'City of Adelaide'

World Heritage 

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.

As the only surviving sailing ship built to give regular passenger and cargo service between Europe and Australia, she represents a whole foundation era of Australian economic and social history. It is difficult to imagine a more vital icon of the making of modern Australia, and of the relationship between Britain and the Australian colonies. We write to assure you that your deliberations will be followed closely by the Australian comunity, and to emphasise that the heritage with which you are entrusted is of undoubted international significance.

_{Professor Geoffrey Bolton, AO, Murdoch University
 Professor David Carment, Northern Territory University
Dr. Tom Griffiths, Australian National University}

We want to bring her back to the city she was built to serve, and that she was named after - the City of Adelaide in South Australia.

The Cutty Sark

Visit the Edwin Fox web-site ... Visit the Cutty Sark web-site ...

NRHV Core Collection

The Core Collection are historic vessels which:

• are of pre-eminent national importance.
• span the spectrum of achievement of UK maritime history.
• illustrate changes in construction and technology.
• merit a higher priority for long term preservation.
• merit a greater degree of support.

There are currently 60 vessels in the Core Collection.  The City of Adelaide is one of the ships on this exclusive list and is ranked 12th out of the 60 for major historical significance.