Historic Ships in Baltimore, created as a result of the merger of the USS Constellation Museum and the Baltimore Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.
The museum's collection includes four historic museum ships and one lighthouse:
- USS Constellation (1854), a sloop-of-war
- USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), a Coast Guard cutter
- USS Torsk (SS-423), a WWII-era submarine
- Chesapeake, a lightship
- Seven Foot Knoll Light, a screw-pile lighthouse
All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The three ships are also National Historic Landmarks.
Historic Ships in Baltimore is an affiliate of the Living Classrooms Foundation.
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