Chesapeake often refers to: *

Chesapeake people The Chesepian or Chesapeake were a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe who inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. They occupied an area which is now the Norfolk, Virginia, Norfo ...

, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian * The Chesapeake, a.k.a.

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

Delmarva Peninsula The Delmarva Peninsula, or simply Delmarva, is a large peninsula and proposed state on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the vast majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore regions of Maryland and Virginia. ...

, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula Chesapeake may also refer to:

Populated places

In Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, it is the second-most populous independent city in Virginia, tenth-largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 90th ...

, city * Chesapeake City, a.k.a. Phoebus, Virginia * Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia, unincorporated community * Chesapeake colony, a.k.a.

Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James (Powhatan) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was ...

In other U.S. states

* Chesapeake, Indiana, defunct * Chesapeake, Missouri * Chesapeake, Ohio * Chesapeake, Tennessee, a neighborhood of

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and t ...

* Chesapeake, West Virginia

Schools

Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County Chesapeake Senior High School (CHS) is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name. The other is the Chesapeake High School of Baltimore County. It is one of two public high schools in Pasadena, the other being Northeast High School, Chesa ...

, Maryland *

Chesapeake High School, Baltimore Chesapeake High School (CHS), is a four-year public high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. About the school Chesapeake High School is one of two high schools in Maryland by that name, the other being Chesapeake High School, Ann ...

, Maryland * Chesapeake College, public community college based in Wye Mills, Maryland

Ships

* United States lightship ''Chesapeake'' (LV-116), a lightvessel * USS ''Chesapeake'' (1799), an American frigate captured by HMS ''Shannon'' in 1813 * USS ''Patapsco'' (1799), a sloop originally named USS ''Chesapeake'' but renamed in 1799 while still under construction * USS ''Chesapeake'' (1898), a training ship renamed USS ''Severn'' on 15 June 1905 * USS ''Chesapeake'' (ID-3395), a freighter * USS ''Chesapeake'' (AOT-5084) * HMS ''Chesapeake'' (1855), a Royal Navy frigate * ''Chesapeake'' was a British ship launched in 1799 that in 1840 was sold to an American trading house at Canton, which named her ''Chesapeake'', and then sold her to the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

, which purchased her for the

Imperial Chinese Navy The Imperial Chinese Navy was the modern navy of the Qing dynasty of China established in 1875. An Imperial naval force in China first came into existence from 1132 during the Song dynasty and existed in some form until the end of the Qing dynasty ...

. The British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...

destroyed her on 27 February 1841 during the

Battle of First Bar The Battle of First Bar was fought between British and Chinese forces at First Bar Island and its surrounding area in the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China, on 27 February 1841 during the First Opium War. Background On 21 February 1841 ...

at the onset of the

First Opium War The First Opium War (), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Sino War was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of the ...

Music, entertainment, and books

Chesapeake (band) Chesapeake was an American bluegrass band formed in 1994 in Bethesda, Maryland as a direct offshoot from The Seldom Scene. History Mike Auldridge, T. Michael Coleman, and Moondi Klein, who played together in Seldom Scene in the mid '90's d ...

, a folk-rock/progressive bluegrass band from Maryland * ''Chesapeake'' (novel), a novel published in 1978 by James Michener * ''Chesapeake'' (album), the third full-length album by Rachael Yamagata *'' Chesapeake Shores'', Canadian/American television drama *''Chesapeake Shores'', novel series written by

Sherryl Woods Sherryl Woods (born July 23, 1944 in Arlington, Virginia, United States) is an American writer of over 110 romance and mystery novels since 1982. She also signed her novels as "Alexandra Kirk" and "Suzanne Sherrill". She splits her time between ...

Transportation

* ''Chesapeake'' (train), an Amtrak commuter service between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. * ''Chesapeake'' (train, 1994–1995), an Amtrak service between New York City and Richmond, Virginia *

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmond ...

, a former American railroad, operating from 1869 to 1972 in the state of Virginia *

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Potomac Canal, wh ...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (also known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the urban Western Shore, between ...

, also known as the Bay Bridge, a bridge crossing the Chesapeake Bay *

Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Delmarva and Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. It opened in ...

, bridge-tunnel crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay

Other

Chesapeake Bay Retriever The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large breed of dog belonging to the retriever, gundog, and sporting breed groups. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. Historically used by local market hu ...

, a breed of dog *Chesapeake Corporation, a historical holding company associated with

Van Sweringen railroad holdings In addition to streetcar lines, the Van Sweringen Brothers of Cleveland, Ohio owned a vast network of steam railroads. History The New York Central Railroad had owned the closely parallel New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad since 1882, soon af ...

* Chesapeake Energy, an American publicly held producer of natural gas * Chesapeake Energy Arena, a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oklahoma City *

Chesapeake Utilities Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an American corporation formed in 1947. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company engaged, through our operating divisions and subsidiaries, in various energy and other businesses. Headq ...

, an American energy services company focusing on distribution of natural gas and propane * Chesapeake Mill, in Wickham, Hampshire, England, a building constructed from the timbers of the USS Chesapeake *The Vought ''Chesapeake'', British name for the United States built dive bomber, the Vought SB2U Vindicator * Hemoglobin Chesapeake, a special form of hemoglobin that causes polycythemia