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Maritime Museum of San Diego

About Maritime Museum of San Diego

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.

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Maritime museum
Founded
1948

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  1. Maritime Museum of San Diego, Downtown San Diego01Downtown San DiegoLogawi at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. US Navy 070324-N-0888R-079 Members of the Navy's Ceremonial Southwest Band perform a concert at the Maritime Museum of San Diego02US Navy -N-0888R- Members of the Navy's Ceremonial Southwest Band perform a concert at the Maritime Museum of San DiegoU.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman José R. Rolón · Public domain
  3. 12-pounder Napoleon, Maritime Museum of SD0312-pounder Napoleon, Maritime Museum of SDBrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  6. Wooden gun carriage wheels, Maritime Museum of SD06Wooden gun carriage wheels, Maritime Museum of SDBrokenSphere · CC BY-SA 3.0

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