Star of India by junge1
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Description
The 'Star of India' was launched on November 14, 1863. She began live as 'Euterpe', a full-rigged iron windjammer ship in Ramsey, Isle of Man.
After a career sailing from Great Britain to India and then to New Zealand she became a salmon hauler on the Alaska then the California route.
After retirement she was restored and is now a seaworthy museum ship ported in San Diego. The ship is both a California and National Historic Landmark.
Displacement: 1318 tons gross
Length: 62.5m
Beam: 10.7m
Draft: 6.6m
Mast height: 38.8m
Picture was taken on 10 December 2005
Thank you for viewing and commenting on my previous upload, and a 'special thanks' for adding it as a fovorite.
Comments (18)
Great piece of Maritime History Sig. Your shot shows the full height of this beauty.
Super shot. Always love the amazing rigging of these vessels and the way it reveals the skill required to make then fly before the wind.
Interesting shot
a proud indiaman, well shot!
Wonderful capture!
Complex rigging! interesting!
superb !
And to think that the sailors actually scampered around up there.. nice POV
interesting shot sig with great info :o) mick
cool shot of this tall ship
Superb shot ! Ana
Interesting shot.
Yes... another familiar site! I love this old ship. I visit as many times as I can. Thank you for sharing her. Beautiful point of view.
Wowww Sig , such very graphic shot... I adore!
A superb photo whose point of view is excellent, the type of framing and pov I like doing. Excellent render in the lighting as well, quite an achievement , Sig! Have a nice week-end too!
Klasse Perspektive:
great capture. love the graphics.
Wonderful pic! A great contrast between all these parts of the rigging and the sky and clouds! Great catch!