The Beautiful Elissa

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... more

by Lisa Soots

Title

The Beautiful Elissa

Artist

Lisa Soots

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Photograph - Photography

Description

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 Texas Seaport Museum. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.

The Galveston Historical Foundation brought ELISSA, an 1877 square-rigged iron barque, 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. She also serves as the Official Tall Ship of Texas, and a symbol of the Gulf Coast’s historic beginnings as a seaport and active waterfront.

This photo was taken by Lisa Soots of Lisa Soots Designs All images are copyrighted © Lisa Soots Designs/ Lisa Soots. All rights reserved.

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June 18th, 2021