Editing Star of India (ship) (section)

=== As ''Star of India'' ===
[[File:STARofIndia(c)Ted Rufus Ross.JPG|thumb|right|''Star of India'' docked in San Diego]]

In 1901, ''Euterpe'' was sold to the [[Alaska Packers' Association]] of San Francisco, who re-rigged her as a [[barque]] (converting the square-rigged aftermost mast to fore-and-aft) and in 1902 began carrying fishermen, cannery workers, coal and canning supplies each spring from [[Oakland, California]], to [[Nushagak, Alaska|Nushagak]] in the [[Bering Sea]], returning each autumn with holds full of canned salmon.  In 1906, the Association changed her name to be consistent with the rest of their fleet, and she became ''Star of India''. She was laid up in 1923 after 22 Alaskan voyages; by that time, steam ruled the seas.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

In 1926, ''Star of India'' was sold to the [[Zoological Society of San Diego]] to be the centrepiece of a planned museum and [[public aquarium|aquarium]]. The [[Great Depression]] and [[World War II]] caused that plan to be cancelled, and it was not until 1957 that restoration began. [[Alan Villiers]], a [[windjammer]] captain and author, came to San Diego on a lecture tour. Seeing ''Star of India'' decaying in the harbor, he publicized the situation and inspired a group of citizens to form the "Star of India Auxiliary" in 1959 to support the restoration of the ship. Progress was still slow, but in 1976, ''Star of India'' finally put to sea again. She houses exhibits for the [[Maritime Museum of San Diego]], is kept fully seaworthy, and sails at least once a year. With the many other ships now in the Museum, she hosts frequent tour guide-led school tours for over 6,000 children a year, as well as a Living History Program in which students "step back in time" and are immersed in history and teamwork activities during overnight visits.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

The 1863  ''Star of India'' is the fourth oldest ship afloat in the United States, after the 1797  {{USS|Constitution}}, 1841 [[Charles W. Morgan (ship)|''Charles W. Morgan'']], and the 1854 {{USS|Constellation|1854|6}}, and is the oldest ship in the world that still sails regularly. Unlike many preserved or restored vessels, her hull, cabins and equipment are nearly 100% original.

[[File:Star of India stern 1.JPG|thumb|right|''Star of India'' stern and [[Taffrail]]]]