National Historic Landmark · tug · Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland

Baltimore (tug)

Steam-powered tugboat in Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Built 1906. Added to the National Register in 1993, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visit National Historic Landmark Built 1906 Listed 1993

Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 3 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Baltimore (tug)

Baltimore is a preserved steam-powered tugboat, built in 1906 by the Skinner Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore, Maryland. She is formerly the oldest operating steam tugboat in the United States, but at present does not hold an operating license issued by the US Coast Guard, so is unable to leave her dock at the Baltimore Museum of Industry on Key Highway, Baltimore. Her hull is not capable of operating on open water. Baltimore was built and operated as a harbor inspection tug, capable of acting as a municipal tugboat for city barges, as well as an official welcoming vessel and VIP launch, an auxiliary fireboat, and as a light icebreaker.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places

Property type	Structure
Address	1415 Key Hwy., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
County	Baltimore County
Listed	Nov 4, 1993
Reference number	93001613
Built	1906
Type of place	tug
Designations	National Historic Landmark
Contributing resources	1 structures
Standing	Yes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public

Address	1415 Key Hwy., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Coordinates	39.27464, -76.60083 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unit	Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearby	Greenbelt Campground 25 mi · Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas 25 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 26 mi

This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 93001613. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.