Historic Ships in Baltimore
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Historic Ships in Baltimore, created as a result of the merger of the USS Constellation Museum and the Baltimore Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
The museum's collection includes four historic museum ships and one lighthouse:
- USS Constellation (1854), a sloop-of-war
- USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), a Coast Guard cutter
- USS Torsk (SS-423), a World War II-era submarine
- Chesapeake, a lightship
- Seven Foot Knoll Light, a screw-pile lighthouse
All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The three ships are also National Historic Landmarks.[2][3]
Historic Ships in Baltimore is an affiliate of the Living Classrooms Foundation.
See also
Media related to Baltimore Maritime Museum at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Lightship No. 116 "Chesapeake"". National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL). National Park Service. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "CONSTELLATION, USS (Frigate)". National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL). National Park Service. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
External links
- Historic Ships in Baltimore homepage
- Torsk Volunteer Association
- Maritime Museum on Google Street View
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