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Maritime Museum of San Diego |
92101 San Diego, CA, United States of America (USA) (California) |
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1492 North Harbor Drive
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| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
Museum typ
Exhibition
Navy / Watercraft
- Model Ships
- Arms
- Military ships and submarine
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Opening times
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9am - 8pm - Summer hours starting at Memorial Day open until 9pm till Festival of Sail During Festival of Sail (Labor Day weekend) 9am - 7pm |
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Status from 04/2013
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Adults: $16; Seniors (62+), Military(w/ID), Students (13 - 17 yrs): $1; 3 Children (4 - 12 yrs): $8 | ||||
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| Homepage | www.sdmaritime.org | ||||
sdmaritime.org 
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| Location / Directions |
The Maritime Museum of San Diego is located on Harbor Drive near the corner of Ash Street just a few blocks West of interstate 5. From interstate 5 North or South take the "Airport" exit. Look for signs on the freeway and after exiting on to surface streets that read "Embarcadero-Maritime Museum." They will direct you to the museum. Public Transportation: The County Center/Little Italy trolley station on the blue line is only 2 blocks from the museum |
| Description | The Maritime Museum of San Diego enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence in restoring, maintaining and operating historic vessels. The museum has one of the world's finest collections of historic ships, including the world's oldest active ship Star of India. Our collection of ships and exhibits are available for daily public tours.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: 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. CollectionStar of India, 1863 merchant barkBerkeley, 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, a 1970 replica of a Royal Navy frigate. Surprise was used in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World The ship also made an appearance in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as HMS Providence. B-39, Soviet Foxtrot class submarine USS Dolphin, diesel-electric submarine launched in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007 San Salvador, replica of Juan Cabrillo's galleon which discovered San Diego in 1542 The Berkeley is an 1898 steam ferryboat that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay SD Harbor Pilot Boat: From her launching in 1914 to her removal from regular service in 1996, the Pilot enjoyed an active career as San Diego's chief pilot craft America: Set sail aboard this replica of the historic racing yacht. |
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