1. Chesapeake Bay and Ships
A small part of the Universe
A Big part of our Lives

2. Navigation Recreational Boating Commercial Fishing Commercial Shipping
Military
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3. CHESAPEAKE BAY
Average depth is 40 feet
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4. Early Chesapeake Bay Shipping
Steamboat (1813) American Colonial
fighting ships
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5. 1862 - Battle of Hampton Roads
CSS Virginia
Confederate
(Ironclad warship)
USS Monitor
Union
(Ironclad warship)
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6. Militarily Strategic
Naval battles occurred in the Chesapeake Bay during the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War
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7. Commercial Shipping
Container ships leave and enter ports in Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News and Norfolk daily.
Hampton Roads ranks 2nd in U.S. for metric tons of exports.
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8. US Coast Guard
The US Coast Guard protects our Coastal and Inland waters from smugglers and Drug dealers.
They also rescue people, ships and boats that are in distress.
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9. Fishing Boats
Fishing and the harvesting of marine crustaceans is a major source of food and revenue for the local economy
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10. Sailing on Chesapeake Bay
The recreational use of the Bay brings millions of dollars to the local economy annually
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11. Home Port for the US Navy
The headquarters for the US Atlantic fleet is at
Naval Station Norfolk, VA
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12. Home Port for the US Navy
Thousand of military personnel call Hampton Roads on the Chesapeake Bay their “Home Port”
Home Port for the US Navy
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13. Hover Craft
Hover Craft are extensively used in Europe, but are not widely used by the US military.
They are rarely seen on the Chesapeake Bay.
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14. Aircraft Carriers Protect our Shores
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15. The Mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest bay in the United States
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16. Channel Depth Chesapeake Channel ~ 15-25m deep
Thimble Shoal Channel ~ 15-25m deep
Chesapeake Channel ~ 15-25m deep
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17. The End
Created By: Phyllis Butler
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