When it comes to famous ships from the history of the Cape Fear Coast, one of the most storied is the United States lightship Frying Pan, also known as Lightship No. 115 or the Frying Pan lightship.

At least two places in North Carolina have tourist attractions based on oversized skillets. The town of Rose Hill, in Duplin County, claims to have the World’s Largest Frying Pan, which it puts to use ...

FRYING PAN SHOALS, N.C. (WITN) - Probably the best place to see Hurricane Erin pass by North Carolina is about 39 miles off Cape Fear. The Frying Pan Tower’s camera, hosted by explore.org, is sending ...

Frying Pan Tower was built in 1964 to help ships avoid the dangerous Frying Pan Shoals. It was decommissioned in 2004 when GPS on ships made it obsolete, but volunteers and tourists can pay to work or ...