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January
27-29
Inner Harbor, Pier 4
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 USNA
Yard Patrol vessels - six
108’ training ships
Yard Patrol Craft
provide realistic, at sea training in
navigation and seamanship for midshipmen at
the U.S. Naval Academy and officer candidates
at OCS. Yard Patrol craft can cruise for up to
1400 nautical miles at 12 knots speed, for a
period of five days without refueling or
replenishing.
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February
4-6
Inner Harbor, West Wall |
 USCGC
Staten Island –
110’ US Coast Guard Cutter
Staten Island
was built in 1991 in Lockport, LA by the
Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard. It
is equipped with state of the art machinery
and electronics. The cutter’s design
is based on the internationally known Vosper
Thornycroft Patrol Boats of Great Britain.
Her twin V-16 Caterpillar diesel engines move
the ship at speeds in excess of 26 knots.
Designed as a high-speed heavy-weather craft, Staten
Island also employs active fin
roll stabilizers to minimize ship motion and
crew fatigue. |
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February
17-21
Locust Point
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 USS
McFaul –
505’ US Navy Destroyer
McFaul was
built at Ingalls Shipyard located in
Pascagoula, MS. Christening was 12 April 97,
and Commissioning was 25 April of 98 in
Savannah, GA. McFaul has been
assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and
homeported in Norfolk, VA. The mission of
McFaul is to conduct prompt,
sustained combat operations at sea, in
support of national policy. She is equipped to
operate in a high-density, multi-threat
environment as an integral member of a carrier
battle group or Surface Action Group (SAG). In
addition to her own self-defense capabilities
in Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine
Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), McFaul
can effectively provide local area protection
to the battle group, surface action group, and
other ships. |
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March
1-5
Fells Point, Broadway Pier
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 USCGC
William Tate
- 175’ US Coast Guard cutter
This ship was built by
Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette,
Wisconsin, and formally commissioned on June
3, 2000. The William Tate began her
first operational aids-to-navigation
deployment on November 29, 1999. William Tate
and her crew are responsible for the
maintenance of 250 buoys in the Delaware Bay
and River, and the Upper Chesapeake Bay.
Additionally, William Tate is designed,
constructed and equipped to ably perform other
Coast Guard missions such as domestic ice
breaking, marine environmental protection, and
maritime law enforcement. |
March
17-19
Inner Harbor, West Wall |
 USCGC
Forward – 270’
US Coast Guard cutter
CGC Forward
is homeported at the Intergraded Support
Command (ISC) Portsmouth, VA. Her 5 sister
ships: Bear, Tampa, Harriet Lane,
Northland, and Legare are
located in Portsmouth as well.
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April
22-May 4
Inner Harbor, Finger Piers
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 Schooner
Virginia -
122' Virginia Pilot Schooner
The Pilot
Schooner Virginia Project is a program of The
Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation. The
mission of the project is to construct and
operate a replica of the historic 118-foot
Pilot Schooner Virginia. This "Class
B" tall ship was the last sailing Pilot
Schooner in use on the Chesapeake Bay and
served the Virginia Pilot Association from
1917 until 1926 as a station vessel off the
Virginia Capes. The Pilot Schooner Virginia
will be a living symbol of Virginia's historic
maritime past and will be used to promote
educational and economic programs for the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
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April
24-30
Inner Harbor West Wall
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 Cisne
Branco –
257’ Brazilian Navy tall ship
In 2000, the 500th
anniversary of the discovery of Brazil, a
square rigged training vessel for the
Brazilian Navy was introduced. Cisne Branco
(White Swan) is a sister ship of the Stad
Amsterdam, built by Damen Shipyard. |
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April 26-May
7
Inner Harbor, Pier 1
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 Gazela
– 178’ tall ship from
Philadelphia
1883 barkentine Gazela
Primeiro was built in the shipyard of J.
M. Mendes in Setubal, Portugal. Her records
date from 1901 but there is good evidence that
many of the timbers used in her construction
are from the ship Gazella (spelled with two
Ls) which was built in 1883. Gazela was built
to carry fishermen to the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland. Every spring she would leave
Lisbon, laden with as many as 35 dories
stacked on deck like drinking cups, a crew of
40 men (35 fishermen/sailors, two cooks, two
mates and the captain), and a couple of
apprentices. Her cargo hold would be full of
salt as ballast. The salt would be used for
the fish that were caught (cod, flounder,
halibut, haddock and perch), preserving them
for the long trip home. After a remarkably
long commercial career, Gazela's last voyage
to the Banks as a commercial fishing ship was
made in 1969. |
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April
27-May 4
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 Volvo
Ocean Race Stopover
and Baltimore
Waterfront Festival
Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race will finish
at Baltimore Light. During the stopover, the
Baltimore Waterfront Festival will be held
throughout the Inner Harbour where the boats
will be docked until they move to Annapolis.
