History on the high seas:
The Maritime Museum of San Diego features a world-class collection of historic vessels including sailing ships, steam-powered boats and submarines. You can board and explore our ships and, on some, even set sail. Explore below, then plan your visit online.
Sailing Ships
The Maritime Museum of San Diego is building a full-sized, fully functional, and historically accurate replica...
The Star of India is the world's oldest active sailing ship. She began her life on...
Californian was built from the ground up in 1984 at Spanish Landing in San Diego Bay....
Steam-Powered Boats
The Berkeley is an 1898 steam ferryboat that operated for 60 years on San Francisco Bay....
Named after a Greek mythological figure, the Medea has a past almost as colorful as her...
San Diego Vessels
From her launching in 1914 to her removal from regular service in 1996, the Pilot enjoyed...
Submarines
One of a fleet of diesel electric submarines the Soviet Navy called “Project 641,” B-39 was...
The deepest diving submarine in the world, Dolphin is responsible for many “firsts”, but is not...