Open daily 10am - 3pm (weather permitting - Closed if forecast 36 or over)
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Cost $20pp, $30 couple, Under 16 years free.
(No charge for model ship Gallery at Info Centre).
Bookings not required (except for large club groups, which can book for anytime).
Lots of free parking
Adults with young children are responsible for their supervision, to ensure their safety, and for the comfort of other visitors.
Daily tours 10am - 3pm
Open public holidays (Anzac Day 25 April open at 12 noon)
2.30pm last entry into ship. Please note : stairs into ship
Ship is being moved onto land on 16 May
No tours between 12-23 May
CLIPPER SHIP CITY OF ADELAIDE
Dock 2, Honey St, Port Adelaide (extension of Ocean Steamers Rd)
The world's oldest surviving composite clipper ship
ABOUT THE CITY OF ADELAIDE
The Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Ltd (CSCOAL) is a volunteer run, not for profit organisation, dedicated to preserving the historic 1864 City of Adelaide, and making it the centre-piece of a seaport village in Port Adelaide's inner harbour.
Donations are welcome and may be sent to CSCOAL, PO Box 535, Kent Town SA 5071.
Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Museum Fund Foundation
Donations over $2 are tax deductible. Donate here
Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Ltd
ABN 65 134 550 388
Trustee for Clipper Ship City of Adelaide 1864 Preservation Fund ABN 84 036 940 231
City of Adelaide Preservation Trust
The Board of CSCOAL comprises of:
Hon. Chairman, Creagh O'Connor AM
Directors Peter Christopher, Mark Gilbert OAM, Tom Chapman AM and Richard Smith OAM
Scottish co-ordinator: Rosemary McKay
QUICK FACTS
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Constructed in 1864 to carry passengers to Adelaide South Australia.
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An estimated 250,000 Australians can trace their ancestry to the City of Adelaide.
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Of composite construction (iron frame with timber hull) it was the pinnacle of sailing ship design.
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Older of only 2 surviving composite clipper ships.
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Made 23 return voyages from England to South Australia
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Among the fastest clippers on the London—Adelaide run, sharing the record of 65 days with Yatala, which was later broken only by the Torrens.