Footsteps on deck Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
WBAL-TV (Oct. 31, 2024) quoted public programs coordinator Stephanie Smith: "When you're alone on the ship, you'll hear footsteps," and "I would come up, and there would be nobody there." Source: WBAL-TV.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The sloop-of-war was launched in 1854 and is preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore (Wikipedia).
In recent news, WBAL-TV (Oct. 31, 2024) reported on the ship's Maritime Macabre Tour (WBAL-TV).
Ghost stories
These are reported legends, not verified events. The creepiness score (1–5) is Spook Atlas's own editorial rating, not a measurement.
Then and now
Public access
Open to the public Historic Ships in Baltimore lists November–December hours of 11 am to 4:30 pm Monday–Friday and 10 am to 5 pm Saturday–Sunday, with all ships closed on Thanksgiving (Historic Ships in Baltimore). Last checked: Nov 1, 2026.
Explore more
- More places in Baltimore and Maryland
- More haunted & abandoned ships
- Nearby: Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum (Baltimore, MD), Fort McHenry (Baltimore, MD), Gettysburg Battlefield (Gettysburg, PA), Jennie Wade House (Gettysburg, PA)
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