Falls of Clyde (ship)
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 now a museum ship in Honolulu, but her condition has deteriorated. She is currently not open to the public. In September 2008, ownership was transferred to a new nonprofit organization, the Friends of Falls of Clyde. Efforts to raise $1.5 million to get the ship into drydock did not succeed. In November 2021 HDOT accepted a bid from Save Falls of Clyde – International (FOCI) to transport the ship to Scotland for restoration.
Falls of Clyde at Honolulu in 2008 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Falls of Clyde |
| Namesake | Falls of Clyde, Lanarkshire |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Russell & Co, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 17 |
| Launched | 12 December 1878 |
| Completed | 13 February 1879 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8640313 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Iron-hulled sailing ship |
| Tonnage | 1,807 GRT, 1,741 NRT |
| Length | 266.1 ft (81.1 m) |
| Beam | 40.0 ft (12.2 m) |
| Depth | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Sail plan | 4-masted full-rig |
| Notes | Figurehead: a maiden |
Falls of Clyde (Four-masted oil tanker) | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Location | Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii |
| Coordinates | 21°18′20.5″N 157°51′54″W |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architect | William Lithgow |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000659 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 2 July 1973 |
| Designated NHL | 11 April 1989 |
| Removed from NRHP | 2 February 2024 |
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