Sail Baltimore

2002 Visiting Ships

Date/Location	Ship
February 23-24 Inner Harbor, West Wall	*USCGC Maria Bray* - 175’ USCG bouy tender USCGC MARIA BRAY is the 12th cutter of the Keeper Class of Coastal Buoy Tenders, a new fleet of technically advanced and highly capable buoy tenders. Automated engineering controls and computer-based navigation and communications systems assist her smaller crew in servicing aids to navigation. She has a crew of 1 officer and 17 enlisted, and is equipped with Z-Drive propulsion units instead of the standard propeller and rudder configuration which are designed to independently rotate 360 degrees. Combined with a thruster in the bow, this system provides unmatched maneuverability. She was commissioned April 1, 2000, and her homeport is Mayport, Florida.
March 19-20 Inner Harbor, Pier 3	USCGC Ibis - 87' US Coast Guard cutter Home port - Cape May, NJ. The Ibis is a Marine Protector Class (WPB) cutter with a speed of 25 kts, a range of 800 nautical miles and a crew of 10.
April 1-2 Fells Point, Broadway Pier	USCGC Barbara Mabrity - 175' USGC cutter Tthe Barbara Mabrity is the ninth of the Keeper class coastal buoy tenders to be launched at Marinette Marine Corporation (MMC) in Marinette, Wisconsin.This new fleet of technically advanced and highly capable buoy tenders has automated engineering controls and computer-based navigation and communications systems to assist her smaller crew in servicing aids to navigation. Her homeport is Mobile, Alabama.
April 17-26 Inner Harbor	Volvo Ocean Race Stopover and Baltimore Waterfront Festival Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race will finish at Ft. McHenry. During the stopover, the 4th annual Baltimore Waterfront Festival will be held throughout the Inner Harbour where the boats will be docked until they move to Annapolis. The Festival was inaugurated during the 1998 Race and attracted 400,000 people in 1998. On Friday, 26 April 2002, the boats move from Baltimore's Inner Harbour to Annapolis - the sailing capital of the United States. Annapolis will welcome the Race fleet at City Dock adjacent to the U.S. Naval Academy prior to the start of Leg 7.
April 21-24 Inner Harbor, Pier 3	USCGC Madrona - 180' USCC cutter USCGC Madrona is a seagoing buoy tender that was built in 1943 by Zenith Dredge Company of Diluth, Minnesota. Upon commissioning, she was assigned the homeport of Miami, Florida. In addition to performing convoy duty during World War II, Madrona was actively involved in the installation of numerous new aids to navigation throughout the Southeast United States and the Caribbean Sea. After the war, she was homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia, where she was responsible for aids to navigation in Chesapeake Bay. In April of 1984, Madrona entered the Coast Guard Ship Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, to undergo major renovation. This $15 million overhaul, encompassing a complete rebuilding of the interior of the vessel, greatly improved living condition and replaced the aging propulsion plant. In September of 1989, Madrona returned to service at her current homeport of Charleston, South Carolina.
April 20-26 Inner Harbor, Pier 4	Orsa Maggiore - 92' Italian Navy sail training ketch The Orsa Maggiore circumnavigated the world in 2000, visiting 7 ports on her way to the Olympic Games in Australia. She competed in the 2000 Sydney to Hobart race but withdrew in heavy conditions due to crew discomfort. Her crew consists of four officers, nine petty officers and seven trainees She was built in 1995 and designed byAndrea Vallicelli & Co.
April 21-26 Inner Harbor, West Wall	Schooner Sultana - 97' topsail schooner from Chestertown, MD The Schooner Sultana is an undertaking of Sultana Projects. Inc., a non-profit, 501(3)(c) organization based in Chestertown, Maryland. Founded in 1997, Sultana's mission is to provide unique, hands-on educational experiences in colonial history and environmental science. The principal classroom for Sultana is a full-scale reproduction of the 1768 colonial schooner SULTANA.
