National Historic Landmark · windjammer · Honolulu, Hawaii

Falls Of Clyde

1878 sail-driven oil tanker in Honolulu, Hawaii. Built 1878. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

Falls Of Clyde
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What it is

Wikipedia · Falls of Clyde (ship)

Falls of Clyde was the last surviving iron-hulled, four-masted full-rigged ship, and the last surviving sail-driven oil tanker. She was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1989, but deregistered in 2024 due to her condition. The ship was scuttled in 2025 off Oahu.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressPier 7, Honolulu Harbor, Honolulu, HI
CountyHonolulu County
ListedJul 2, 1973
Reference number73000659
Built1878
Type of placewindjammer, oil tanker, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressPier 7, Honolulu Harbor, Honolulu, HI
Coordinates21.30571, -157.86508 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitPearl Harbor National Memorial · 6 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000659. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.