Elissa (ship) - Wikipedia
The tall ship Elissa is a three-masted barque. She is based in Galveston, Texas, and is one of the oldest ships sailing today. Launched in 1877, she is now a museum ship at the Galveston Historic Seaport. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. The Texas Legislature designated Elissa the official tall ship of Texas in 2005. [3]
2025 ELISSA Day Sails - Galveston Historical Foundation
2024年10月8日 · Join us for a one of a kind outdoor adventure aboard the 1877 Iron Barque ELISSA! 2025 sees the Official Tall Ship of Texas return to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico for her annual day sail series.
Galveston Historic Seaport – Home of the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA
Today, the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA is one of only three ships of her kind in the world to still actively sail and welcomes over 40,000 visitors annually. She also serves as the Official Tall Ship of Texas, a National Historic Landmark, and a symbol of the Gulf Coast’s historic beginnings as a seaport and active waterfront.
Elissa - Tall Ships America
Today, ELISSA is one of only three ships of her kind in the world to still actively sail and welcomes over 40,000 visitors annually. She also serves as the Official Tall Ship of Texas, a National Historic Landmark and a symbol of the Gulf Coast’s historic beginnings as a …
Galveston Historic Seaport & 1877 Tall Ship Elissa
By 1982, GHF staff and volunteers completed restoration and transformed this rare, historic vessel into a floating museum that would actively sail. Today, the 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA is one of only three ships of her kind in the world to still actively sail …
The Elissa – Galveston, Texas - Atlas Obscura
2024年9月10日 · Moored at the Texas Seaport Museum in Galveston, Texas, the Elissa offers a fascinating glimpse into the Age of Sail, a period in European history when sailing ships ruled the waters....
The Elissa - Authentic Texas
Built in 1877, Elissa is a three-mast, iron-hull barque sailing ship constructed in Aberdeen, Scotland, by Alexander Hall. The 205-foot cargo ship is actually a much smaller vessel for the era but built to compete with steam.
Elissa - TSHA
1995年1月1日 · The Elissa is a restored nineteenth-century sailing ship that belongs to the Galveston Historical Foundation. She was designed as an iron-hulled, three-masted barque and built at the shipyard of Alexander Hall and Company of Aberdeen, Scotland, for Henry Fowler Watt of Liverpool, England, and launched on October 27, 1877.
Tall Ship Elissa - Stay Galveston
Elissa is a historic sailing ship that is located in Galveston, Texas. It was built in 1877 in Aberdeen, Scotland, and originally served as a cargo ship. In 1883, it was sold to a Greek owner and was renamed “Fjeld.” It later changed hands several times and was eventually abandoned in a Greek port in 1967.
ELISSA: Living History - Galveston Historical Foundation
2023年6月2日 · Built in 1877 in Scotland, ELISSA sailed under several flags including those of Norway and Sweden, before she was sold to Finland in 1930. Almost three decades later, ELISSA was found in Greece, where she sat in a scrap yard in Piraeus Harbor––until Galveston Historical Foundation stepped in.