The Falls of Clyde, built in 1878, is the only surviving iron-hulled four-masted full rigged ship and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world. After years of neglect by the Bishop Museum, the ship has been taken over by Friends of the Falls of Clyde, a wonderfully dedicated group of volunteers, who are working hard maintaining the ship and struggling to raise the money needed to restore her. Fortunately, the ship is good structural condition and an excellent candidate for restoration.
The Friends of the Falls of Clyde have been nominated to receive a grant from Hampton Hotels “Save-A-Landmark” program. The project which receives the most votes gets the funding. The voting will continue through the end of November. Please vote now for the Falls of Clyde. Click here to vote . It costs nothing and could do a world of good. The Falls of Clyde is truly a ship worth saving.
She may be a candidate for restoration but good structural condition she is not. I was in Honolulu in March for two weeks, saw her and was not very impressed. Still best wishes with the project.
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My comment on structural condition was based on some fairly recent gaugings of the hull plating. No doubt there is considerable renewal to be done, there always is with old ships, but she is not in immediate danger the way many other old ships have been.