World’s Oldest Active Sailing Ship, Star of India, Is a National Historic Landmark

The iron vessel is over 160 years old and has traveled around the world 21 times.
World’s Oldest Active Sailing Ship, Star of India, Is a National Historic Landmark
The Star of India at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Alex Saikowski/Maritime Museum Of San Diego
Ilene Eng
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The “Star of India,” a large ship with three masts, a black and red hull, and white trim, holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest active sailing ship.

It resides in San Diego Bay at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

Ilene Eng
Ilene Eng
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Ilene is a reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area covering Northern California news.
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