Mission Statement
In honor of all the hard work and dedication that went into the salvage and continued restoration of the tug:
The mission of the Baltimore and Chesapeake Steamboat Company is to maintain the steam tug Baltimore and operate it as an educational museum highlighting the tug's unique place in American history. The Company intends to make the Baltimore a nation-wide focal recognition artifact for teaching industrial history and in linking of that history to the greater fabric of American society and material culture. Interpretation, in Baltimore and as Baltimore's ambassador to other ports, will focus on:
- The 1906 beginnings of the steam tug Baltimore.
- Baltimore's role as "The Inspector" along the City's waterfront community.
- Port of Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay career highlights.
- Preservation and restoration process.
- The historical place of steam tugs in the development of 19th and early 20th century America.
- Life style of steam tug crews and their families.
