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One of the most famous sailing ships of the nineteenth century, the Cutty Sark, can still be seen at
Greenwich. She stands on dry land and is visited by thousands of people each year. She serves as an
impressive reminder of the great ships of the past. Before they were replaced by steamships, sailing
vessels like the Cutty Sark were used to carry tea from China and wool from Australia. The Cutty Sark
was one of the fastest sailing ships that has ever been built. The only other ship to match her was the
Thermopylae. Both these ships set out from Shanghai on June 18th, 1872 on an exciting race to England.
This race, which went on for exactly four months, was the last of its kind. It marked the end of the
great tradition of ships with sails and the beginning of a new era.