Galveston’s 149-year-old tall ship Elissa is docked in Brooklyn this week, its first New York visit since 1986, with free tours July 5-7
The 149-year-old tall ship Elissa, last in New York for 1986's OpSail, is docked at Brooklyn Bridge Marina through July 7 with free public tours; the historic vessel sailed 2,500 miles from Galveston for America250.
Galveston’s 149-year-old tall ship Elissa is docked in Brooklyn this week, its first New York visit since 1986, with free tours July 5-7
The 149-year-old tall ship Elissa, last in New York for 1986's OpSail, is docked at Brooklyn Bridge Marina through July 7 with free public tours; the historic vessel sailed 2,500 miles from Galveston for America250.
A 149-year-old iron-hulled tall ship that has not visited New York since 1986 is docked in Brooklyn this week, and the public can board it for free.
The Elissa, a three-masted barque built in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1877, arrived at Brooklyn Bridge Marina at 159 Bridge Park Dr. in Brooklyn Heights as part of an America250 voyage, according to AMNY. The ship is owned and operated by the Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF), a Texas nonprofit that spent nearly five decades restoring and maintaining it.
Free deck tours run July 5 through July 7, noon to 6 p.m. daily, but you need to RSVP online in advance. Tickets and reservations for all events are available at galveston250.com.
Before the public tours open, Elissa is hosting a ticketed Class B Parade viewing party on July 3 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m., where attendees watch Class B tall ships…
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