Category Archives: Heritage

The Adelaide likely to return to Australia despite best efforts of campaigners

Posted on: November 12, 2013 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper

The Adelaide which is the oldest surviving composite clipper ship in the World having been built in Sunderland in 1864, is now expected to be exported to Australia despite a huge campaign to keep it here. The ship (which was Listed as Grade A in Scotland and is older than the Cutty Sark), was formerly in the collection of the […]