Cutty Sark (1869) | Timeline

The "Cutty Sark", 1872

Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, coming at the end of a long period of design development, which halted as sailing ships gave way to steam propulsion. (Intro from Wikipedia)

February 1, 1869 - Dumbarton, Scotland - A contract for Cutty Sark's construction is signed with the firm of Scott & Linton
September 5(?), 1869 - Dumbarton - Work is suspended in the Scott & Linton yard due to cash flow problems. Rather than apply for the company to be liquidated, the creditors met and decided to complete some or all of the outstanding contracts and a financial agreement was reached with William Denny & Bros to complete the ships

November 23, 1869 - Dumbarton - Cutty Sark is launched by Captain Moodie's wife, Janet =(START)

December 21, 1869 - Greenock, Scotland - After having her masts fitted at Denny's yard, the ship is towed downriver to Greenock to have her running rigging installed
January 1(?), 1870 - Greenock - Cutty Sark sets sail towards London, via Leith (for minor repairs) to load her first cargo for Shanghai

February 15, 1870 - London - Cutty Sark sails to Shanghai with a cargo of wine, spirits and beer
March 13, 1870 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the line of the Equator
April 6, 1870 - Meridian of Greenwich - Cutty Sark crosses the meridian of Greenwich
May 3, 1870 - Java Head, Sunda Strait - Cutty Sark reaches Java Head
May 31, 1870 - Shanghai, China - Cutty Sark picks up her Shanghai pilot off the lightship, after 104 days sailing

The ships figurehead shows Cutty-sark,
the nickname of the witch Nannie Dee
who chasesTam O'Shanter,
snatching his horse's tail before
he escapes by crossing water

June 25, 1870 - Shanghai, China - Cutty Sark sails to London, loaded with tea
July 1, 1870 - Off Tamsua Harbour (Formosa/Taiwan)
August 2, 1870 - Anyer (Banten), West Java, Indonesia - Reaches Anyer (Sunda Strait) after 38 days
August 16, 1870 - Off Mauritius - Passes Mauritius
August 28, 1870 - Cape of Good Hope - Rounds the Cape of Good Hope in a strong gale
September 8, 1870 - Off St.Helena Island - Cutty Sark reaches St.Helena Island
September 12, 1870 - Off Ascension Island - Cutty Sark reaches Ascension Island
September 16, 1870 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark crosses the Line of the Equator
September 25, 1870 - Off Cape Verde Islands - Cutty Sark passes Cape Verde
September 29, 1870 - SE of Azores Islands - Cutty Sark encounters six days of calms and very light winds
October 9, 1870 - Between the Azores and Britain - The wind gets strong and unsteady. However, Cutty Sark's speed increases to 14+ knots at times
October 12, 1870 - Off Beachy Head, Eastbourne - With the wind blowing hard from the west, Cutty Sark reaches the coast of England
October 13, 1870 - The Downs - Anchors in the Downs, as it was blowing too hard to be able to tow

October 14, 1870 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London, via Cape of Good Hope, after 110 days sailing

November 5, 1870 - London - Cutty Sark departs to the Downs

November 10, 1870 - The Downs - Sails from the Downs to China
November 29, 1870 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the line of the Equator
December 17, 1870 - Meridian of Greenwich - Crosses the meridian of Greenwich
December 21, 1870 - Meridian of the Cape of Good Hope - Crosses the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope
January 20, 1871 - Pulau Sumba, (between Java and Timor) - Sandalwood Island (Pulau Sumba) is sighted
January 24, 1871 - Ombay Passage, NW of Timor - In Ombay Passage in company with "Taeping" and "Titania"
January 28, 1871 - Manipa Strait, Banda Sea - Passes Manipa Strait. "Taeping", "Titania" and the american clipper "Surprise" in sight
January 30, 1871 - Captain Moodie goes aboard "Titania" and Captain Dowdy goes aboard "Cutty Sark". "Taeping" close

February 16, 1871 - Shanghai, China - Cutty Sark gets a pilot, passes the lightvessel and anchors in Shanghai

