As Pride of Baltimore looks ahead to its next fifty years, we continue to tell our story. The history of the Baltimore Clipper and the Chesapeake is inseparable from the lives
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 in 1801 during her service in the First Barbary War.
One of the perks of our 50 Years of Pride series is that we can stop and rewind to celebrate the lasting legacy of the original Pride of Baltimore and the crew who sailed
At her commissioning, Pride of Baltimore was charged by Mayor William Donald Schaefer with a clear mission: to sail widely and share the spirit of Baltimore wherever she went. From the outset,
As we continue our weekly journey through 50 Years of Pride, we do so at a remarkable convergence of history. In 2026–2027, several milestones come together in what is truly
With the name settled on as Pride of Baltimore, construction moved swiftly. By December 1976, the hull was completely planked, the deck laid, and the hatches framed. In those months, the
