Historic Ships in Baltimore

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Historic Ships in Baltimore, created as a result of the merger of the USS Constellation Museum and the Baltimore Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States.

USS Constellation, docked in Baltimore

The museum's collection includes four historic museum ships and one lighthouse:

USS Constellation, a sloop-of-war; the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy
WHEC-37, a Coast Guard cutter; the last surviving vessel that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Torsk (SS-423), a World War II-era submarine; credited with the last sinking of an enemy ship by the USN in that war
Chesapeake (LV-116), a lightship; stationed at the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay for most of her 40-year service life
Seven Foot Knoll Light, a screw-pile lighthouse

All are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref> The four ships are also National Historic Landmarks.<ref name=nhl1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=nhl2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Liberty ship SS John W. Brown is also homeported out of Baltimore.

Historic Ships in Baltimore is an affiliate of the Living Classrooms Foundation.

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