April 28-30 Fells Point, Broadway Pier	*USCGC Catherine Walker* - 175' US Coast Guard buoy tender The Catherine Walker represens a new wave in buoy tending. She is quipped with Z-Drive propulsion units instead of the standard propeller and rudder configuration and designed to independently rotate 360 degrees. Combined with a thruster in the bow, t the Keeper -class cutter hasunmatched maneuverability. With state-of-the-art electronics and navigation systems including Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) which uses a Differential Global Positioning System, and electronic chart displays - the buoy tender maneuvers and positions aids more accurately and efficiently with fewer crew.
May 9-10 Inner Harbor, Pier 4	*USAV Appomattox* - US Army tug
June 5-9 Inner Harbor, Pier 4	USCGC Madrona - 180' USCC cutter USCGC Madrona is a seagoing buoy tender that was built in 1943 by Zenith Dredge Company of Diluth, Minnesota. Upon commissioning, she was assigned the homeport of Miami, Florida. In addition to performing convoy duty during World War II, Madrona was actively involved in the installation of numerous new aids to navigation throughout the Southeast United States and the Caribbean Sea. After the war, she was homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia, where she was responsible for aids to navigation in Chesapeake Bay. In April of 1984, Madrona entered the Coast Guard Ship Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, to undergo major renovation. This $15 million overhaul, encompassing a complete rebuilding of the interior of the vessel, greatly improved living condition and replaced the aging propulsion plant. In September of 1989, Madrona returned to service at her current homeport of Charleston, South Carolina.
June 8 Inner Harbor, Pier 3	US Navy LCM-16 and LCM-27 - US Navy Reserve Landing Craft Mechanized
June 14-17 N. Locust Point No public visits.	USS Elrod - 453' US Navy guided missle frigate USS Elrod is named for Marine Major Henry T. Elrod. His heroic actions during the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 led to his death and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Guided missle frigates fulfill a Protection of Shipping (POS) mission as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) combatants for amphibious expeditionary forces, underway replenishment groups and merchant convoys.
June 14-17 N. Locust Point No public visits.	USS Gettysburg -- 567' US Navy guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg is the 18th Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser and the sixth ship of that class built by Bath Iron Works in Maine. Modern U. S. Navy guided missile cruisers perform primarily in a Battle Force role. These ships are multi-mission surface combatants capable of supporting carrier battle groups, amphibious forces, or of operating independently and as flagships of surface action groups.
June 29-30 Inner Harbor - West Wall	*USCGC Frank Drew* The USCGC Frank Drew is a Keeper Class of Coastal Bouy Tenders. She is 175' long and carries a crew of 18. She is based in Portsmouth, VA.
July 17-27 Inner Harbor - West Wall	*Danmark* - 235' Danish tall ship Danmark is a 253' steel ship built in 1933 and owned by the Danish Marine Authority. On a visit in New York in 1939, Danmark's captain offered her services to the US as he wished to avoid surrendering her to Axis powers. During World War II, Danmark served as a school ship at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. She was returned to Denmark after the war.
July 25 -28 Inner Harbor - Pier 3	*Afloat Lab* - 108' Office of Naval Research vessel The Afloat Lab is a test platform for new technologies intended for shipboard use. Formerly classified as a Yard Patrol craft and used to train midshipmen, the Afloat Lab has the same machinery, electronics and navigation systems as the Navy's large fleet ships which makes it an ideal test platform. The vessel provides a realistic shipboard environment for an innovative self-healing communications network that can route around breaks and allows critical shipboard systems to keep functioning. The Afloat Lab takes its nickname, the "Starfish," for this technology because it functions like a real starfish which relies on radial nerves running the length of each ray and connecting to other radial nerves via a nerve ringing the body. In addition to this namesake technology, the Afloat Lab features other working demonstrations and exhibits to give visitors a sample of cutting edge Navy science and technology.
Aug 5-7 Inner Harbor, West Wall	USCGC Cochito - 87' US Coast Guard cutter based in Little Creek, VA, a Barracuda ("Marine Protector") class patrol boat. Displacement: 91 tons full load Dimensions: 87 x 17 x 6 feet Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,680 bhp, 25 knots Crew: 10 + 1 transient Armament: 2 12.7mm MG Builders: Bollinger SY, Lockport, LA.
