Lightship 116 Chesapeake
by Pamela Hyde Wilson
Title
Lightship 116 Chesapeake
Artist
Pamela Hyde Wilson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Lightship 116 was first assigned to the Fenwick Island Shoal (DE) Station from 1930-33 by the U.S. Lighthouse Service. After that assignment the ship marked the entrance to Chesapeake Bay until the beginning of World War II. "During the war most coastal lightships were withdrawn for security reasons and were often converted for wartime duties. During 1942-45 Lightship 116 was painted battleship gray, armed with two 20mm cannons, and used as a patrol/inspection vessel near the entrance to the Cape Cod Canal. In 1945, Lightship 116 returned to the waters off Cape Henry (VA) where her bright red hull, beacon light and "Chesapeake" station designation guided maritime traffic in and out of the Chesapeake Bay for the next 20 years." This ship can now be seen at the Baltimore Maritime Museum in Maryland.
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January 27th, 2014
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