"1812-1833"
— Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
After the War of 1812, the shipyard helped repel an invasion of Craney Island and the USS Chesapeake was captured off Nova Scotia. Gosport continued to expand and improve. The keel of the USS Delaware was laid in the summer of 1817. The ship, launched October 21, 1820, was one of the largest warships in the world.HM Number | HM1GF1 |
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Date Added | Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 11:45am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 384340 N 4076510 |
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Decimal Degrees | 36.82740000, -76.29693333 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 49.644', W 76° 17.816' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 49' 38.64" N, 76° 17' 48.96" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 757 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 208-298 Lincoln St, Portsmouth VA 23704, US |
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