Chesapeake

Chesapeake most often refers to:

• Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian
• Chesapeake Bay
• Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula

Chesapeake may also refer to:

Populated places

In Virginia

• Chesapeake, Virginia, an independent city
• Phoebus, Virginia, formerly known as Chesapeake City
• Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia, an unincorporated community

In other US states

• Chesapeake, Indiana, defunct
• Chesapeake, Missouri
• Chesapeake, Ohio
• Chesapeake, West Virginia

Schools

• Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
• Chesapeake High School, Baltimore, Maryland
• Chesapeake College, public community college based in Wye Mills, Maryland

Ships

• SS Chesapeake, a transport oiler that was in service with the United States Navy from 2000 to 2009
• United States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116), a lightvessel
• USS Chesapeake (1799), an American frigate captured by HMS Shannon in 1813
• USS Patapsco (1799), a sloop originally named USS Chesapeake but renamed in 1799 while still under construction
• USS Chesapeake (1898), a training ship renamed USS Severn on 15 June 1905
• USS Chesapeake (ID-3395), a freighter
• USS Chesapeake (AOT-5084)
• HMS Chesapeake (1855), a Royal Navy frigate
• Porcher (1799 ship), originally a British ship named Chesapeake while owned by an American trading house at Canton

Music, entertainment, and books

• Chesapeake (band), a folk-rock/progressive bluegrass band from Maryland
• Chesapeake (novel), a novel published in 1978 by James Michener
• Chesapeake (album), the third full-length album by Rachael Yamagata
• Chesapeake Shores, Canadian/American television drama
• Chesapeake Shores, novel series written by Sherryl Woods

Transportation

• Chesapeake (train), an Amtrak commuter service between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
• Chesapeake (train, 1994–1995), an Amtrak service between New York City and Richmond, Virginia
• Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, a former American railroad, operating from 1869 to 1972 in the state of Virginia
• Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge, also known as the Bay Bridge, a bridge crossing the Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, bridge-tunnel crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
• Chesapeake 1000, a crane ship
• Vought Chesapeake, a British name for the Vought SB2U Vindicator

Other

• Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a breed of dog
• Chesapeake Corporation, a historical holding company associated with Van Sweringen railroad holdings
• Chesapeake Energy, an American publicly held producer of natural gas
• Chesapeake Energy Arena, a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oklahoma City
• Chesapeake Utilities, an American energy services company focusing on distribution of natural gas and propane
• Chesapeake Mill, in Wickham, Hampshire, England, a building constructed from the timbers of the USS Chesapeake
• The Vought Chesapeake, British name for the United States built dive bomber, the Vought SB2U Vindicator
• Hemoglobin Chesapeake, a special form of hemoglobin that causes polycythemia

See also

• Battle of the Chesapeake, a naval battle in 1781 between a British fleet and a combined French-American fleet
• All pages with titles beginning with Chesapeake
• All pages with titles containing Chesapeake

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