Saturday, August 16 — When we’d looked at tourist attractions in Baltimore, the one we wanted to see the most was the Phoenix Shot Tower. Per what we read online, instead of using molds, molten lead was dropped from a platform … Continue reading →
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Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum (MD): The USS Constellation – Part 3
continued… This was the forward of the boat on the gun deck. After three years of patrolling the Mediterranean, the USS Constellation was sent back to the US for maintenance work. She returned to service in 1862 and was sent … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Virginia and The San Diego Comicon/Le point de vue de Keith sur la Virginie et le Comic-Con de San Diego
This week has been so awesome! On Saturday, we went to Stoney’s for lunch, then we had our friends from Bigger Boat over for D&D. After that we went to a Latino festival, then we went to a place called … Continue reading →
Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum (MD): The USS Constellation – Part 2
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 →
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 →
