The ship they saved From a Greek salvage yard to Galveston: the remarkable second life of Elissa

A salvage yard in Greece could have been the end of Elissa's story. Instead, a historic hull and an original builder's plate helped reveal a ship worth saving. Her connection to Galveston reached back to the 1880s—and, as this crew member explains, even involved a cargo of bananas. Restoration gave the 1877 barque a second life as a working museum ship. #sea #ship #history