Falls of Clyde at Honolulu Harbor
	Career
Launched:	1878
Fate:	museum exhibit
General Characteristics
Displacement:	1809 tons
Length:	85.3 meters (280 feet)
Beam:	12.2 meters (40 feet)
Draft:	6.4 meters (21 feet)
Detail of prow

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 presently a museum ship in Honolulu, Hawaii. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Image File history File links Hawaiian_flag. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Falls of Clyde, Honolulu, Hawaii (detail of the prow). ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... A hull is the body or frame of a ship or boat. ... mizzen mast, mainmast and foremast Grand Turk The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical pole which supports the sails. ... A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a square rigged sailing vessel with three or more masts, all of them square rigged. ... A sail is any type of surface intended to generate thrust by being placed in a wind —in essence a vertically-oriented wing. ... A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel. ... The World in plate carrée projection The World In English, world is rooted in a compound of the obsolete words were, man, and eld, age; thus, its oldest meaning is age or life of man. Its primary modern meaning is the planet Earth, especially when capitalized: the World. ... A museum ship, or sometimes memorial ship, is an old ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public. ... Honolulu redirects here. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ...

She was built in 1878 by Russell and Company in Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland, launched as the first of eight iron-hulled four-masted ships built for Wright and Breakenridge's Falls Line. She was named after the Falls of Clyde, a waterfall up the River Clyde. She was built to the highest standard - Lloyd's Register A-1 - for general worldwide trade. Her maiden voyage took her to Karachi, now in Pakistan, and her first six years were spent engaged in the India trade. She then became a tramp pursuing general cargo such as lumber, jute, cement, and wheat from ports in Australia, California, India, New Zealand, and the British Isles. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... William Todd Lithgow (1854–1908) was a Scottish ship-designer who became sole owner of an extremely successful shipbuilding company. ... Port Glasgow is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland on the River Clyde. ... For other uses, see Inverclyde (disambiguation). ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Corra Linn in full spate For the only surviving iron-hulled, full rigged ship, and the only surviving sail-driven oil-tanker, in the world, see Falls of Clyde. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge. ... The Lloyds Register Group is an independent risk management organisation providing risk assessment and risk mitigation solutions and management systems certification. ... It has been suggested that Karachi District be merged into this article or section. ... A fruit stand at a market. ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cement is a material for bonding stone or brick. ... Species T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat (Triticum spp. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  400 km 770 miles  1,240 km 4. ... The British Isles consist of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of much smaller surrounding islands. ...

After twenty-one years under the Red Ensign, Falls of Clyde was purchased for US$25,000 by Captain William Matson of the Matson Navigation Company, taken to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1899, and registered under the Hawaiian flag. When the Republic of Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1900, it took a special act of the United States Congress to secure the foreign-built ship the right to fly the Stars and Stripes. The Red Ensign, as currently used by the United Kingdoms Merchant Navy The Red Ensign is a flag that originated in the early 1600s as an ensign flown by the Royal Navy. ... Matson Navigation Company is a private ocean transportation company with roots extending into the late 19th century. ... Matson Navigation Company is a private ocean transportation company with roots extending into the late 19th century. ... Honolulu redirects here. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Ka Hae Hawai‘i, or the Flag of Hawai‘i Ka Hae Hawai‘i, or the Flag of Hawaii, is the official standard symbolizing Hawaii as a kingdom, protectorate, republic, territory and state. ... Iolani Palace, Honolulu The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars...

To economize on crew, Matson rigged Falls of Clyde down as a barque, replacing the five yards on her aftermost (jigger) mast with two more easily-managed fore-and-aft sails. At the same time, he added a deckhouse, charthouse, and rearranged the after quarters to accommodate paying passengers. From 1899 to 1907, she made over sixty voyages between Hilo, Hawaii, and San Francisco, California. She carried general merchandise from San Francisco and sugar from Hawaii, and passengers both ways. She developed a reputation as a handy, fast, and commodious vessel; her voyages averaged 17 days each way. The word barc appears to have come from Celtic languages so that the form adopted by English, perhaps from Irish, was bark while that adopted by French , perhaps from Gaulish, was barge. ... The term jigger may refer to: A measure of volume approximately equal to one and one half fluid ounces or about 44 mL; see shot glass. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Hilo is a coastal city in the State of Hawaii, and is the largest municipal area on the island of Hawai‘i. ... For details about the famous earthquake, refer to the article 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. ...

In 1907, the Associated Oil Company (which later became Tidewater Oil) bought Falls of Clyde and converted her to a bulk tanker with a capacity of 19,000 barrels (three million liters, 800,000 gallons). In this configuration she sailed from Gaviota, California, with kerosene, which she discharged in Honolulu at the Oahu Railway and Land Company's Pier 16. On her return voyages, she carried bulk molasses to California, where it was used for cattle feed. 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Russian kerosene lamp Kerosene or paraffin oil (British English, not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ... The Oahu Railway and Land Company, or OR&L, was a narrow gauge common carrier railroad that served much of the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu until its dissolution in 1947. ... Molasses or treacle is a thick, syrupy derivative of the juice of the sugarcane plant or the processing of sugar beet. ...

