The Tall Ship

A fully restored sailing ship from the 19th century, the Tall Ship (the Glenlee) is also a museum. She is a three-masted "barque" with a steel hull that is 245 feet long and 1,613 tons in weight. At Glasgow's Bay Yard on the River Clyde, the Glenlee was constructed and launched in 1896. The Glenlee initially set sail as a working cargo ship. Throughout her career as a trader, she traversed the world four times, and 15 times, she made it through the terrifying storms off Cape Horn.

The ship saw multiple ownership changes during her 23-year career as a bulk carrier. She was renamed Islamount in the early 1900s before being acquired by the Star of Italy shipping firm in 1919. Later, in 1922, the Spanish navy purchased her and renamed her Galatea. From 1922 until 1969, she served as a sail training vessel (capable of holding 300 military troops). When she was laid up at Seville Harbour in 1981, she continued to serve as a shore-based training facility but was virtually forgotten.

The Tall Ship has been restored to its former splendor and is now one of 50 or so nationally significant historic ships in the UK, according to the UK Register of Historic Vessels. She is also one of the 5 sailing ships that were built in Clyde that are still operational today. The ship was relocated next to Glasgow's Riverside Museum in May 2011, where it is still used as a museum.

Location: 150 Pointhouse Rd, Stobcross Rd, Govan, Glasgow G3 8RS, Scotland