50 Years of Pride Part 11: From Baltimore, with Pride
Patrick Smith
February 14, 2026
In her first years, Pride successfully performed its mission along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, in the Great Lakes, and in Canada
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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
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 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 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
50 Years of Pride Part 4: Every Ship Needs a Name
Patrick Smith
December 15, 2025
Last week, we sailed back in time, celebrating the famed Baltimore Clipper Chasseur. This week, we return to the shores of