Pride of Baltimore In Ordinary October 31, 2020

One casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that of the Pride of Baltimore II. She awoke from her 2019 winter slumber when she uprigged on schedule in the early spring and sailed briefly around the northern bay then returned under cover after the stay at home order was issued by the governor of Maryland through the remainder of 2020 dreaming of a better 2021.

My friend W Frank Mathers of the Baltimore & Chesapeake Steamboat Company, a nonprofit that preserves, interprets, and supports industrial maritime heritage efforts, took me to see this ship up close.

This Captain’s Log of June 16, 2020 entitled, “Long-term “Pandemic 2020″ layup” by Captain Jan C. Miles describes the challenges that went into planning and undertaking a longer than normal hibernation.

Above is the entrance to the interior of the enshrouded ship which we went in after permission was granted. Below are several interior views.

Nearby is a dinghy named the Chasseur which was the name of a Baltimore Clipper after which the Pride of Baltimore and Pride of Baltimore II were both loosely modelled.

In a nearby tent some of the ship’s parts included spars and canons can be found and also serves as a workshop.

In another workshop can be found these bells.

I last saw this ship under full sail as she welcomed the Stad Amsterdam to Baltimore in March of 2019. Hopefully 2021 will bring us more of such sights! I took more photos than I used for this blog and all 31 can be seen by clicking here.