50 Years of Pride Part 10: Black Jacks
Patrick Smith
February 7, 2026
As Pride of Baltimore looks ahead to its next fifty years, we continue to tell our story. The history of the
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50 Years of Pride Part 9: Privateering, Baltimore, & the Birth of an American Seaport
Patrick Smith
January 29, 2026
Painting: USS Enterprise in the Mediterranean by Patrick O’Brien Enterprise was a U.S. Navy topsail-schooner built in Baltimore in 1799. She is shown here
50 Years of Pride Part 8: Firsthand Accounts from the Maiden Voyage
Patrick Smith
January 23, 2026
One of the perks of our 50 Years of Pride series is that we can stop and rewind to celebrate the lasting
50 Years of Pride Part 7: Oh, the Places You’ll Go
Patrick Smith
January 15, 2026
At her commissioning, Pride of Baltimore was charged by Mayor William Donald Schaefer with a clear mission: to sail widely and share
50 Years of Pride Part 6: The Maiden Voyage
Patrick Smith
January 8, 2026
As we continue our weekly journey through 50 Years of Pride, we do so at a remarkable convergence of history.
50 Years of Pride Part 5: Let’s Do Launch
Patrick Smith
December 30, 2025
With the name settled on as Pride of Baltimore, construction moved swiftly. By December 1976, the hull was completely planked, the