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Seattle / N-W Seaport / Lightship no 83 SWIFTSURE (LV83/WAL 508)
ARLHS USA-831

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Seattle / N-W Seaport / Lightship no 83 SWIFTSURE (LV83/WAL 508) Keywords: Washington;United States;Seattle;Pacific ocean;Lightship
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Album name:Hans de Graaf / Northwest coast of US
Rating (1 votes):55555(Show details)
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):Museum
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):1904/05 (New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, NJ), deactivated 1960. 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 28, 2014
DateTime Original:2014:11:28 12:33:13
Keywords:Washington / United States / Seattle / Pacific ocean / Lightship
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