Old Salt Blog - a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea » Falls of Clyde http://www.oldsaltblog.com A home for lovers of the sea, tellers of tales, for sailors and dreamers Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Falls of Clyde – Video Tour & Interview & Have You Voted Yet? http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2010/11/19/falls-of-clyde-video-tour-interview-have-you-voted-yet/ http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2010/11/19/falls-of-clyde-video-tour-interview-have-you-voted-yet/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:49:19 +0000 Rick Spilman http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=14853 Continue reading →]]> April M. Williams hosts the “Where Are You Today?” Travel Blog.  She recently posted a video tour of the Falls of Clyde and an interview with Bruce McEwen, president of the Friends of the Falls of Clyde.  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.    Have you voted for the Falls of Clyde yet?   There is still time. Read more after the jump.

Preserving Last Iron Hulled Tall Ship Honolulu Hawaii



Earlier this month we posted that 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.

Thanks to Joe Follansbee on the Traditional Sail Professionals Linked In group for pointing out the video.

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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.

]]> http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2010/10/30/vote-for-the-falls-of-clyde/feed/ 2 Falls of Clyde – Beauty, Like the Devil, is the the Details http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/09/26/falls-of-clyde-%e2%80%93-beauty-like-the-devil-is-the-the-details/ http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/09/26/falls-of-clyde-%e2%80%93-beauty-like-the-devil-is-the-the-details/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:35:40 +0000 Rick Spilman http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=10768 Continue reading →]]> Falls of Clyde at the Dock

Falls of Clyde at the Dock

Susan Yamamato has been posting some wonderful photographs from aboard the Falls of Clyde on her blog, Notes from the Wooden and Iron World.    Beauty, like the devil, is often in the details.  Click here to view the gallery.

Falls of Clyde is the only surviving iron-hulled four-masted full rigged ship and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world.  She is currently berthed at Honolulu Harbor.

Click on the thumbnails to view a larger image.

Falls of Clyde at the Dock View through holes in the forward bulkhead Tank Ladder Deck Planking Windlass Gear View along the waterline Images in Shattered Glass Deckhouse Stairs Bolts & Shackles Rigging Cabin Panel View of Deck

]]> http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2009/09/26/falls-of-clyde-%e2%80%93-beauty-like-the-devil-is-the-the-details/feed/ 0 Help Save the Falls of Clyde http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2008/12/09/working-to-save-the-falls-of-clyde/ http://www.oldsaltblog.com/2008/12/09/working-to-save-the-falls-of-clyde/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:06:02 +0000 Rick Spilman http://www.oldsaltblog.com/?p=671 Continue reading →]]> Falls of Clyde is the only surviving iron-hulled four-masted full rigged ship and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world.  She was launched in 1878 in Port Glasgow, Scotland, for the Fall Line .  The ship was towed to Hawaii 1968 and opened as a museum in 1971.   In 2008, the Bishop Museum, which had control of the ship, was preparing to tow her out to sea and scuttle her.

In an attempt to save her, the Friends of Falls of Clyde, a tax-exempt group was formed and purchased the ship in September 2008.  They are currently working to raise funds to tow the ship to drydock at Kalaeloa by December 29th.

To learn more:  Friends of Falls of Clyde works to preserve a historic ship

Friends of Falls of Clyde website

To donate to help save Falls of Clyde:  Make a Donation

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