Sunderland City of Adelaide Recovery Foundation

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Press article: Is the clipper, The City of Adelaide, set for the breaker´s yard?

The City of Adelaide, a clipper as iconic in Australia’s history as the Mayflower is in America’s, faces demolition

By tonight the fate of one of Britain’s finest ships will be sealed. That fate, to be determined at a meeting involving the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and National Historic Ships, may well be demolition.

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The City of Adelaide at 144 years old is the oldest of only three composite constructed (iron and teak) clipper ships to survive anywhere in the world. Some experts say she is in fact more important to our maritime history than the Cutty Sark- and five years older. The National Historic Ships committee included the City of Adelaide in the core collection list of nationally significant vessels in the UK. In fact the NHS have placed her in the top ten alongside other vessels such as HMS Victory, SS Great Britain and the Cutty Sark.

SCARF has set up a Community Interest Company (SD SCARF CIC) to enable it to raise funds and pledges for the return of the vessel to where she will be cared for by the enthusiastic and passionate people of Sunderland.

The clock is ticking and we need your support to save this important piece of Sunderland's heritage from being 'scientifically dismantled' and bring her back to her rightful home on the River Wear, where she was born.

Please spread to word of this project and keep visiting this blog for the latest news on the project.

Visit the official SCARF website to find out more information about the project at http://www.cityofadelaide1864.co.uk/

Thankyou for your support!

Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Press article: Is the clipper, The City of Adelaide, set for the breaker´s yard?

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