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The Pride Memorial (Baltimore, MD)

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Pride Memorial Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD
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Location

Key Highway and S Shore Promenade at Rash Field (Street View – approximate)

GPS: 39° 16′ 53.62″ N 76° 36′ 30.08″ W

History

The Pride of Baltimore was a reproduction of a Baltimore clipper topsail schooner named The Chausseur which fought in the War of 1812 under privateer Thomas Boyle. The Pride was lost at sea in a micro-burst squall with her captain and three souls in May of 1986. She had been commissioned in 1975, was built alongside the Science Center, and was launched by Barbara Mikulski in 1977. A Pride of Baltimore II was launched in 1988. Monument dedicated in 1992.

Notes

Located at the east end of Rash Field, which lies on the south side of the Inner Harbor. The Rusty Scupper restaurant is nearby and the mound of Federal Hill looms immediately to the south. Currently occupying Rash Field to the west is the Trapeze School of Baltimore and sand volleyball courts. The Pride Memorial itself is composed of a central wooden mast held in place by guide wires, a set of inscribed plaques, and an etching of the ship.

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Written by admin

February 20th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

Posted in All, Federal Hill, Inner Harbor, Maritime

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  1. I would have to say that the mast is not depicted as a sinking ship.
    It is reflecting the actual rake of the mast of the Pride Of Baltimore and Pride Of Baltimore ll and ships of that period.
    Regards,
    Bill

    bill mcallen

    8 Feb 10 at 11:02 am

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