelaide.org.au/ is now very comprehensive about the history of the ship and well worth a visit. I also found another video

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Post by Astrodene on Tue 13 Oct 2009, 23:28

According to BBC News the ship has now been occupied by a local Councillor to draw attention to her plight
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8303072.stm

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Wed 21 Oct 2009, 14:23

There are now several interviews with the Councillor who occupied the ship on YouTube

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Re: City of Adelaide

Post by Astrodene on Sat 21 Nov 2009, 16:56

The Old Salt Blog has pointed out an article in the Sydney Morning Herald that prominent Australians have written to Gordon Brown in an effort to stop demolition of the ship.

Let's hope they are succesful

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