On Thursday, May 4, 2006, 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 6.
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April
27-May 1
Inner Harbor Pier 3
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 Thomas
Jefferson -
208' NOAA Research Vessel
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson is one of a fleet
of research and survey vessels used by NOAA to
improve our understanding of the marine
environment. The ship is home ported in
Norfolk, Virginia, and primarily operates
along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, including
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Thomas Jefferson’s primary mission is to
conduct hydrographic surveys for updating
NOAA’s nautical charts. |
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April 29-May
7
Inner Harbor, Pier 5
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 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. |
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May
1-8
Inner Harbor, West Wall
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 Stad
Amsterdam –
250’ Dutch tall ship
The Clipper Stad
Amsterdam was built at the initiative of
Randstad and the municipality of Amsterdam.
The ship is registered under the Dutch flag,
as a sailing passenger ship. The ship has
authentic square rigging and a pointed bow. On
the 60-metre long, wooden deck, the passengers
can enjoy the towering rigging, impressive
yards and endless quantities of rope.
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May
23-30
West Wall, Inner Harbor
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 Amazon
Hope 2 - 78' Scottish Hospital
ship
Formerly the Royal
Navy Fleet Diving Tender Ixworth, Amazon
Hope 2 has a new lease of life as an
Amazon-based medical supplies vessel, thanks
to young apprentices at defense and aerospace
company BAE Systems. Following a 12 month
program of refurbishment and upgrade the ship
was re-commissioned into service by HRH The
Princess Royal, during the International
Festival of the Sea in Portsmouth. She is the
second vessel to be refurbished by BAE Systems
for The Vine Trust, the charity behind the
Amazon Ferry Project, which delivers
critically important medical supplies to the
people of the Amazon. Amazon Hope 2 was re-named
by Barrow-in-Furness schoolgirl Kirsten Bell,
before it departed for a promotional tour
around the United Kingdom. The conversion of Ixworth
included provision of additional accommodation
for nurses and visiting medical teams and the
creation of an operating theatre and dentistry
room.
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June
6-12
Fells Point, Broadway Pier
Open to the public June 10 (Sat.) from 10am to
1pm |
 HMS
Northumberland
- 439’ Royal
British Navy frigate
The Type 23, or
Duke-class frigate, is one of the workhorses
of the modern Royal Navy, with capabilities
far beyond its design remit of an
anti-submarine ship. Northumberland,
which was launched on April 4, 1992, and
commissioned on November 29, 1994, displaces
around 4,200 tons when she is fully loaded,
and is 133 metres long. She has a combined
diesel-electric and gas turbine propulsion
system, based on two Rolls-Royce Spey engines
and four Paxman 12CM diesels, allowing her to
accelerate to a maximum speed of 28 knots
while also allowing her to cruise quietly at
15 knots on the diesels. She is armed with
vertical-launch Seawolf anti-air missiles,
Harpoon missiles to attack other surface
ships, and Stingray torpedoes, while her 4.5in
gun allows her to bombard targets afloat and
ashore. The Type 23 frigate will support
either the Lynx or Merlin helicopters. |
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June
9-12
Inner Harbor, Finger Piers
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 Godspeed
– 88’ replica from
Jamestown, VA
A new replica
of the Godspeed, one
of the three ships that brought America's
first permanent English settlers to Virginia
in 1607, is being constructed for Jamestown
Settlement by Rockport Marine, Inc., in
Rockport, Maine. The new three-masted wooden
sailing ship is scheduled for delivery to
Jamestown Settlement by mid-April 2006, and
soon afterward is planned to sail to several
East Coast ports to bring attention to the
400th anniversary in 2007 of the founding of
Jamestown. The voyage is a signature
event of Jamestown 2007.
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June
14-19
Inner Harbor, West Wall
Open
to the public:
June 16 to June 18
noon to 5 pm
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 Afloat
Lab - 108'
Office of Naval Research vessel
The Office of
Naval Research Afloat Lab is a scientific
research ship used to help develop military
technology. 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.
