ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, ðə klˈɪpɚ kˈʌɾi sˈɑːɹk wʌz ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd bˈɜːθt ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd wˈʊstɚ ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ, sˌʌm sˈiːmənʃˌɪp klˈæsᵻz wɜː hˈɛld ɪn hɜː.
In 1938, the clipper Cutty Sark was acquired by the college and berthed alongside Worcester and during the Second World War, some seamanship classes were held in her.