In 1927, the bark was sold to the General Petroleum Company, her masts were cut down, and she served as a floating fuel depot in Alaska until 1959. She was sold to William Mitchell, who towed her to Seattle, Washington, intending to sell her to a preservation group. Mitchell's plan fell through and subsequent efforts by Karl Kortum, director of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, and Fred Klebingat, who had sailed in her as chief mate in 1915, to place her in Long Beach, California, or Los Angeles, California, were similarly disappointed. 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 sq mi  1,717,854 km² 808 miles  1,300 km 1,479 miles  2,380 km 13. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Suquamish chief, see Chief Seattle. ... The historic fleet moored at Hyde Street Pier, with Alcatraz and Angel Island in the background. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... County Los Angeles County, California Area  - Total  - Water 170. ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ...

Looking foreward along the deck

In 1963, the bank holding the mortgage on Falls of Clyde decided to sell her to be sunk as part of a breakwater at Vancouver, British Columbia. Kortum and Klebingat aroused interest in the ship in Hawaii, and within days of the scheduled scuttling, raised funds to buy the ship. At the end of October 1963, Falls of Clyde was taken under tow by fleet tug USS Moctobi. In honor of their historic tow, the crew of the tug kept their logs in verse, the first entry reading Photo of deck of the Falls of Clyde, taken March 2002 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Photo of deck of the Falls of Clyde, taken March 2002 by User:Stan Shebs File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... This article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 28,337 km² n/a km 2,450 km 41. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

As we sail across the Set

The Falls of Clyde keeps us company

Moctobi's engines grit and grind

To keep old Clyde close behind.

On 18 November, they arrived in Honolulu, recording November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Today, hauling cargo to Hawaii was seen a proud white ship.

We couldn't help remembering Clyde and all her similar trips.

Yes this one is quite differenct than those of earlier times,

When she carried black oil and molasses to many different climes

Today the cargo is memories and sea stories yet untold

Which when moored tomorrow may be brought up from the hold.

Tomorrow at Honolulu her final trip will end,

And we will bid aloha to our gallant seagoing friend.

The crew was concerned about the reaction these verses might receive from Commander, Service Force, Pacific Fleet. Upon their arrival at Honolulu they received a message reading

Your towing debut is finally Pau

The Clyde's at home forever now.

Your sitreps were noted with interest each day

As Moctobi pulled the long, rough way.

This grand old lady is destined to be

A memorable relic for all Hawaii

By your fine effort the task is won.

Welcome home, and to all a well done.

-- VADM Roy Johnson, Deputy, CINCPACFLT

In May 1964, on behalf of his crew, the commanding officer of Moctobi, Lieutenant Leo Connolly, accepted the Distinguished Service Award for Community Relations from the Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ...

Falls of Clyde was given to the Bishop Museum. She opened to the public in 1968. Her restoration as a full-rigged ship was assisted by the grandson of the original 19th century designer, William Lithgow. Support came from Sir William Lithgow, the shipbuilder and industrialist, whose Port Glasgow shipyard donated masts and other fittings. In 1973 she was entered into the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2005, Falls of Clyde is still located at Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor, part of the Hawaii Maritime Center. The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum is home to the worlds largest collection of Polynesian artifacts. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... William Todd Lithgow (1854–1908) was a Scottish ship-designer who became sole owner of an extremely successful shipbuilding company. ... Sir William James Lithgow (born 1934) grew up as heir to an exceptionally successful Scottish shipbuilding company, Lithgows, and inherited it in 1952 when it was the largest private shipbuilding concern in the world. ... Port Glasgow is a burgh in Inverclyde, Scotland on the River Clyde. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hawai`i Maritime Center was built on what once was the private boathouse of King David Kalakaua. ...

See also

Four other Clyde-built tall ships are still afloat: Kaskalot at the 2004 Bristol Harbour festival in England. ...

• Balclutha (San Francisco)
• Glenlee (Glasgow)
• Moshulu (Philadelphia)
• Pommern (Finland)

Balclutha at her mooring Balclutha is a steel-hulled squared rigged sailing ship, built in 1886. ... Logo of the tall ship Glenlee at Glasgow Harbour. ... Boat docked in Penns Landing PHiladelphia seen in Movies such as Rocky and The Godfather Part II. It is currenly a Resurant ... The Pommern is one of the Flying P-Liners, the famous sailing ships of the German shipping company F. Laeisz. ...

References

• Jim Gibb, Pacific Square-Riggers (Schiffer Publishing, 1987) ISBN 0-88740-106-6 p. 110
• Heine, Historic Ships of the World
• Klebingat, "Falls of Clyde"
• personal communications of Lieutenant Leo Connolly, commanding officer, USS Moctobi

External links

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Falls of Clyde (ship)

• Hawai`i Maritime Center
• Maritime Heritage Program Information for the Falls of Clyde
• Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
• Falls of Clyde on HawaiiWeb