Star of India (San Diego, California)

USA / California / National City / San Diego, California
 ship, historical marker, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1860s construction, museum ship, history museum, U.S. National Historic Landmark
The Star of India is the world's oldest seafaring ship. Built in 1863 at Ramsey Shipyard in the Isle of Man, it was an experimental design utilizing iron instead of wood. Launched as Euterpe, a full-rigged ship named after the Greek goddess of music, the ship's initial voyages involved some rough sailing. Her first trip included a collision and mutiny. She came face to face with a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal on her second journey. Her topmasts cut away, she barely made port. Following that, the first captain died on board and was buried at sea.

www.sdmaritime.org/star-of-india/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_of_India_(ship)
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Coordinates:   32°43'12"N   117°10'24"W
This article was last modified 6 years ago