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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.
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;
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 ]
Lansdowne and Huron: The paddlewheel steam railroad ferry Lansdowne, built in 1884, was modified to support a restaurant in antique rail cars; Huron, built in 1875, sank at a pier in Erie, Pennsylvania. The hull was raised, but little other information about the future of the vessel is available.
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 ...
In this image taken from video provided by the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the bow of the Ironton is seen in Lake Huron off Michigan's east coast in a June 2021 photo.
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 ]
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.