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Star of India

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World's oldest - and still afloat

Star of India

© 2008 Betsy Malloy Photography. Used by Permission.
The world's oldest active sailing ship, the Star of India. During her long maritime career, the sturdy iron ship hauled freight from England to India, carried immigrants from England to New Zealand and worked as a salmon-packing ship in the Bering Sea. Now it's the centerpiece of the San Diego Maritime Museum.

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