Pride of Baltimore II Apprroaching Key Bridge at Baltimore Harbor

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B><U>PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II APPROACHING KEY BRIDGE</U></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Annapolis City Dock"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="21"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 18 x 24 pen ink"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 18 x 24 pen ink"><U><B>Return to 18" x 24" pen and ink page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4b596640.gif" border=0 width="150" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3d796580.gif" border=0 width="150" height="88" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="4a7965b0.gif" border=0 width="150" height="91" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>           </div> <bR> <div> <B>The </B><B>Pride of Baltimore II</B><B>  is shown here on the Patapsco River approaching the Key Bridge on her departure for Europe.  The </B><B>Pride of Baltimore II</B><B> was launched on April 30, 1988 as the successor to the original </B><B>Pride of Baltimore</B><B> which sank in 12,000 feet of water during a severe squall 300 miles north of Puerto Rico on May 14, 1986 on her return from a visit to Europe.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The </B><B>Pride of Baltimore II</B><B> is a replica of the very fast Baltimore Clippers made famous in the early and during the war of 1812 by American privateers in attacking British shipping and later, because of their speed, in the slave trade.  The exterior of the </B><B>Pride of Baltimore II</B><B> is an authentic representation of the original Baltimore Clippers.  The interior structure, however, incorporates many modern design and safety innovations required by the Coast Guard for certification to carry passengers.  These include watertight bulkheads, which the original </B><B>Pride of Baltimore</B><B> did not have since her interior structure also replicated the shipbuilding customs of the early 17</B><B>th</B><B> century.  It was the absence of these bulkheads that was considered one of the contributing factors in the her sinking.</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>