National Historic Landmark

STAR OF INDIA

San Diego, San Diego County, California
Listed
November 13, 1966
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
66000223

About this property

Star of India is an iron-hulled sailing ship, built in 1863 in Ramsey, Isle of Man, as the full-rigged ship Euterpe. After a career sailing from Great Britain to India and New Zealand, she was renamed, re-rigged as a barque, and became a salmon hauler on the Alaska to California route. Retired in 1926, she was restored as a seaworthy museum ship in 1962–3 and home-ported at the Maritime Museum of San Diego in San Diego, California. She is the oldest ship still sailing regularly and also the oldest iron-hulled merchant ship still afloat. The ship is both a California Historical Landmark and United States National Historic Landmark.

Location

San Diego, San Diego County, California
32.72025, -117.17359

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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When was STAR OF INDIA listed on the National Register?

STAR OF INDIA was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966.

What type of historic resource is STAR OF INDIA?

STAR OF INDIA is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is STAR OF INDIA a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. STAR OF INDIA has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for STAR OF INDIA?

The period of significance for STAR OF INDIA is recorded as the industrial era.

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