Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth
American lightvessel, launched 1916 in Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1989, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
United States Lightship 101, known as Portsmouth (LV-101) as a museum ship, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth never had a lightship station; however, when the vessel was dry docked there as a museum, she took on the pseudonym Portsmouth. A National Historic Landmark, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | London Slip, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth (Independent City), VA |
| Independent city | City of Portsmouth |
| Listed | May 5, 1989 |
| Listed for | Politics and government, Architecture, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Cape Charles; Relief; Overfalls; Stoneh |
| Reference number | 89001080 |
| Type of place | lightvessel, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Virginia Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structure |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | London Slip, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth (Independent City), VA |
| Coordinates | 36.8370° N, 76.2962° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Portsmouth (Independent City) | 22 listed places in Portsmouth (Independent City) → |
| Nearest national park unit | Fort Monroe National Monument · 12 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth listed on the National Register?
May 5, 1989. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth?
Yes. Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth?
London Slip, Elizabeth River, Portsmouth (Independent City), City of Portsmouth, Virginia. The nearest national park unit is Fort Monroe National Monument, 12 miles away.
Source: Fort Monroe National Monument
Where is the nomination form for Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Lightship No. 101, Portsmouth?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 89001080. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.