Record #:

2798

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Air Ship Dock #2 was built in Pasquotank County by the Navy during World War II to house blimps used in antisubmarine warfare. One of the world's largest wooden buildings, it was destroyed by fire on August 3, 1995.

Source:

North Carolina Historic Preservation Office Newsletter (NoCar Oversize F 255 N48x), Vol. Issue , Winter 1995, p30, il

Subject(s):

Airships; Hangars--Pasquotank County; Historic buildings--Pasquotank County