The Elissa at the Galveston Historic Seaport - Pier 22 Suite, #8, Galveston, Texas

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Transcript:
The Tallship Elissa was launched in October of 1877. She was built in Scotland and has sailed under Scottish Norwegian, Swedish, and even Greek flags. After nearly a century of sailing the open seas, the Elissa fell into a state of disrepair. Several attempts were made by various organizations around the globe to acquire the Elissa from Greece, as she was one of the last of her kind that had survived a life at sea. She was finally rescued by the Galveston historical foundation in 1975. She was towed across the Atlantic in 1979 from Piraeus, Greece to Galveston and A full force restoration project began upon her arrival. The Elissa has an iron hull and three masts of Douglas fir from Oregon. She has 19 sales made in Maine. Be on the lookout for volunteers at the Galveston Historic Seaport climbing up her masts to practice raising and lowering her sails. Check out the Galveston historic Seaport to tour their Port of Galveston exhibit as well as a tour on the Elissa.

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