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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.
Lake Huron; Acadian: 2,305 246.5 43 1908 unknown Thunder Bay, Michigan: 30,000 Lightship # 61 aka "Corsica Shoals" 160 87'2" 21'6" 1893 none Forced from Corsica Shoals to Point Edward Canada-reportedly contributed to loss of "Matthew Andrews" {See article United States lightship Huron (LV-103)} refloated Matthew Andrews: 7,014 532 56 1907 unknown
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Lightship LV 82: United States Lighthouse Service: Great Lakes Storm: The lightship for Buffalo, New York sank off that port in Lake Erie with the loss of six crew. LV 82 was salvaged in mid-1915, repaired and returned to service. [130] [122] [147] Louisiana United States: Great Lakes Storm: The ship was driven ashore on Washington Island in ...
A high-resolution scan in 2021 provided more details. The vessel is largely intact, Gray said. Its masts point skyward, with rigging and ropes tied to spars and lying on deck.
Lightship LV-103: 1921: 1970: Relief (1921 – 1923) Grays Reef (1924 – 1926) Relief (1927 – 1928) Grays Reef (1929) Relief (1929 – 1933) North Manitou Shoal (1934 – 1935) Relief (1935) Lake Huron (1936 – 1970) Now a museum in Port Huron, Michigan. [50] Lightship LV-105: 1922: 1944: Diamond Shoal (1922 – 1942) Examination vessel ...
The lightship Huron (LV-103) is one of many that have plied the waters of the Great Lakes. [11] [17] In 1832 the first Lightship on the Great Lakes—the Lois McLain—was placed at Waugoshance Shoal. [18] After 1940, the Huron was the last lightship on the Great Lakes. She was decommissioned in 1970 and grounded at Port Huron, Michigan as a ...