Maritime Museum of San Diego

Maritime Museum of San Diego
Maritime Museum of San Diego is located in San Diego
Maritime Museum of San Diego
Location within San Diego
Established1948
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Coordinates32°43′14″N 117°10′24″W / 32.720639°N 117.173417°W / 32.720639; -117.173417
TypeMaritime museum
Key holdingsStar of India
Berkeley
Californian
Medea
Visitors220,000[1]
PresidentRaymond Ashley
Public transit accessCounty Center/Little Italy
Nearest car parkStreet
Websitewww.sdmaritime.org

The Maritime Museum of San Diego is a maritime museum in San Diego, California. Established in 1948, it preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Located on San Diego Bay, the centerpiece of the museum's collection is Star of India, an 1863 iron barque. The museum maintains the MacMullen Library and Research Archives aboard the 1898 ferryboat Berkeley. It publishes the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Mains'l Haul: A Journal of Pacific Maritime History.

  1. ^ "Factsheet". Maritime Museum of San Diego. Retrieved August 10, 2014.