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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.
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The first US lightship was put in place off of Willoughby Spit in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, in 1820. [1] Lightships remained in service in the United States until March 29, 1985, when the last ship, the Nantucket I , was decommissioned. [ 2 ]
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; 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
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 ]
The lightship Huron (LV-103) is one of many that have plied the waters of the Great Lakes. [10] [16] In 1832 the first Lightship on the Great Lakes—the Lois McLain—was placed at Waugoshance Shoal. [17] 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 ...