Chesapeake Lightship

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lightship
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay_Maritime_Museum
gptkbp:artwork inspired local artists
gptkbp:beam 30 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:L._M._Smith
gptkbp:colors white
Fl_15s
gptkbp:communityEvents hosts maritime festivals
gptkbp:communityInvolvement local volunteer support
gptkbp:conservationEfforts restored in 1990s
gptkbp:constructionMaterial steel
gptkbp:crewCapacity 12 crew members
gptkbp:culturalImpact featured in maritime history discussions
gptkbp:currentStatus museum ship
gptkbp:decommissioned 1985
gptkbp:displacement 400 tons
gptkbp:draft 10 feet
gptkbp:educationalPrograms maritime education initiatives
gptkbp:environmentalImpact promotes awareness of maritime heritage
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Baltimore_Maritime_Museum
floating museum
history of lightships
gptkbp:famousLandmark designated historic landmark
gptkbp:fate preserved as a historic vessel
gptkbp:historicalResearch subject of academic studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_United_States_Lighthouse_Service
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chesapeake Lightship
gptkbp:length 130 feet
gptkbp:lighting 1930
1985
Flashing white light
gptkbp:lightRange 15 nautical miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
gptkbp:maintenance ongoing preservation work
gptkbp:mediaAppearances documentaries and books
gptkbp:musicBy fog horn
gptkbp:navigationEquipment marking shipping lanes
gptkbp:notableEvent survived_Hurricane_Sandy
gptkbp:numberBuilt WLV-518
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:partOf National_Historic_Landmark_District
gptkbp:propulsion diesel engine
gptkbp:publicAccess open to visitors
gptkbp:relatedPatent other_lightships_in_the_US
gptkbp:servedIn navigational aid
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:Nantucket_Lightship
gptkbp:type radio beacon
buoyed lightship
gptkbp:visitors attracts thousands annually
gptkbp:volunteerOpportunities available for community service
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1930
2010