Virginia Capes
The Virginia Capes are the two capes, Cape Charles to the north and Cape Henry to the south, that define the entrance to Chesapeake Bay on the eastern coast of North America.
The importance of Chesapeake Bay in American history has long made the Capes strategically significant, most famously in the naval Battle of the Chesapeake that was a crucial step in winning the American Revolutionary War.
More recently, because of the proximity of the naval yards at Norfolk and Newport News, the Capes area has often been used for the initial trials of new Navy ships.
Referenced By
Cape Henry | Cape Henry, Virginia | Cape Henry National Memorial | USS Arkansas (BB-33) | USS Arkansas (CGN-41) | USS Arkansas (DLGN-41) | USS Coral Sea (CV-43) | USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) | USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) | USS Forrestal | USS Forrestal (CV-59) | USS Forrestal (CVA-59) | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) | USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) | USS Grampus (SS-523) | USS Iowa (BB-61) | USS Kansas (BB-21) | USS Michigan (BB-27) | USS Missouri (BB-11) | USS North Dakota | USS North Dakota (BB-29) | USS Ostfriesland | USS Pennsylvania (1837) | USS Ranger (CV-4) | USS Saipan (CVL-48) | USS Saratoga (CV-60) | USS Saratoga (CVA-60) | USS South Carolina (BB-26) | USS Tennessee (BB-43) | USS Texas (BB-35) | USS Texas (CGN-39) | USS Texas (DLGN-39) | USS Thompson (DD-627) | USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) | USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) | USS Trenton (LPD-14) | USS Utah | USS Utah (AG-16) | USS Utah (BB-31) | USS Wyoming (BB-32)
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