United States lightship Chesapeake

United States lightship Chesapeake 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.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: lightvessel
  • Address: Pier 3, Baltimore, MD 21202

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include World Trade Center and United States Custom House.

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The Baltimore is a 30-story skyscraper located on the of Baltimore, Maryland designed by the architectural firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners with principal architects Henry N.

Public building
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U.S. Custom House is a historic custom house building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a granite, steel-frame structure measuring 252 feet 8 inches by 139 feet 6 inches. is situated 930 feet north of United States lightship Chesapeake.

Lighthouse
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The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in . It was located atop Seven Foot Knoll in the until it was replaced by a modern navigational aid and relocated to as a museum exhibit. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of United States lightship Chesapeake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner Harbor and Little Italy.

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The is the heart of , and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in southeastern , . The neighborhood is known for its strong Italian-American heritage and identity.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of historic rowhouses in , Maryland, United States, located immediately southwest of, and in close walking distance to the city's .

United States lightship Chesapeake

Latitude
39.28568° or 39° 17′ 9″ north
Longitude
-76.60878° or 76° 36′ 32″ west
Inception
1930
Operator
Historic Ships of Baltimore
Open location code
87F579PR+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127075950
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q7892539
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In Other Languages

From French to Japanese—“United States lightship Chesapeake” goes by many names.
  • French: “Chesapeake”
  • Japanese: “チェサピーク号”
  • “Chesapeake”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pier 3 and 9/11 Fallen Memorial.

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