Lightvessels in the United States
Encyclopedia
This is a list of lightvessel
museum ships in the United States of America
. See List of lightships of the United States; see also Lighthouses in the United States
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- retired, museum ship
Frying Pan - retired, floating bar and event space
Lightvessel
A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship which acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction...
museum ships in the United States of America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. See List of lightships of the United States; see also Lighthouses in the United States
Lighthouses in the United States
This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights...
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California
Lightship Relief WLV-605 - retired, museum ship in Oakland, CA, run by the United States Lighthouse SocietyUnited States Lighthouse Society
The United States Lighthouse Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding in the restoration of American lighthouses and educating the public about their history. There are currently five chapters of the Society around the United States. Among other activities, it publishes The...
New York
AmbroseLightship Ambrose
Lightship Ambrose was the name given to multiple lightships that served as the sentinel beacon marking Ambrose Channel which is the main shipping channel for New York Harbor....
- retired, museum ship
Frying Pan - retired, floating bar and event space
Virginia
Portsmouth LV-101 retired, museum shipWashington
- SwiftsureSwiftsureLightship #83, now called Swiftsure, is a lightvessel launched in Camden, New Jersey, USA in 1904 and now moored in Seattle, Washington. She steamed around the tip of South America to her first station at Blunts Reef in California, where she saved 150 people when their ship ran aground in dense fog...
(Lightship #83), SeattleSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country... - United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast GuardThe United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
Cutter Henry Blake (WLM 563), EverettEverett, WashingtonEverett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and... - United States Coast GuardUnited States Coast GuardThe United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
Cutter Bayberry (WLI 65400), SeattleSeattle, WashingtonSeattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
External links
- http://www.cr.nps.gov/maritime/ltshipnhltheme.htm
- http://www.uscg.mil/history/Lightship_Index.asp
- HNSA Ship Page: Lightship Relief