Maritime Museum of San Diego

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Location within San Diego
Established	1948
Location	San Diego, California, United States
Coordinates	32°43′14″N 117°10′24″W / 32.720639°N 117.173417°W / 32.720639; -117.173417
Type	Maritime museum
Key holdings	Star of India Berkeley Californian Medea
Visitors	220,000[1]
President	Raymond Ashley
Public transit access	County Center/Little Italy
Nearest car park	Street
Website	www.sdmaritime.org

The Maritime Museum of San Diego, established in 1948, preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Located on 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 at the Star of India Wharf is located on the west side of North Harbor Drive, between the ends of Ash Street and Grape Street, south of San Diego International Airport.