The 1877 Barque Elissa Raising Funds for Hull Repairs
Texas Tall Ship Raising Funds for Hull Repairs Consider it an expensive reminder to check your sacrificial zincs after a storm. When Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston Island on Sept. 13, 2008, it pummeled the historic port. And riding proudly in her berth at the Texas Seaport Museum was the 1877 Barque Elissa, the…