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

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. According to Raymond Ashley, the president and CEO of the museum, the Star of India was launched in the Isle of Man in 1863. It was originally named “Euterpe” after the Greek goddess of music and poetry. The ship arrived in San Diego in 1927, but it wasn’t until the 1950s that it began to be renovated so it could one day carry passengers again....