Weeksville Dirigible Hangar

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf airship hangar
gptkbp:built 1941
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:height approximately 160 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weeksville Dirigible Hangar
gptkbp:length over 1,000 feet
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
wood
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest wooden structures in the world
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Weeksville
gptkbp:purpose support for anti-submarine blimp operations
gptkbp:status one hangar destroyed by fire in 1995
one steel hangar remains
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedFor training
maintenance
blimp storage
gptkbp:width approximately 300 feet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Weeksville
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6