Cutty Sark - 2021 Unc. Cupro Nickel 1 Royal Coin - BIOT

The Cutty Sark is listed by National Historic Ships as part of the National Historic Fleet which is the nautical equivalent of a grade 1 listed building. It is one of only three remaining original clipper ships from the 19th century in part or whole that have a composite construction of a wooden hull on an iron frame. The ship sailed in eight “tea seasons”, from London to China and back. The Cutty Sark was launched on the 22nd November 1969 destined for the tea trade, then sailed an intensely competitive race across the globe from China to London crossing the Indian Ocean before rounding the Cape of Good Hope and returning to England. The maximum speed the Cutty Sark achieved was 17.5kn (32.4 km/h) and 1542 tonnes in capacity.