September 1(?), 1871 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to England

December 21, 1871 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London, via Cape of Good Hope, after 110 days sailing
February 3, 1872 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Shanghai

June 18, 1872 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark and Thermopylae sail to London together
July 19, 1872 - Anyer (Banten), West Java, Indonesia - Cutty Sark reaches Anyer and hovers for a couple of hours while Captain Moodie goes ashore with letters
July 26, 1872 - Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Cocos (Keeling) Islands in sight

August 15, 1872 - S. of East London, South Africa - Cutty Sark looses her rudder in a heavy gale south of East London. The crew starts building a jury rudder while the ship hovers
August 20, 1872 - S. of East London, South Africa - The jury rudder is completed and put in place on the stern of the ship
August 23, 1872 - Cape Agulhas, South Africa - Cutty Sark rounds Cape Agulhas
September 1, 1872 - NW of Cape Town - After almost a month with a succession of gales, Cutty Sark increases speed to reach St.Helena
September 9, 1872 - St.Helena Island - Cutty Sark passes St.Helena Island
October 12, 1872 - Between the Azores and Cornwall - Cutty Sark battles against a fresh NNE gale as "Thermopylae" docks in London

October 18, 1872 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London, via Cape of Good Hope, after sailing for 122 days
November 25, 1872 - London - Captain Francis William Moore of Flamborough, takes over "Cutty Sark" from George Moodie. The ship departs to Melbourne
November 28, 1872 - Off Dartmouth - Cutty Sark drops pilot off Dartmouth
February 11, 1873 - Melbourne - "Cutty Sark" anchors in Melbourne Harbour after 69 days sailing
April 1, 1873 - Sydney - "Cutty Sark" departs to Shanghai with 1,200 tons of coal
May 12, 1873 - Shanghai - "Cutty Sark" arrives in Shanghai after 41 says sailing and after a close shave with a typhoon

July 9, 1873 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to London with a cargo of tea
August 20, 1873 - Off Anyer, Banten - Captain Moore decides not to take risks in extremely bad weather, and passes Anyer 12 days behind "Thermopylae"

November 3, 1873 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 117 days sailing. Moore resumes his position as ship's husband (superintendent)
December 4, 1873 - London - Captain William Tiptaft signs on. The ship departs to Sydney
February(?) 1(?), 1874 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney
May(?) 1(?)l 1874 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs to Shanghai with a cargo of coal

June 24, 1874 - Woosung, Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to London with a cargo of tea

October 21, 1874 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London with 1,270,651 pounds of tea, after 118 days sailing

November 10, 1874 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Australia

February 2, 1875 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney after 73 days sailing
February 19, 1875 - Sydney - Cutty Sark sets sail for Hankow with a cargo of coal
April 14, 1875 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark arrives in Shanghai after sailing for 48 days

June 21, 1875 - Woosung, Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to London with a cargo of tea

October 25, 1875 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 122 days sailing
November 19, 1875 - London - Cutty Sark departs from London again
February 12, 1876 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney
March 5, 1876 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs to Shanghai with a cargo of coal
April 23, 1876 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark arrives in Shanghai after sailing for 49 days

June 9, 1876 - Woosung, Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to London with a cargo of tea

September 27, 1876 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 111 days sailing
October 16, 1876 - London - Cutty Sark departs for Sydney
January(?) 1(?), 1877(?) - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney
February(?) 1(?), 1877 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs to Shanghai with a cargo of coal
March(?) 15(?), 1877 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark arrives in Shanghai

June 6, 1877 - Woosung, Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to London with a cargo of tea

October 11, 1877 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London with 1,334,000 pounds of tea

November 1, 1877 - Gravesend - Cutty Sark is anchored off Deal in the English Channel along with sixty other vessels, waiting out a great storm. The anchor fails to hold and Cutty Sark is blown through the ships, damaging two others before grounding on a mud bank. Fortunately she is pulled clear by the tug Macgregor before too much damage is caused and she is towed to the Thames for repairs
November 16, 1877 - London - Back in London for repairs

