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In 1909 Arbutus had a complement of 5 officers and 14 men. [12] Lighthouse tenders were named for trees and shrubs. Arbutus is a genus of flowering plants in the heather family. The Arbutus launched in 1879 was the second vessel of that name to serve as a lighthouse tender. [17] [18] A subsequent USLHT Arbutus was launched in 1933. [19]
In the United States, these ships originally served as part of the Lighthouse Service and now are part of the Coast Guard. The first American tender of the Lighthouse Service was former revenue cutter Rushnourder, which was acquired in 1840. The first steam tender was the Shubrick, completed in 1857 and put into service on the West Coast in ...
In 1939, the Lighthouse Service was merged into the United States Coast Guard and the ship became USCGC Arbutus. During the war she was under United States Navy control. She served as an anti-submarine net-tender at Newport, Rhode Island. After the war she was posted to New York and resumed her buoy tender responsibilities. She was ...
USLHT Jessamine was a steam-powered sidewheel lighthouse tender built in 1881 for the United States Lighthouse Board.She spent forty years in government service, homeported in Baltimore, Maryland as part of the 5th Lighthouse District.
The U.S. Lighthouse Service was merged into the United States Coast Guard on 1 July 1939. [29] Lilac remained stationed in Delaware, her area now the responsibility of the 5th Coast Guard District. She was classified as an "auxiliary vessel, lighthouse tender" and given the pennant number WAGL-227. Beyond the pennant number on her bow, there ...
The ship's complement in 1909 was 5 officers and 16 men. [16] By 1917 her crew had grown to 5 officers and 19 men. [12] United States buoy tenders are traditionally named for trees, shrubs, and flowering plants. Lilac is named for the Lilac, a flowering shrub. She was the first lighthouse tender named Lilac, but not the last.
Chase boat, a tender generally not carried by the main vessel. It may be towed, travel under its own power, or be stationed in port. Destroyer tender, a large ship used to support a flotilla of destroyers or other small warships. Dive tender, a ship or boat used to support the actions of divers. [citation needed] Also known as a diving support ...
USLHT Columbine was a steel-hulled steamship built as a lighthouse tender in 1892. During her career in the United States Lighthouse Service she was based in Portland, Oregon, Ketchikan, Alaska, Honolulu, Hawaii, San Juan Puerto Rico, and Baltimore, Maryland.