USS Chesapeake
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Five ships of the United States Navy
have been named Chesapeake after the Chesapeake Bay
, the body of water along Maryland
and Virginia
.
, a 38-gun frigate in commission from 1800 to 1813
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
have been named Chesapeake after the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
, the body of water along Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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, a 38-gun frigate in commission from 1800 to 1813
- USS Chesapeake, a sloop which was renamed in 1799 while still under construction, launched in 1799, and sold in 1801
- USS Chesapeake, a bark which served as a training ship from 1900 to 1910, was renamed in 1905, and served as a submarine tender from 1910 until decommissioned in 1916, a salvage ship in commission from March to October 1919
- SS Chesapeake (AOT-5084)SS Chesapeake (AOT-5084)The SS Chesapeake is a transport oiler that has been in service in the United States Military Sealift Command since 2000.-Construction and commercial service 1964-1987:...
, a transport tanker placed in non-commissioned Military Sealift Command service in 2000