November 29, 1877 - London - Cutty Sark sails to Sydney after repairs (the cargo suffered no damage)
February 14, 1878 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney after 72 days sailing

March 11, 1878 - Sydney - Cutty Sark sails for Shanghai, loaded with Coal
April 22, 1878 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark arrives in Shanghai after 40 days sailing
September 18, 1878 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to Nagasaki with a cargo of Coal. Due to the ever increasing number of steamers, the tariffs for tea were rock bottom. Furthermore, all the agent could get for "Cutty Sark" was a half cargo, and to take a half cargo all the way to London would have meant the ship not paying her way
September 25, 1878 - Nagasaki, Japan - Cutty Sark arrives in Nagasaki. Then departs to Shanghai
October 12, 1878 - Shanghai - Captain Tiptaft gets sick and dies, aged 35. First Mate James Smith Wallace takes command
March 11, 1879 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs from Sydney with 1,150 tons of coal
May 2, 1879 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark arrives in Shanghai
June 12, 1879 - Shanghai - Cutty Sark departs to Manila with a cargo of shingles (in ballast)
July 1(?), 1879 - Manila, Philippines - Cutty Sark arrives in Manila

September 23, 1879 - Manilla, Philippines - Cutty Sark sails to New York with a cargo of jute

January 13, 1880 - New York - Cutty Sark arrives in New York after 111 days sailing
February 13, 1880 - New York - Cutty Sark departs to London
March 9, 1880 - London - Cutty Sark arrives in London
May 13, 1880 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Penarth, Wales
May 22, 1880 - Penarth, Wales - Cutty Sark sails to Penarth to load coal
June 7, 1880 - Lundy Island, Bristol Channel, England - Sails to Anyer loaded with Coal
August 16, 1880 - Anyer (Banten), West Java, Indonesia - Arrives at Anyer after 69 days sailing
September 5, 1880 - Anyer (Banten) - Cutty Sark sets sail to Yokohama with a cargo of coal
September 9, 1880 - Between Anyer and Yokohama, Japan - Captain Wallace commits suicide on voyage from Anyer to Yokohama. The ship turns back
September 12, 1880 - Anyer (Banten) - Cutty Sark returns to Anyer
September 18, 1880 - Singapore - Cuttty Sark arrives in Singapore. The coal is unloaded onto "SS Glencoe"
November 11, 1880 - Calcutta, India - Cutty Sark arrives in Calcutta
March 5, 1881 - Calcutta - Cutty Sark departs to Melbourne with a cargo of jute, castor oil, indian tea and mail
May 14, 1881 - Melbourne, Australia - Cutty Sark arrives in Melbourne
June 5, 1881 - Melbourne - Cutty Sark departs to Sydney
June 15, 1881 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney and finds the "Tweed" and the "Thermopylae" there, loading coal
July 2, 1881 - Sydney - Departs to Shanghai with 110 tons of coal
August 17, 1881 - Shanghai - Arrival in Shanghai
October 31, 1881 - Cebu, Philippines - Cutty Sark arrives in Cebu
December 6, 1881 - Cebu - Cutty Sark sets sail to New York with a cargo of jute
January 3(?), 1882 - Anyer (Banten) - Very brief stop at Anyer. Captain Bruce goes ashore and returns completely drunk. The ship is not supplied with enough provisions
January 5, 1882 - Sunda Strait, Sumatra side - After two days without working, the crew sees the "Blackadder", bound from Shanghai to New York, passing under full sail. The Cutty Sark follows her
February 4, 1882 - Off East London, South Africa - 22-year-old Australian sailor Thomas Dunton is killed while working aloft when heavy blocks fall on him, knocking him overboard
February 10(?), 1882 - Off Table Bay, South Africa - Shortage of sugar and lime Juice. Captain Bruce decides not to stop at Cape Town
February 26, 1882 - Off St.Helena Island - After passing St.Helena Island, the men are put on half rations due to shortage of flour and provisions. The men start feeling the symptons of scurvy. Flag signals are flown to request help
April(?) 1(?), 1882 - North Atlantic, not far from the Caribbean - A corvette bound to the Caribbean, HMS Thalia, stops and offers the men dinner, cigars and provisions
April 10, 1882 - New York - Cutty Sark arrives at New York, 125 days after leaving Cebu. The lower masts are shortened 9 feet 6 inches, 7 feet off her lower yards and the rest of the spars are shortened in proportion. The skysail yard is removed
