Falls of Clyde (ship)

Falls Of Clyde (ship)


Falls of Clyde

Falls of Clyde at Honolulu Harbor
Career (Hawaii)
Builder: Russell and Company in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland
Launched: 1878
Homeport: Honolulu, Hawaii
Status: Museum ship
General characteristics
Tonnage: 1807 gross; 1741 net
Length: 280 ft (85.3 m)
Beam: 40 ft (12.2 m)
Draft: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Falls of Clyde
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates: 21°18′20.5″N 157°51′54″W / 21.305694°N 157.865°W / 21.305694; -157.865Coordinates: 21°18′20.5″N 157°51′54″W / 21.305694°N 157.865°W / 21.305694; -157.865
Built: 1888
Architect: William Lithgow
NRHP Reference#: 73000659
Added to NRHP: 1973

Falls of Clyde is the last surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full rigged ship, and the only remaining sail-driven oil tanker. Designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1989, she is presently a museum ship in Honolulu, but has deteriorated to poor condition and is not open to the public. In September 2008, ownership was transferred to a new nonprofit organization which intends to restore her.

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