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The Tea Clipper ‘Thermopylae’

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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A portrait of the famous tea clipper ‘Thermopylae’. She is shown broadside-on in full sail flying the house flag of the Aberdeen White Star Line. She was designed by Bernard Waymouth of London and built in 1867 by Walter Hood & Co. for the Aberdeen White Star Line. The owner of this shipping line, George Thompson, wanted a clipper ship to outstrip the competition. He commissioned the ‘Thermopylae with her iron framework supporting a wooden hull, she was built primarily for speed. Launched in 1868 she completed her maiden voyage from Gravesend to Melbourne in a record-breaking 63 days. Between 1869 and 1882 she was employed as a tea clipper plying the Far Eastern Tea Trade, where speed was of the essence bringing tea to Europe as quickly as possible.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The Tea Clipper ‘Thermopylae’

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 30.5 x W 48.3 cm

Accession number

BHC3658

Work type

Painting

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