May 4, 1882 - New York - Cutty Sark departs to Indonesia with a cargo of 27,000 cases of paraffin oil (120,000 litres)
June 1, 1882 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator
August 2, 1882 - Anyer (Banten) - Cutty Sark reaches Anyer to water
August 20, 1882 - Semarang, Java - Cutty Sark arrives in Semarang to discharge her cargo of case oil.
October 5, 1882 - Semarang - Cutty Sark departs to Madras without cargo
November 5, 1882 - East coast of India - 31-year old sailor William Abram from Lancashire dies at sea
November 7, 1882 - Madras, India - Cutty Sark arrives in Madras
December 28, 1882 - Madras, India - Cutty Sark sets sail to Bimlipatnam for a part cargo of horns, hides and jute
January 8, 1883 - Bimlipatnam (Bheemunipatnam, E. India) - Cutty Sark arrives in Bimlipatnam
January 15(?), 1883 - Bimlipatnam - Cutty Sark sails to Kakinada with 6,240 bags of myrobolans and 4,163 buffalo horns
January 31, 1883 - Kakinada, E.India - Cutty Sark sets sail to London with 4,781 bags of myrobolans and 115 bales of deer horns
June 2, 1883 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after sailing for 122 days
July 15, 1883 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Newcastle, Australia
October 10, 1883 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Cutty Sark arrives in Newcastle, New South Wales
December 28, 1883 - Newcastle, Australia - Cutty Sark departs Newcastle, New South Wales with 4,289 bales of wool and 12 casks of tallow
February(?) 1(?), 1884 - Cape Horn - First passage around Cape Horn
March 21, 1884 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after only 82 days
June 11, 1884 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Australia
July 15, 1884 - Gravesend - Cutty Sark departs to Newcastle, Australia with a general cargo which included 80 tons of gunpowder
September 5, 1884 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Cutty Sark arrives in Newcastle, New South Wales, after sailing for 82 days
December 9, 1884 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Cutty Sark departs to London
January(?) 10(?), 1885 - Cape Horn - Second passage around Cape Horn
February 27, 1885 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 80 days sailing
April 3, 1885 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Sydney, under Captain Richard Woodget's orders
April 23, 1885 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the line of the Equator
May 19, 1885 - Meridian of the Cape of Good Hope - Crosses the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope
June 16, 1885 - Off Cape Otway, Australia - Passes Cape Outway
June 21, 1885 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney after 78 days sailing
October 16, 1885 - Sydney - After waiting 3 months for the wool clip, Cutty Sark sails to London with 4,465 bales of wool
November 8, 1885 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds the Cape Horn in screaming Gales and south enough to see Icebergs (23 days from Sydney to the Horn)
November 28, 1885 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator in 20 days, breaking Heather Bell's record
December 24, 1885 - Ushant - Cutty Sark reaches Ushant. From there and by sailing on a wind, the ship makes just 2 or 3 knots headway for 5 days, spoiling a very speedy passage
December 29, 1885 - London - Returns to London atfter sailing for 75 days
February 15, 1886 - London - Cutty Sark sails to Shanghai
May(?) 26(?), 1886 - Anyer, Banten - Call in Anyer after 96 days of poor winds. The captain buys two monkeys
June 24, 1886 - Shanghai - Arrival in Shanghai after 124 days sailing. 54-year old Joseph Murphy dies
October 1(?), 1886 - Shanghai - After waiting 3 months with no cargo offered, the ship sails in ballast for Sydney
December 5, 1886 - Sydney - Arrival in Sydney, but too late for the wool crop, and 3 months too early for the next
March 26, 1887 - Sydney - Cutty Sark sails to London with 4,296 bales of wool
March 30, 1887 - Off Sydney - The ship is caught in calms for the first 4 days
April 21, 1887 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds the Cape Horn after days sailing though icebergs in westerly gales
May 13, 1887 - Line of the Equator - Crosses the line of the Equator