Aug 16-18 Inner Harbor, West Wall	USCGC Cypress - 225' US Coast Guard cutter based in Moblie, AL, a Juniper class seagoing buoy tender. Displacement: 2000 tons full load Dimensions: 225 x 46 x 13 feet Propulsion: 2 diesels, 1 shaft, 6,200 bhp, 15 knots Crew: 40 Armament: provision for 1 25mm Bushmaster low-angle A new buoy tender design to replace the elderly Balsam class WLBs. These are large, highly capable, multirole ships, The buoy deck is forward, with a 15-ton hydraulic crane; there is a built-in oil spill recovery system. 45 day endurance; can work buoys in 8-foot seas. Freshwater icebreaking capability. Builders: Marinette Marine, WI.
Sept. 12-16 Inner Harbor, Finger Piers	*Nathan of Dorchester* - 65' Maryland Skipjack The Skipjack, Nathan of Dorchester, was built in Cambridge, Maryland by local volunteers under the direction of Master Shipwright Bobby Ruark. Three years in the making, she was launched July 4th 1994. Skipjacks, designed for dredging oysters on Chesapeake Bay, comprise the last commercial sailing fleet in the USA. The Nathan, combining native oak and pine with galvanized steel, was designed to teach history and aquatic sciences while touring the Choptank River.
Oct 2-22 Inner Harbor, Pier 5	*Caribbean Mercy* - 262’ Mercy ships' exhibit vessel, gross tonnage 2,265, crew capacity: 160, cargo: 24,300 cu.ft. Mercy Ships operates ocean-going vessels to bring physical and spiritual healing to the poor and needy around the world. Mercy Ships serves nations through medical care, relief, community development, training and evangelism. Public visiting hours: Saturday, Oct 5 1pm-8pm; Sunday, Oct 6 1pm-5pm; Friday, Oct 11 1pm-5pm; Saturday, Oct 12 1pm-8pm; Sunday, Oct 13 1pm-5pm; Friday, Oct 18 1pm-5pm; Saturday, Oct 19 1pm-8pm; and Sunday, Oct 20 1pm-5pm.
Oct 16 - 19 Baltimore to Norfolk	12th Annual Great Chesepeake Bay Schooner Race - sponsored by Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race Committee. This annual race's mission is to promote public awareness of the Chesapeake Bay's maritime heritage and to encourage the preservation and improvement of the Chesapeake's natural resources. Race's proceeds benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
Oct 25-28 N. Locust Point	*USS Preble* - 510' US Navy Destroyer Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, PREBLE is the sixth ship in the U.S. Navy named in honor of Commodore Edward Preble. An ARLEIGH BURKE-class Guided Missile Destroyer, She is capable of fulfilling multi-mission duties in support of carrier battle groups and surface action groups; including Air, Surface and Undersea Warfare. Centered around the AEGIS Combat System, her Phased- Array radar, Vertical Launch System, Tomahawk cruise missiles and LAMPS Anti-Submarine Warfare System, coupled with a state-of-the-art gas turbine propulsion plant make her one of the most powerful surface warships ever put to sea.
Nov 2 Inner Harbor, West Wall	*Steam Tug Baltimore* - 89' historic steam tugboat Built in 1906, the S. T. Baltimore is the only remaining Steam Tug on the East Coast and a National Historic Landmark.Tthe iron-hulled tug was used to move pile drivers and barges, break ice and give tours. She was sold at auction in 1963 and later owned by Samuel In Pont who used her as a pleasure boat on the Sassafras River. When the tug sank in 15 feet of water in 1979, she was donated to the Baltimore Museum of Industry who raised her in 1981.
Dec. 7 Baltimore harbor area	14th Annual Baltimore Parade of Lighted Boats sponsored by Fells Point Yacht Club This festive on-water parade kicks off Baltimore's holiday season and benefits Toys for Tots. The Parade route runs through Fells Point, the Inner Harbor, Locust Point and Canton.