Image: Galveston Historical Foundation
Here is a short video from a 2021 day sail out of Galveston on the 1877-built square-rigged iron barque Elissa.
The Elissa Sail Out of Galveston April 2021 Galveston Historical Foundation
Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF) brought Elissa from a scrapyard in Piraeus Harbor, Greece to Galveston to begin restoration work in 1978. 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 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.
Just did the 5-minute university course on Elissa via Wikipedia.
It is true that the spirit of a ship may endure long past her original fabric.
Anyway, many of her scantlings etc. will have been along for the entire journey. 🙂
This vessel’s salvation was a diving catch along the lines of Brunel’s Great Britain. To the edge of the grave and back! A remarkable story. How is it that merchant ships with their prosaic lives arouse this instinct to preserve and protect as though they were masterpieces of art?