Caption1: Over the years the Star of India has been the oldest active ship has changed from an active sailing vessel to a museum piece. Even the name of the ship has changed. When she was built in 1863, she was named Euterpe. When she was purchased by Alaska Packers in 1906 she was renamed Star of India. The Alaska packers are canned salmon manufacturers based in San Francisco.
Caption 2: The Star of India has been used for many purposes. Originally, she carried English immigrants. These uniforms were worn by the crew of twenty or more who would sail her from England to India, and later Australia and New Zealand. Later she was used for fishing. Early in the twentieth century she sailed regularly from San Francisco to Alaska carrying fishermen.
Caption3: In the 1920s she was brought to San Diego. In the 1950s there was a caretaker who lived on board and also sea cadets who spent time there. It wasn’t until the 1960s that she became restored.
Caption 4: Today she sails almost every November, with a captain, first mate, and volunteer crew. It must be awesome to see this giant wind powered ship out at sea because today ships are powered by engines. Every November people come from around the world to witness this event.
Caption 5: She is used as a place to display museum items and also tell the story of sailing ships. The guns on display remind us of a time when the sea was a dangerous place. The crew of the ship had to defend themselves against pirates and navy ships from other countries.
Caption 6: There are about 40 full an
d part time staff members on board. Is Kevin Sheehan his is liberty and collection. His job is almost like captain of the ship he makes sure everything is run smoothly.
