continued… The Captain’s cabin was a suite of six rooms used for sleeping, administration, dining and entertaining. The signs in this room also had details about USS Constellation’s role in the Civil War: she protected merchant ships from raiders near … Continue reading →
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Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum (MD): The USS Constellation
continued… The museum focused primarily on the history of the slave trade and the USS Constellation’s role in trying to stop the illicit trade after slavery was outlawed. There was also an assortment of artifacts from various years that the … Continue reading →
Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum (MD): The USCG Taney and the USS Constellation
continued… Next was the 5″/38 Caliber upper handling room. The 5″/38 gun was mounted on deck directly above this room. Projectiles (top half of the ammunition) and powder cartridges (bottom half of the ammunition) were stored separately. When needed, they … Continue reading →
The USCG Taney Museum in Baltimore, MD – Part 2
continued… In 1970, Taney returned to her pre-Vietnam War Ocean Weather Station duty in Alameda, CA. Two years later, she was transferred to the east coast for Ocean Weather Station duty. In 1977, she was relieved of this task, as … Continue reading →
The USCG Taney Museum in Baltimore, MD
Friday, August 15, 2025 continued…After we exited the Lightship, we headed to the Coast Guard ship, which was docked on Pier 5. It was a relatively short walk west. We walked past the aquarium and crossed a footbridge. Looking north … Continue reading →
The Chesapeake Lightship Museum in Baltimore, MD
continued… This was aft of the pilot house, and was closed so we couldn’t go inside. Looking forward from about mid-deck Looking aft from about mid-deck From the top deck, we backtracked through the pilot house to the small open … Continue reading →
The USS Torsk Submarine and The Chesapeake Lightship Museums in Baltimore, MD
continued… Next was a narrow hallway with a string of tiny rooms. The sign said that the other battery was under this set of rooms. Two rooms were offices. Four were staterooms. Even the officer’s were crammed into unbelievably tight … Continue reading →
The USS Torsk Submarine Museum in Baltimore, Maryland
Friday, August 15, 2025 – The plan was to get to the submarine museum as soon as it opened. We’d been thwarted the last two times we’d tried to go, so we were hoping that the adage “three times a … Continue reading →
A Little Exploring in Canton and Lunch at C &M
The sunrise on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 was glorious. Even the west side of the sky lit up with color Tuesday was a mellow day. It was hotter and more humid than Monday was, and the sky was ominously grey. … Continue reading →
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Part 2
continued…. Going clockwise, the next building (the one near the flag and entrance), was a casemate (fortified chamber) and was used as a prison. The prison had three cells. According to the sign, there was a mattress that was leaned … Continue reading →
