- Maritime Museum of San Diego
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego, established in 1948, preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Located in the San Diego Bay, the centerpiece of the museum's collection is the Star of India, an 1863 iron bark. The museum maintains the MacMullen Library and Research Archives aboard the 1898 ferryboat Berkeley. The museum also publishes the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Mains'l Haul: A Journal of Pacific Maritime History.
The Maritime Museum is located on the west side of North Harbor Drive, between the ends of Ash Street and Grape Street, south of San Diego International Airport.
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Vessels in the museum's collection
Current collection
- Star of India, 1863 merchant bark
- Berkeley, 1898 ferryboat from the San Francisco Bay area
- Californian, 1984 replica of 1847 cutter C.W. Lawrence and official tall ship of the state of California
- Medea, 1904 steam yacht that served in both World Wars
- Pilot, 1914 harbor pilot boat
- HMS Surprise, 1970 replica of a Royal Navy frigate used in the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- B-39, Soviet Foxtrot class submarine
- USS Dolphin, diesel-electric submarine launched in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007
Future vessels
- San Salvador, replica of Juan Cabrillo's galleon which discovered San Diego in 1542.[1]
- The Museum has just acquired and is currently repairing a Patrol Boat River (PBR or swift boat) from the Malta government
San Salvador replica construction. Started Spring 2011 in San Diego, California
The Maritime Museum of San Diego is building a full-sized, fully functional, and historically accurate replica of Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo’s flagship, San Salvador. San Salvador will be constructed in full public view (village opening June 24th 2011) at Spanish Landing in San Diego California, giving people the opportunity to watch from a close perspective as an example of the first modern industrial activity in the Americas comes to life in full public view. After construction, San Salvador will remain on exhibit as part of the Museum's fleet of historic and replica ships and will travel along the California coast as an ambassador for San Diego.
Gallery
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Overall view of the museum's ships.
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The Star of India.
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The HMS Surprise.
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The B-39.
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Another picture of the B-39
Not affiliated with the Maritime Museum, but located a short distance away, is the independently operated USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum. Although at first it was feared the Midway would compete with the Maritime Museum for visitors, in fact visitation of the Maritime Museum has increased since the Midway museum opened.[2]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/21/grsq-museum-build-replica-cabrillos-galleon/
- ^ Sauer, Mark Aircraft carrier Midway finds itself awash in visitors February 13, 2005 San Diego Union Tribune - Accessed 23 March 2006
External links
- Official website
- San Salvador build site at the Maritime Museum of San Diego
- Port of San Diego Celebrates Milestone in Construction of Historic Ship Replica
- Collections of the Jerry MacMullen Library at the San Diego Maritime Museum, 1992 article from The Journal of San Diego History, by Craig Arnold.
Maritime Museum of San Diego Coordinates: 32°43′14.3″N 117°10′24.3″W / 32.720639°N 117.173417°W
Categories:- Maritime Museum of San Diego
- Maritime museums in California
- Maritime history of California
- Museums in San Diego, California
- Museums established in 1948
- Visitor attractions in San Diego, California
- History of San Diego, California
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