May 25, 1887 - Azores Islands - Cutty Sark reaches the Azores Islands
June 6, 1887 - London - Returns to London after sailing for 72 days - fastest passage of 1887 despite the first 4 days!
August 17, 1887 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Newcastle, Australia
October 19, 1887 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator in 32 days
October 22, 1887 - East of Tristan da Cunha and Gough - Cutty Sark is partly dismasted
November 17, 1887 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Cutty Sark arrives in Newcastle, New South Wales, after 89 days sailing
December 28, 1887 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Cutty Sark departs to London with 4,515 bales of wool
January 16, 1888 - 64º50' South - Cutty Sark reaches 64º50' South, with plenty of icebergs despite summertime
January 22, 1888 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds the Cape Horn (25 days after leaving Sydney)
February 15, 1888 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator
March 8, 1888 - Off Brighton - Cutty Sark reaches the south of England
March 10, 1888 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 71 days sailing
May 17, 1888 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Sydney
May 18, 1888 - Gravesend - Cutty Sark loads a supplement of gunpowder at Gravesend
May 19, 1888 - Dungeness - Casts off her tug at Dungeness
August 5, 1888 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney
September(?), 1(?), 1888 - Dungeness, England - Cutty Sark arrives in Dungeness after 71 days sailing
October 26, 1888 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs to London with 4,496 bales of wool
October 31, 1888 - 46ºS 162E - 17-year old apprentice Sidney Cooke is washed away to the raging sea at night
December 3, 1888 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds Cape Horn
January 21, 1889 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 86 days sailing. "Loch Vennacher" and "Salamis" make faster passages
May 4, 1889 - London - Departs from London
May 5, 1889 - Gravesend - Loads the usual cargo of gunpowder at Gravesend
July 25, 1889 - Wilson's Promontoy (southern tip of Australia) - Wilson's Promontory is sighted. The ship's course is altered to E-NE
July 26, 1889 - Off Cape Howe, Australia - With 17 knots of speed, Cutty Sark overtakes the modern passenger steamship "RMS Britannia", steaming at 15-16 knots. It reaches Sydney later in the day
October 23, 1889 - Sydney - Cutty Sark finally begins being loaded with cargo
November 3, 1889 - Sydney - Cutty Sark sets sail to London with 4,577 bales of wool and 200 tons of chrome ore stiffening
December 3, 1889 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds cape Horn after 30 days
December 26, 1889 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator after 23 days
January 17, 1890 - London - Returns to London after 80 days sailing (a Draw with "Cimba")
May 12, 1890 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Australia
July 31, 1890 - Off Otway, Australia - Cutty Sark overhauls RMS Britannia's sistership RMS Victoria off Otway
August 2, 1890 - Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour - Arrives in Sydney after 75 days sailing. On arriving, a great Maritime strike was in progress
November 7, 1890 - Sydney - Cutty Sark begins being loaded with cargo
December 14, 1890 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs to London with 4,617 bales of wool
January 16, 1890 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds Cape Horn after 33 days
February 13, 1890 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator
March 17, 1891 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 93 days sailing
April 23, 1891 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Sydney
April 25, 1891 - Off Isle of Portland, S.England - Cutty Sark sails from Dover to Portland in 24 hours
May 20, 1891 - Line of the Equator - Cutty Sark reaches the Line of the Equator making an excellent time
June 28, 1891 - Cutty Sark rode out and beat a "Rogue Wave" of about 80-100 feet in height. The ship's performance confirms the brilliance of Hercules Linton's shipbuilding
July 11, 1891 - Wilson's Promontoy (southern tip of Australia) - Wilson's Promontory is sighted. The ship's course is altered to E-NE

