Chesapeake

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United States lightship Chesapeake (LS-116/WAL-538/WLV-538) is a museum ship owned by the National Park Service and on a 25-year loan to Baltimore City, and is operated by Historic Ships in Baltimore Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. A National Historic Landmark, she is one of a small number of preserved lightships. Since 1820, several lightships have served at the Chesapeake lightship station and have been called Chesapeake. Lightships were initially lettered in the early 1800s, but then numbered as they were often moved from one light station to another. The name painted on the side of lightships was the short name of the Light Station they were assigned to and was the daytime visual aspect of the many Aids to Navigation on board lightships. The United States Coast Guard assigned new hull numbers to all lightships still in service in late 1940s, but the Coast Guard did not enforce the use of the new hull designation and number, WAL-538, until January 1951. In January 1965 the Coast Guard further modified all lightship hull designations from WAL to WLV, so Chesapeake became WLV-538.

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  • Chesapeake ⓘ
    lightvessel
  • USS Governor R. M. McLane ⓘ
    patrol vessel of the United States Navy
  • USS Oak Ridge ⓘ
    World War II U.S. naval vessel used as a floating dry dock
  • USS Sanctuary ⓘ
    1944 Haven-class hospital ship
  • USS Torsk ⓘ
    1944 Tench-class submarine
  • USS Constellation ⓘ
    last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy
1929-02-06T00:00:00Z
1929-02-06T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1930-10-22T00:00:00Z
1930-10-22T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1971-01-06T00:00:00Z
1971-01-06T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1814-09-12T00:00:00Z
1814-09-12T00:00:00Z
1814-09-15T00:00:00Z
1814-09-15T00:00:00Z
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Beam in the Engine room of Lightship Chesapeake showing the original hull number was L S No 116Beam in the Engine room of Lightship Chesapeake showing the original hull number was L S No 116
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Lightship Chesapeake (LV-116) in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, with the Power Plant and National Aquarium at Baltimore behindLightship Chesapeake (LV-116) in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, with the Power Plant and National Aquarium at Baltimore behind
United States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116)United States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116)
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1814Battle of North PointUnited States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1814Battle of BaltimoreUnited States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageMaryland's National Register Properties page@Wikidata
    linkpageMedusa page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftChesapeakelightvesselWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Governor R. M. McLaneshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Oak RidgeshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Sanctuaryhospital ship, Haven-class hospital shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Torsksubmarine, Tench-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraft1854USS Constellationpreserved watercraft, shipWikidata
    organisationarms industryAdcor Defensearms industry, businessWikidata
    organisationarms industry1912Glenn L. Martin Companyarms industry, aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industryWikidata
    organisationarms industry1942Applied Physics Laboratorynonprofit organization, arms industry, laboratory, defense contractor, space industry, University Affiliated Research CenterWikidata
    organisationfactoryUnited States Coast Guard YardshipyardWikidata
    organisationfactory1887Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyardshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    organisationshipbuildingBethlehem Fairfield Shipyardshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding companyColumbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Co.shipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    sitefortFort Carrollsea fortWikidata
    sitefortFort HowardfortWikidata
    sitefortFort Smallwood Parkfort, parkWikidata
    sitefort1776Fort McHenryhistoric site, National Park Service, star fortWikidata
    sitefort1861Fort Marshallstar fortWikidata
    sitefort1897Fort Armisteadfort, United States ArmyWikidata
    commonsimageDETAIL SHOWING THE STERN TUBE, PROPELLOR SHAFT AND RELATED EQUIPMENT IN THE LOWER MOTOR ROOM. NOTE THE WORM-WHEEL TURNING GEAR AT CENTER, AND THE KINGBURY THRUST BEARING IN THE HAER MD-133-14 Commons
    commonsimageDETAIL SHOWING THE STERN TUBE, PROPELLOR SHAFT AND RELATED EQUIPMENT IN THE LOWER MOTOR ROOM. NOTE THE WORM-WHEEL TURNING GEAR AT CENTER, AND THE KINGBURY THRUST BEARING IN THE HAER MD-133-14 (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageLtshp Commons
    commonsimageBeam in the Engine room of Lightship Chesapeake showing the original hull number was L S No 116 Commons
    commonsimageCHESAPEAKE-631 Commons
    commonsimageCHESAPEAKE-624 Commons
    commonsimageCHESAPEAKE-631 Commons
    commonsimageCHESAPEAKE-627 Commons
    commonsimageLightship Chesapeake (LV-116) in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, with the Power Plant and National Aquarium at Baltimore behind Commons
    commonsimageUnited States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116) Commons
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