The City of Adelaide is:
- one of only two surviving sailing ships to carry emigrants from the British Isles to any destination in the world - the other is the Edwin Fox.
- the only surviving sailing ship that gave regular service between Europe and Australia.
- is the only survivor of the timber trade from North America to UK.
- one of only two surviving composite clipper ships in the world - the Cutty Sark is the other.
- is the world’s oldest clipper ship being nearly six years older than the Cutty Sark.
