The City of Adelaide

The clipper ship, "City of Adelaide" was built at the shipyards of W. Pile, Hay & Co., of Sunderland and launched on 7th May 1864. She was built for a syndicate of owners which included the shipping agents Devitt & Moore of London and Adelaide, and her first master Captain David Bruce.

She was built expressly for the South Australian trade, and on many occasions carried local cargo back to England.

Built of teak planking over iron framework, with pitch-pine work about her, and was originally ship rigged. Her hull was sheathed in copper.

Dimensions
length - 176'8
beam - 33'2"
draft - 18'8"
tonnage - 860 om - 791 nm
[om = old measurement, nm= new measurement]

Click here for more information on the history of the clipper.

Below is my wooden model of the City of Adelaide, with thanks to Bob Sexton for his plans and permission and Peter Roberts of the City of Adelaide Action Group for further assistance to make this model possible.

Plank on frame construction using hardwood and other scratch materials (scatchbuilt from plans). 1/44 scale. Hull length @ 48 inches.

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