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Chesapeake Light Tower
NREL Jim Green
June, 2015
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Chesapeake Lightship
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History
• Lightship deployed in 1930 marking the entrance to Chesapeake Bay
• Replaced in 1965 by the Chesapeake Light Tower o One of six “Texas Towers” along the East Coast, built in 1965; the only
one still in service
o Initially staffed full time; automated in 1980
o ~13 mi (22 km) from VA shore
o Water depth ~ 45 ft (13.7 m)
• Other federal agencies using the tower o NASA meteorology research since 1997 (NASA Langley)
o Coast Guard: aids to navigation
o U.S. Navy and Army: fly-by only for helicopter pilot training
o Formerly: NOAA National Data Buoy Center, Station CHLV2
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Chesapeake Light Tower
Annual Mean Wind Speed: 7.6 m/s
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Chesapeake Light Tower
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Platform Overview
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Light Tower and NASA atmospheric Instruments, 112 feet
Helicopter Deck, 85 feet Helicopter Deck Walkway, 81.5 feet
Boat Landing, 11 feet
Machinery and Quarters Deck, 73 feet Maintenance Deck,
55 ft
South East Pile
North East Pile
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Structural Detail & Nomenclature
(U.S. Coast Guard) (U.S. Coast Guard)
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Helicopter Deck
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Hallway Views
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Typical Bunkroom
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Radio Room
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Common Room
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Galley
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Generator Room
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Lantern Room
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Quarters Deck Catwalks
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Maintenance Deck
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View Down From Maintenance Deck
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View From Below