Talk:Maritime Museum of San Diego

"Oldest active ship" Status
I'm unclear as to how an 1863 merchant bark is the "oldest active ship". What criteria for activity are being used here??
 * The HMS Victory is the oldest warship still in commission (1778). Granted, it's in a drydock
 * The USS Constitution is the oldest warship still afloat (1797). And it definitely sails under its own "power".

This is just two examples of "active ships" that are a lot older. So basically, what criteria are we talking about? Is she the oldest commercial ship? Private ship? I'm not disputing the information in the article, but I do think a clarification is necessary.


 * I have removed the claim is it appears to be false. CalJW 15:43, 8 November 2005 (UTC)


 * The Star of India is the "oldest active ship" in the sense that she is seaworthy and sails regularly. The HMS Victory is commissioned but not active, because she is in drydock and never sails. The USS Constitution is also commissioned and afloat, but not "active" because she never sails. She only moves once a year, when she is walked out of her berth and turned around so that she will weather evenly. See the Talk page on the Star for a prior discussion of this.


 * Provided no further dissension, I will put a revised wording of that claim back into the article in a day or two (with further qualifiers). Willy Logan 01:26, 9 November 2005 (UTC)