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June
21-22
Inner Harbor, West Wall
Open to the Public: June 22,
9-11 am and 1-3 pm |
 T/V
Kings Pointer - 225'
US Merchant Marine Training Ship
The Kings Pointer
is the flagship and training vessel of the US
Merchant Marine Academy. Her original name was
the USNS Contender. She was
commissioned as a Naval auxiliary (USNS),
operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC).
The ship was renamed T/V Kings Pointer
on Maritime Day 1993. |
June
22-26
Broadway Pier, Fell's Point |
 JDS
Kashima –
472’ Japanese Navy training ship
JDS Kashima
is the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF)
Training Squadron’s flagship, She has 360
crew including 118 cadets. |
September
7-12
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. |
Sept.
15-17
Fells Point, Broadway Pier
Open for tours
Sept 16, 1-3pm |
 USCGC
Sturgeon Bay 140-foot
Icebreaking Tug
The Bay-class
Cutters are state of the art icebreakers
used primarily for domestic ice breaking
duties. They are named after American Bays
and are stationed mainly in Northeastern
United States and Great Lakes. Sturgeon Bay
is homeported in Bayonne, New Jersey.
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Sept. 15 -17
Inner Harbor
Open
for tours
Sept 16, 12 noon-4pm
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USNA
Yard Patrol vessels - four
108’ training ships
Yard Patrol Craft
provide realistic, at sea training in
navigation and seamanship for midshipmen at
the U.S. Naval Academy and officer candidates
at OCS. Yard Patrol craft can cruise for up to
1400 nautical miles at 12 knots speed, for a
period of five days without refueling or
replenishing. |
Oct
9 - 12
Inner Harbor, Pier 5 |
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.
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Oct
10 - 12
Inner Harbor, Pier 1
Open for tours
Oct. 11, 10am-2pm |
Gazela
– 178’ tall ship from
Philadelphia
1883 barkentine Gazela
Primeiro was built in the shipyard of J.
M. Mendes in Setubal, Portugal. Her records
date from 1901 but there is good evidence that
many of the timbers used in her construction
are from the ship Gazella (spelled with two
Ls) which was built in 1883. Gazela was built
to carry fishermen to the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland. Every spring she would leave
Lisbon, laden with as many as 35 dories
stacked on deck like drinking cups, a crew of
40 men (35 fishermen/sailors, two cooks, two
mates and the captain), and a couple of
apprentices. Her cargo hold would be full of
salt as ballast. The salt would be used for
the fish that were caught (cod, flounder,
halibut, haddock and perch), preserving them
for the long trip home. After a remarkably
long commercial career, Gazela's last voyage
to the Banks as a commercial fishing ship was
made in 1969. |
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Oct. 11-15
Baltimore to Hampton Roads
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 16th
Annual Great Chesapeake 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. More
info ...
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Oct
20 - 22
Open for tours
Oct 21, 12 noon-4pm |
USNA
Yard Patrol vessels - four
108’ training ships
Yard Patrol Craft
provide realistic, at sea training in
navigation and seamanship for midshipmen at
the U.S. Naval Academy and officer candidates
at OCS. Yard Patrol craft can cruise for up to
1400 nautical miles at 12 knots speed, for a
period of five days without refueling or
replenishing. |
Oct.
20-23
Fells Point. Broadway
Pier
Arrival 9 am Oct. 20
Welcome ceremony 12 noon
Visiting hours 1pm-4pm, Oct. 21 & 22 |
 HMCS
Toronto
– 442’ Canadian
Navy frigate. Multi role patrol frigate.
HMCS Toronto was
commissioned in 1993 and has served in North
America, Europe and the Arabian Sea.
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Nov. 3
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 Beer,
Boats and Ballads Fundraiser
A fun, low-key,
lighthearted event to benefit Sail Baltimore
at Du Claw Brewing Company 901 S. Bond Street,
Baltimore, MD 21231 in the heart of historic
Fells Point. Includes food, drink, live band,
silent and live auctions.
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Nov.
10-16
Inner Harbor West Wall |
 HNoMS
Statsraad Lehmkuhl –
323’ tall ship from Norway
Three-masted bark, 98 meters, built in 1914 in
Bremerhaven, Germany. She was originally
built as a sail-training ship
under the name Grossherzog
Friedrich August. After WW II the ship
was bought by a Norwegian foundation that
still runs the ship.
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| Dec.
2 |
18th
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, and Locust Point. For
information call 410-342-4858.
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