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Elissa (ship)

Elissa
History
United States
NameElissa
OperatorGalveston Historical Foundation
Builder
Launched27 October 1877
Identification
FateTraining ship
General characteristics
Tonnage431 GRT 409 NRT
Length141 ft (43 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) .
Sail plan
  • three-masted barque,
  • 19 sails
Capacity430 tons cargo
Elissa
Elissa is located in Texas
Elissa
Elissa
Elissa is located in the United States
Elissa
Elissa
LocationGalveston Historic Seaport,
Galveston, Texas
Coordinates29°18′34″N 94°47′37″W / 29.30944°N 94.79361°W / 29.30944; -94.79361
Built1877 (1877)
ArchitectAlexander Hall & Sons
Architectural styleThree-masted Barque
Website1877 Tall Ship Elissa
NRHP reference No.78002930[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP21 March 1978
Designated NHL14 December 1990[2]

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 Texas Legislature designated Elissa the official tall ship of Texas in 2005.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Elissa (Bark)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 13 November 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. ^ Hatch, Rosie (Ed.) (2022). Texas Almanac 2022-2023. Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association. p. 23. ISBN 9781625110664.

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