Chesapeake Mill

She was captured on 1 June 1813 by the Royal Navy frigate HMS Shannon during War of 1812.

[4][5] Timbers from the Chesapeake were bought by John Prior, who was preparing to build a new mill at Wickham.

[6] The mill remained in operation until 1976 and now serves as a retail centre for antique and gift sellers.

In 1996 a timber fragment from the Chesapeake Mill was returned to the United States; it is on display at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk, Virginia.

[3] In late 2020 another piece of the original frigate was returned to the United States.