Roads would cross Craney Island. Although not a historical name for the ship or station, a lightship named Portsmouth commemorates the first lightship at Craney Island at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. Virginia Historical Marker K-258 (The Battle of Craney Island) (at the entrance to Hoffler Creek Wildlife Preserve on Twin Pines Road) commemorates the battle. References External links US Army Corps of Engineers: Office of History GlobalSecurity.org: Craney Island Fuel Terminal Coastal islands of Virginia Landforms of Portsmouth, Virginia War of 1812 forts American Civil War forts