Sydney Harbour, August 1891

July 13, 1891 - Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour - Arrives in Sydney after 79 days sailing
October 27, 1891 - Sydney - Cutty Sark begins being loaded with cargo
November 5, 1891 - Sydney - Sails from Sydney with 4,638 bales of wool taking the route north of New Zealand for the first time
January 29, 1892 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 85 days sailing
August 12, 1892 - London - Cutty Sark departs to Newcastle, Australia
November 7, 1892 - Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia - Cutty Sark reaches Newcastle, Australia, after 87 days sailing. With no cargo in Newcastle, Woodget sails 60 miles to Sydney
January 7, 1893 - Sydney - Cutty Sark departs to Antwerp with 4,723 bales of wool
February 5, 1893 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds Cape Horn after sailing through an unusual large number of icebergs (a huge portion of ice had broken away from the Antarctic plateau)
March 24, 1893 - Off Azores Islands - Cutty Sark's progress becomes slower because of poor winds coming from ahead
April 2, 1893 - 47ºN 52W - Two crewmembers are washed away by the raging sea
April 15, 1893 - Antwerp, Belgium - Cutty Sark reaches Antwerp
August 1, 1893 - Antwerp - Cutty Sark departs from Antwerp for Sydney
October 28, 1893 - Sydney - Cutty Sark arrives in Sydney, after sailing for 88 days
December 24, 1893 - Sydney - Cutty Sark leaves Sydney for the last time, with a record 5,010 bales of wool
March 27, 1894 - Hull, England - Cutty Sark reaches Hull
April 16, 1894 - London - Cutty Sark sails to London after discharging at the Alexandra Dock in Hull
June 25, 1894 - London - Departs to Brisbane, Australia, with a general cargo
June 26, 1894 - Gravesend - Loading the usual consignment of gunpowder
August(?) 1(?), 1894 - "Roaring Forties" (E. Of Tristan da Cunha and Gough)(?) - Cutty Sark starts showing signs of lack of a overhaul. She could not attain her best speeds and didn't carry enough sail. Because of it, in the raging seas and gales of the roaring forties, the ship suffers damages in the masts
September 15, 1894 - Brisbane, Australia - Cutty Sark reaches Brisbane after 79 days sailing
December 9, 1894 - Brisbane, Australia - Cutty Sark departs to London with a cargo of wool in her last voyage with the red ensign
December 10, 1895 - Pile Light, Australia - Cutty Sark anchors for the night at the Pile light due to adverse winds. Next day she weighs anchor never to see Australia again
January 26, 1895 - Cape Horn - Cutty Sark rounds Cape Horn after 27 days sailing
March 26, 1895 - London - Cutty Sark returns to London after 84 days sailing. Jock Willis, the ship's owner, then puts it up for sale
July 22, 1895 - ? - Jock Willis sells Cutty Sark to the portuguese Firm "Joaquim Antunes Ferreira for £1,250". She is renamed "Ferreira" after the firm =(RENAME/changeflag)
October 28, 1895 - Lisbon - The "Ferreira" arrives in Lisbon
January(?) 1(?), 1909 - Ferreira looses her rudder in a west Indian hurricane
January(?) 1(?), 1914 - Birkenhead
April 1(?), 1915 - Off Lundy Isle - Ferreira passes Lundy Isle - it is the last time a clipper ship would ever be seen in british waters
June 15, 1915 - Lisbon - Ferreira departs to Mossamedes, Angola
June 19, 1915 - Ferreira looses her rudder
October 1(?), 1915 - Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Mozambique - Ferreira is loaded with coal at Lourenço Marques
April 1(?), 1916 - Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Mozambique - Ferreira departs to Mossamedes, Angola, with a cargo of coal

Cutty Sark as "Ferreira"

