Tecla (1915)
Maritime Hawai‘i is always very pleased to see a historic sailing ship in Honolulu Harbor!
Tecla was built in 1915 in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, as a ketch-rigged fishing (herring) vessel named Graaf van Limburg Stirum. She was sold in 1935 and was converted to a general cargo ship that sailed under the Danish flag. In the 1980s, she returned to the Netherlands where she was refitted to carry passengers as a sail training vessel.
She visited Hawai‘i in June 2023 on her voyage from Tahiti to Alaska and then on to the Northwest Passage. So awesome!
To learn more about Tecla and opportunities to sail on board, visit her website.
Tecla at Pier 9, Honolulu Harbor. 24 June 2023.
Stern view of Tecla at Pier 9. 24 June 2023.
Crew member aloft on Tecla’s main mast. 24 June 2023.
