CHESAPEAKE (AOT-5084)

Chesapeake (AOT-5084) photographed sometime between 2000 and 2009. Location unknown. United States Navy photo.

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

CHESAPEAKE (AOT-5084)

HESS VOYAGER

Mission

Mission Name
Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom

Historical Documents

Name	Download

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Ship Name Change	(No Date)	Ship HESS VOYAGER changes name to CHESAPEAKE
Entry	10/22/1987
Acquisition	12/15/1987	Ex HESS VOYAGER
Interim Movement	1/3/1997	ENRTE: Outport at Hunters Point
Interim Movement	1/3/1997	At outport in Hunters Point
Interim Movement	1/18/1997	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	1/20/1997	Completed sea trial to Hunters Point
Interim Movement	1/30/1997	ENRTE: Gladstone Australia
Interim Movement	2/15/1997
Interim Movement	2/25/1997	ENRTE: Freshwater Bay Australia
Interim Movement	2/25/1997
Interim Movement	3/5/1997	ENRTE: Gladstone Australia
Interim Movement	3/5/1997
Interim Movement	4/5/1997	ENRTE: Brisbane Australia under tow
Interim Movement	4/5/1997	In to assess ruder and horn damage
Interim Movement	8/10/1997	Conducting sea trial
Interim Movement	8/11/1997	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	8/13/1997	ENRTE: San Francisco CA w/ETA 08/30/97
Interim Movement	8/28/1997	Completed Tandem Thrust Ex./MARAD OPCON
Interim Movement	5/8/1998	ENRTE: Oakland CA for 120 day yard work
Interim Movement	5/8/1998	At Bay Ship & Yacht for 120 day yard wrk
Interim Movement	9/25/1998	Post repair sea trial
Interim Movement	9/27/1998	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	12/3/1998	ENRTE: San Francisco Pier 50
Interim Movement	12/3/1998
Interim Movement	1/15/1999	ENRTE: San Francisco Drydock
Interim Movement	1/15/1999	At San Francisco Drydock
Interim Movement	11/12/1999	Departed Pier 50 for IMS demo
Interim Movement	11/22/1999	Returned from IMS demo
Interim Movement	9/3/2000	Participating in JLOTS Ex MSC OPCON
Interim Movement	9/6/2000	At Camp Pendelton (CPEND)
Interim Movement	9/29/2000	ENRTE: San Francisco
Interim Movement	9/30/2000	Completed JLOTS Ex MARAD OPCON
Interim Movement	3/17/2001	ENRTE: Cascade General S/Y for drydock
Interim Movement	3/20/2001	In for drydocking at Cascade General S/Y
Interim Movement	4/12/2001	Conducting sea trial to San Francisco
Interim Movement	4/15/2001	Completed sea trial & drydocking
Interim Movement	5/6/2001	ENRTE: Chinhae South Korea for JLOTS EX
Interim Movement	5/24/2001	Diego Garcia is new homeport
Interim Movement	6/21/2001	Shifting to Pusan for APS
Interim Movement	6/21/2001
Interim Movement	7/5/2001	ENRTE: Ulsan South Korea
Interim Movement	7/5/2001	Vessel turn over from WR to CR 07/05/01
Interim Movement	7/8/2001	ENRTE: Diego Garcia w/ETA 07/21/2001
Interim Movement	7/22/2001
Interim Movement	9/12/2001	Conducting ISE until further notice
Interim Movement	9/19/2001	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	11/27/2001	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	12/1/2001	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	1/29/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	2/2/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	2/7/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	2/9/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	3/12/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	3/14/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	3/26/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	3/28/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	5/1/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	5/3/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	5/29/2002	Shift from anchorage #13 to ALPHA Pier
Interim Movement	5/29/2002	Completed shift to ALPHA Pier
Interim Movement	6/3/2002	Conducting 3 day ISE
Interim Movement	6/6/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	6/19/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	6/21/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	7/1/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	7/3/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	9/9/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	9/11/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	9/23/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	9/25/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	11/12/2002	Conducting ISE
Interim Movement	11/14/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	12/9/2002	Conducing ISE
Interim Movement	12/16/2002	Completed ISE
Interim Movement	5/27/2006
Interim Movement	6/5/2006	ENRTE: FT Story, VA
Interim Movement	3/2/2007	OPDS-3
Depart	6/30/2008	"Leaving Alameda, CA for JLOTS 08 exercise."
Arrival	8/4/2008	"Returned to Alameda, CA from JLOTS 08 exercise."
Interim Movement	9/26/2008	Departed Alameda, CA for Masirah Mission Operations at 1015 PST.
Interim Movement	1/13/2009	Arrived Port Arthur, TX; OPCON shifted to MARAD.
Status Change	2/3/2009	Vessel downgraded to NDRF retention status.
Interim Movement	2/18/2009	Depart for BRF upon completion of Deactivation.
Interim Movement	2/18/2009	Arrived at BRF at 1525 cst from Gulf Copper Shipyard in Port Arthur, TX.