Historic Ships in Baltimore

Historic Ships in Baltimore. "Walk the Decks of History!". US Coast Guard Cutter, Taney, the only warship still afloat that saw action during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was commissioned in 1936. This 326-foot High Endurance Cutter is one of seven Secretary class ships built. Besides, world war two, Taney gave a half century of wide ranging continuous service until being decommissioned in 1986., US Lightship # 116 "Chesapeake" marked the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay for over 29 years. Lightship #116 was initially assigned to Fenwick Island, Delaware in 1930. The Lightship was transferred to the approaches of the Chesapeake Bay where her bright red hull, masted lamp and loud foghorn guided mariners to safe harbor for 29 years. From 1965 - 1970, Lightship #116 finished its career marking the Delaware Bay approaches., US Submarine Torsk sank the last enemy vessel of world war two. Torsk was launched in late 1944 and represented the state-of-the-art US Submarine technology in World War II. The submarine carried out two wartime patrols in the Pacific, and on August 14, 1945, sank two Japanese coastal defense frigates, the last enemy ships sank during the war. The Torsk also has an amazing service record of dives, among the highest total of any submarine in US history., Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse was built in 1856 and is one of the oldest screw pile lighthouse in Maryland. The lighthouse marked the entrance to Baltimore's harbor for 133 years before being moved to the Inner Harbor for restoration. The lighthouse was built at the mouth of the Patapsco River marking the shoal known as the Seven Foot Knoll. It was built on cast iron pilings with corkscrew like bases that were screwed into the soft mud on the bottom of the Bay eliminating the need for a masonry foundation.