The Carrick

[Hughie]

So, anyone know what happened to the Carrick?

In Rampant Scotland Newsletter - Issue Number 196, dated 13 January 2001

Another Appeal for Clipper Ship
The Scottish Maritime Museum at Irvine in Ayrshire is to apply again to the
Heritage Lottery Fund for finance to save the world's oldest clipper ship,
the sailing vessel "Carrick". The ship was launched in Sunderland in 1864
as the "City of Adelaide" and was one of the main ships used to transport
emigrants from Britain to Australia. For 40 years it was a landmark on the
Clyde when it was moored in the centre of Glasgow as a floating naval club.
It was taken to the Maritime Museum for restoration and preservation but
the Museum ran out of funds after spending nearly a million pounds. An
earlier appeal to the Lottery for funding was turned down because the
Museum was "not financially viable". But a recent grant from the Scottish
Executive has given it a better financial footing. There is considerable
interest in the sailing ship in Southern Australia and there is a promise
of a financial contribution from there to assist in the preservation.

[ellenyoung31]

http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART17481.html

Hi Hugh , Hope this helps, Ellen.

[Hughie]

Thanks Ellen,

I wonder if there has been any later news?

[ellenyoung31]

Hi Hugh, will try to find out more if I can,
All the best, Ellen,

[Catherine Belle]

I wonder if there has been any later news?

Hi Hughie

It's called, 'The City of Adelaide' now. Here's another link.
http://www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org/index.html
Click on News and Events.
Read the 7th. one down.

Catherine
Never mind Hughie,...It was once called the City of Adelaide. ..and this link is old news too... Oh well...

[Catherine Belle]

Latest (sad) news on the Carrick.

Last Hopes Sink For Carrick
Catherine

[Hughie]

Thanks for that Catherine. I found this paragraph very interesting.

The 176ft vessel survived 28 voyages carrying emigrants from Falmouth to Australia over two decades. Australian researchers estimate more than 60% of the population of the nation's southern states can trace their families' arrival in Australia to the ship.