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 Harbor Drive, roughly at the end of Ash Street, south of San Diego International Airport.

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 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 submarine

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.^[1]