Chesapeake

Chesapeake most often refers to:


 * Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian
 * Chesapeake Bay
 * Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula

Chesapeake may also refer to:

In Virginia

 * Chesapeake, Virginia, an independent city
 * Phoebus, Virginia, formerly known as Chesapeake City
 * Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia, an unincorporated community

In other US states

 * Chesapeake, Indiana, defunct
 * Chesapeake, Missouri
 * Chesapeake, Ohio
 * Chesapeake, West Virginia

Schools

 * Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
 * Chesapeake High School, Baltimore, Maryland
 * Chesapeake College, public community college based in Wye Mills, Maryland

Ships

 * SS Chesapeake, a transport oiler that was in service with the United States Navy from 2000 to 2009
 * 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
 * Porcher (1799 ship), originally a British ship named Chesapeake while owned by an American trading house at Canton

Music, entertainment, and books

 * Chesapeake (band), 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

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, a former American railroad, operating from 1869 to 1972 in the state of Virginia
 * Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
 * Chesapeake Bay Bridge, also known as the Bay Bridge, a bridge crossing the Chesapeake Bay
 * Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel, bridge-tunnel crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
 * Chesapeake 1000, a crane ship
 * Vought Chesapeake, a British name for the Vought SB2U Vindicator

Other

 * Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a breed of dog
 * Chesapeake Corporation, a historical holding company associated with Van Sweringen railroad holdings
 * Chesapeake Energy, an American publicly held producer of natural gas
 * Chesapeake Energy Arena, a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oklahoma City
 * Chesapeake Utilities, 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