CHESAPEAKE
Year Built
1964
Official Number
296863
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard
General Type
Tanker
Specific Type
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
619.90 feet
Beam
102.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
19148.00 tons
Gross Tons
27015.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
174900.00 barrels
Draft, Summer
33.66 tons
Draft, Lightweight
16.00 tons
Displacement, Summer
62600.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
13500.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
The National Park Service completed a HAER survey, available in the Documents section, of Chesapeake which contains a detailed history of the vessel.
Vessel Name History
1964 - 1980: Hess Voyager
1980 - present: Chesapeake
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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Ship Name Change
| (No Date) | Ship HESS VOYAGER changes name to CHESAPEAKE |
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Entry
| 10/22/1987 | |
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Acquisition
| 12/15/1987 | Ex HESS VOYAGER |
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Interim Movement
| 1/3/1997 | ENRTE: Outport at Hunters Point |
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Interim Movement
| 1/3/1997 | At outport in Hunters Point |
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Interim Movement
| 1/18/1997 | Conducting sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 1/20/1997 | Completed sea trial to Hunters Point |
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Interim Movement
| 1/30/1997 | ENRTE: Gladstone Australia |
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Interim Movement
| 2/15/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 2/25/1997 | ENRTE: Freshwater Bay Australia |
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Interim Movement
| 2/25/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 3/5/1997 | ENRTE: Gladstone Australia |
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Interim Movement
| 3/5/1997 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/5/1997 | ENRTE: Brisbane Australia under tow |
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Interim Movement
| 4/5/1997 | In to assess ruder and horn damage |
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Interim Movement
| 8/10/1997 | Conducting sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 8/11/1997 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 8/13/1997 | ENRTE: San Francisco CA w/ETA 08/30/97 |
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Interim Movement
| 8/28/1997 | Completed Tandem Thrust Ex./MARAD OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 5/8/1998 | ENRTE: Oakland CA for 120 day yard work |
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Interim Movement
| 5/8/1998 | At Bay Ship & Yacht for 120 day yard wrk |
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Interim Movement
| 9/25/1998 | Post repair sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 9/27/1998 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 12/3/1998 | ENRTE: San Francisco Pier 50 |
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Interim Movement
| 12/3/1998 | |
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Interim Movement
| 1/15/1999 | ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock |
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Interim Movement
| 1/15/1999 | At San Francisco Drydock |
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Interim Movement
| 11/12/1999 | Departed Pier 50 for IMS demo |
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Interim Movement
| 11/22/1999 | Returned from IMS demo |
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Interim Movement
| 9/3/2000 | Participating in JLOTS Ex MSC OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 9/6/2000 | At Camp Pendelton (CPEND) |
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Interim Movement
| 9/29/2000 | ENRTE: San Francisco |
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Interim Movement
| 9/30/2000 | Completed JLOTS Ex MARAD OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 3/17/2001 | ENRTE: Cascade General S/Y for drydock |
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Interim Movement
| 3/20/2001 | In for drydocking at Cascade General S/Y |
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Interim Movement
| 4/12/2001 | Conducting sea trial to San Francisco |
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Interim Movement
| 4/15/2001 | Completed sea trial & drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 5/6/2001 | ENRTE: Chinhae South Korea for JLOTS EX |
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Interim Movement
| 5/24/2001 | Diego Garcia is new homeport |
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Interim Movement
| 6/21/2001 | Shifting to Pusan for APS |
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Interim Movement
| 6/21/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 7/5/2001 | ENRTE: Ulsan South Korea |
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Interim Movement
| 7/5/2001 | Vessel turn over from WR to CR 07/05/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/8/2001 | ENRTE: Diego Garcia w/ETA 07/21/2001 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/22/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 9/12/2001 | Conducting ISE until further notice |
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Interim Movement
| 9/19/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 11/27/2001 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 12/1/2001 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 1/29/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 2/2/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 2/7/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 2/9/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/12/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/14/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/26/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 3/28/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 5/1/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 5/3/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 5/29/2002 | Shift from anchorage #13 to ALPHA Pier |
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Interim Movement
| 5/29/2002 | Completed shift to ALPHA Pier |
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Interim Movement
| 6/3/2002 | Conducting 3 day ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 6/6/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 6/19/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 6/21/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 7/1/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 7/3/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 9/9/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 9/11/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 9/23/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 9/25/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 11/12/2002 | Conducting ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 11/14/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 12/9/2002 | Conducing ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 12/16/2002 | Completed ISE |
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Interim Movement
| 5/27/2006 | |
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Interim Movement
| 6/5/2006 | ENRTE: FT Story, VA |
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Interim Movement
| 3/2/2007 | OPDS-3 |
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Depart
| 6/30/2008 | "Leaving Alameda, CA for JLOTS 08 exercise." |
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Arrival
| 8/4/2008 | "Returned to Alameda, CA from JLOTS 08 exercise." |
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Interim Movement
| 9/26/2008 | Departed Alameda, CA for Masirah Mission Operations at 1015 PST. |
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Interim Movement
| 1/13/2009 | Arrived Port Arthur, TX; OPCON shifted to MARAD. |
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Status Change
| 2/3/2009 | Vessel downgraded to NDRF retention status. |
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Interim Movement
| 2/18/2009 | Depart for BRF upon completion of Deactivation. |
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Interim Movement
| 2/18/2009 | Arrived at BRF at 1525 cst from Gulf Copper Shipyard in Port Arthur, TX. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/29/2013 | Chesapeake_HAER_Report.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
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