Cutty Sark

Japanese: カティーサーク(英語表記)Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark
A 19th century British fast clipper. A three-masted sailing ship, it was built in 1869 in Dumbarton on the River Clyde. Its registered gross tonnage was 963 tons, its overall length 85m, and its width 11m. It had 34 sails with a total surface area of ​​3,047m2. It was built with the aim of being a tea clipper that could rival the Thermopylae, a fast clipper of the time, and on the stern is inscribed the words "With a set mind, anything can be accomplished," which seems to show the shipowner's determination.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
19世紀のイギリスの快速クリッパー。3本マストのシップ型帆船で,1869年クライド川沿いのダンバートンで建造された。登録された総トン数は963トン,全長85m,幅11m。帆の枚数は34枚でその総面積3047m2。当時の快速クリッパー,サーモピレーThermopylaeに対抗できるティークリッパーを目ざして建造されたもので,船尾には船主の心意気を示すかのように〈精神一到何事か成らざらん〉という意味の言葉が記されている。

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