May 1, 1916 - Between Port Elizabeth and East London - Ferreira runs into heavy weather.  It gradually worsened until the winds were reaching Force 10. Then the ship rolled right to port, her lower yard arms dipping into the water. And she stayed like that – because perhaps as much as 20 tons of her coal cargo had not been loaded properly and had shifted.
May 3, 1916 - Off Port Elizabeth - Ferreira was again listing to port. Captain Sousa thought it too risky to attempt to make for the nearest port, Port Elizabeth, so all he could do was to send his apprentices back into the hold once more and to hope that the weather would improve. But it did not and, again and again, the coal shifted. Finally it shifted so much that the Captain knew there was no possibility of levelling her. His only chance of saving the ship was to cut away the masts and rigging.  Over the next few days more and more was pitched over the side until all that remained was the foremast and fore-topmast
May 10, 1916 - The wind subsides and after 9 days, the captain makes contact with the steamer SS Kia Ora, but the ship was bound to Sydney and couldn't help, its captain advises Sousa to scuttle Ferreira, which he refuses to do
May 12, 1916 - Off Cape Agulhas - Southern tip of Africa - In two more days, Ferreira drifts towards Cape Agulhas, notorious for its rogue waves
May 14, 1916 - Table Bay, Cape Town - Ferreira is towed to Table Bay by another steamer. Because of World War I, it is impossible to obtain suitable materials to replace the masts so she is re-rigged over 18 months to a barquentine sail arrangement
December 1(?), 1917 - Cape Town, South Africa - After 19 months, the Captain still waits for Ferreira to be made sea-worthy again
January 1(?), 1918 - Cape Town - Ferreira is towed out of dock and is back at sea
November 1(?), 1921 - Limehouse - Ferreira arrives in the Thames, 50 days out from Penascola, with a cargo of pitch-pine in short lenghts for parquet flooring. After unloading, she enters the old Union Dry Dock at Limehouse for a scrub
January 1(?), 1922 - Falmouth, England - Caught in a storm in the English Channel she put into Falmouth harbour where she is spotted by retired windjammer captain Wilfred Dowman of Flushing, Cornwall, who is then operating the training ship Lady of Avenel
June(?) 1(?), 1922 - Lisbon, Portugal - Ferreira is sold to new owners and renamed "Maria do Amparo" =(rename)
October 1(?), 1922 - Falmouth, England - Dowman perseveres in his determination to buy the ship, which he does for £3,750 and she is returned to Falmouth harbour  =(RENAME / changeflag)
January(?) 1(?), 1924 - Fowey - She is used as committee boat for the regatta week in Fowey during that years regatta week. As a historic survivor, the ship is opened to the public and visitors are rowed out to inspect her.
January(?) 1(?), 1936 - Falmouth - After Dowman dies, the ship is sold to the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College
January(?) 1(?), 1938 - Greenhithe - Arrival at Greenhithe
February 1(?), 1951 - Deptford - Moved to Deptford for the Festival of Britain and for a refit
January 30, 1952 - Thames River - 800-ton tanker "MV Aqueity" collides with Cutty Sark's bow
May 28, 1953 - The Duke of Edinburgh, Patron of "The Cutty Sark Preservation Society" is welcomed aboard
January(?) 1(?), 1954 - Greenwich - Cutty Sark is moved to a custom-built dry dock
June 25, 1957 - Greenwich - Cutty Sark is opened to the public by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
May 21, 2007 - Greenwich - Cutty Sark, which had been closed and partly dismantled for conservation work, caught fire, and burns for several hours before the London Fire Brigade could bring the fire under control. Initial reports indicated that the damage was extensive, with most of the wooden structure in the centre having been lost
October 19, 2014 - Greenwich - Another fire brakes out on the deck of the Cutty Sark. A small part of deck three and the hull timbers are damaged in the blaze. The London Fire Brigade manages to contain the blaze within an hour and she is reopened to the public shortly after

Bibliography
LUBBOCK, Basil - The China Clippers
OCTAVIUS THORNDIKE HOWE, Frederick C. - American Clipper ships, 1833-1858, Vol.1

RICHARDSON, John - The Cutty Sark Story