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Album name: | mitko / Northwest coast of US |
Rating (1 votes): | (Show details) |
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Decommissioned 1960 |
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | 1904 (New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, NJ). Lengthened from 34 m to 39 m in 1929, beam 9m. One of the oldest U.S.lightships and the only one with its original steam engines. |
Coordinates (in any format): | Served for 46 years at California stations, 21 years (1930-51) as the San Francisco. Transferred to the Pacific Northwest in 1951, its last station was Swiftsure Banks. Since 1969 at the Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center in Seattle. |
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Date added: | Nov 03, 2014 |
Keywords: | Washington / United States / Seattle / Pacific ocean / Lightship |
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