Weeksville Dirigible Hangar Complex

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Weeksville_Dirigible_Hangar_Complex
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:addedTo gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1993
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Naval_Air_Station_Weeksville
gptkbp:built 1941
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:contains steel airship hangar
wooden airship hangar
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse private industry and storage
gptkbp:destroyedHangar steel hangar
gptkbp:hangarType blimp hangar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Weeksville Dirigible Hangar Complex
gptkbp:location gptkb:Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest wooden structures in the world
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 93001444
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:purpose airship operations
gptkbp:significance military aviation history
gptkbp:steelHangarDestroyedBy gptkb:fire
gptkbp:steelHangarDestroyedYear 1995
gptkbp:survivingHangar wooden hangar
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:usedFor anti-submarine patrols
gptkbp:woodenHangarDimensions 960 feet long, 328 feet wide, 198 feet high
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hangar_2_(Weeksville)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8