Star Of India
Museum ship harbored in San Diego, USA. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | San Diego Embarcadero, San Diego, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| Listed | Nov 13, 1966 |
| Listed for | Commerce |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000223 |
| Type of place | sailing ship, clipper, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, California Historical Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structure |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | San Diego Embarcadero, San Diego, CA |
| Coordinates | 32.7203° N, 117.1736° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in San Diego | 89 listed places in San Diego → |
| Nearest national park unit | Cabrillo National Monument · 5 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Corral Canyon Campground 35 miles · Bobcat Meadow Campground 36 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was Star Of India listed on the National Register?
Nov 13, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Star Of India?
Yes. Star Of India is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Star Of India?
San Diego Embarcadero, San Diego, San Diego County, California. The nearest national park unit is Cabrillo National Monument, 5 miles away.
Source: Cabrillo National Monument
Where is the nomination form for Star Of India?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Star Of India?
Two federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Corral Canyon Campground, 35 miles away. Bobcat Meadow Campground is 36 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Star Of India?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Is there a wildfire near Star Of India right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Henderson, 45 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000223. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.