Steam Tug Baltimore

Steam Tug Baltimore. , Steam Tug Baltimore was built at the foot of Federal Hill, at a cost of approximately $30,000. S.T. Baltimore served the city from 1906 to 1962. In 1963, Maryland Shipbuilding and Dry Dock sold the Baltimore to family in Cecil County, who used it as their personal yacht until 1979, when it sank in the Sassafras River., In 1981 the Baltimore was raised from the Sassafras River and transported to the museum for its restoration and preservation. From 1990-1999, she gave rides in the harbor with an all volunteer crew. In 1993, S.T. Baltimore was granted National Historic Landmark status by the National Park Service. In 2009, the BMI received a Save America's Treasures grant to continue her restoration., Built , Skinner Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Baltimore, 1906 , Gross Tonnage , 81 , Weight , 144 tons , Length , 88' 10½" B.P. , Breadth , 18.6 feet , Boiler , Hand-fired scotch boiler, 150psi , Propulsion , Steam Reciprocating, 12" x 25" x 22" , Horse Power , 330 , Speed , 11 knots, 156 rpm , Hull , Riveted Wrought Iron , House , Georgia Pine and Oak , Superstructure , Wood , Design , Plumb Bow, Fantail Stern, Towing Vessel / Inspection Tug / Ice Breaker , The last hand-fired, coal burning operational steam tug in the U.S. , Donated by Samuel F. duPont in 1981.. , [Side of marker:] , The harbor was susceptible to ice build up during the winter months and the S.T. Baltimore was one of the many tugs employed as icebreakers. Icebreakers had reinforced bows which could force through ice, clearing a path for commercial vessels coming to and from Baltimore.