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Huron was built by the Consolidated Shipbuilding Company in Morris Heights, New York.Her keel was laid in 1918 and completed at a cost of $147,428. At 96.5 feet (29.4 m) long, 24 feet (7.3 m) in the beam, drawing 9.5 feet (2.9 m), and weighing 312 tons, Ship #103 was powered by a single compound reciprocating steam engine, driven by two coal-fired Scotch boilers.
This article lists lightvessels around the world. Most surviving light vessels reside in the United Kingdom and the United States.Some of the lightvessels mentioned in the lists have been renamed more than once, while others have been re-stationed or captured in war.
United States lightship Huron (LV-103) L. Lightship No. 114; ... United States lightship (WLV-613) O. United States lightship Overfalls (LV-118) P. Pollock Rip Lightship;
Lightship No. 103, "Huron" Michigan 20 December 1989: 71: Lightship No. 83, "Swiftsure" Washington 11 April 1989: 72: Lightship No. 101, "Portsmouth" Virginia 5 May 1989: 73: Lightship No. 112, "Nantucket" Massachusetts 20 December 1989: was in Connecticut and New York; now owned by the United States Lightship Museum 74: Lightship No. 116 ...
Beginning in 1867, lightship numbers (hull numbers) were assigned to ships still in service. These numbers are the primary means of identifying individual lightships across her various stations. These numbers are the primary means of identifying individual lightships across her various stations.
In 1910, Lightship No. 56 was stationed at the site, and continued there until 1927, when it was replaced by Lightship No. 89. In 1934, Lightship No. 103 was transferred to the location, and stayed until the permanent structure was built the next year.
Lake Huron, approximately five miles east of Presque Isle Light: Presque Isle: The Choctaw was a semi-whaleback ship (one of three built) that sank on Lake Huron in 1915 following a collision with the Canadian package freighter Wahcondah.
The Port Huron Museum is a series of five museums located in Port Huron, Michigan, United States. It includes the Cutter Bramble, the Carnegie Center , Huron Lightship , Thomas Edison Depot Museum , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse . [ 1 ]