Associated Oil

Sailing Ships Converted to Oil Carriers

Sailing Ships Converted to Oil Carriers

The Falls of Clyde is unique because she is currently the only example of a sail-driven oil tanker left in...

Relegated to a Bar Curiosity

Relegated to a Bar Curiosity

Auwe! On the eve of the Falls of Clyde’s 145th birthday, I find it painful to write this post. With...

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde and Marion Chilcott Sold

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde and Marion Chilcott Sold

From the 26 November 1919 issue of the Honolulu Advertiser: Ship Marion Chilcott and Bark Falls of Clyde, two of the...

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

Falls of Clyde arrived in Honolulu at 1610 (4:10 pm) with a cargo of oil for Associated Oil. She sailed...

100 Years Ago – Aliens on Falls of Clyde

100 Years Ago – Aliens on Falls of Clyde

FOUR ALIEN ENEMIES FOUND ON OIL TANKER IN ISLAND SERVICE Four alien enemies were found on the Associated Oil tanker,...

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

100 Years Ago – Falls of Clyde

From the 10 August 1917 issue of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Nineteen days out from San Francisco, the Falls of Clyde, Captain...

Falls of Clyde – July 2017 Update

Falls of Clyde – July 2017 Update

August is nearly upon us. The Friends of Falls of Clyde (FFOC) has stated to the press that Falls of...

100 Years Ago – Shipping Molasses

100 Years Ago – Shipping Molasses

One of the by-products of refining sugarcane into sugar is molasses. Although ships have been carrying molasses from Hawai‘i to...

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