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United States Lightvessel WLV-605
ARLHS USA-693

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United States Lightvessel WLV-605
Photo from [url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblightships/Lightship_Photo_Index.asp]US Coast Guard site[/url]
No caption; Photo No. I(d); date/photographer unknown.
[WLV-605 on her way to or from her station at Overfalls.  She entered service in 1951 and operated from the Overfalls station until 1960.  She then served on the Blunts Reef station through 1969 and ended her Coast Guard career as a relief lightship for the west coast.  She was decommissioned in 1975.]
Keywords: United States;Lightship;Historic;Delaware

Photo from US Coast Guard site
No caption; Photo No. I(d); date/photographer unknown.
[WLV-605 on her way to or from her station at Overfalls. She entered service in 1951 and operated from the Overfalls station until 1960. She then served on the Blunts Reef station through 1969 and ended her Coast Guard career as a relief lightship for the west coast. She was decommissioned in 1975.]

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Album name:mitko / Mid Atlantic coast of US
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):Decommissioned Jan 1, 1976; acquired by State Capital Museum Association Olympia WA 1978; Berthed San Francisco Bay area, on display as floating museum
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):1950, LENGTH: 158' 0" (loa); BEAM: 30' 0"; DRAFT: 11 '0"; TONNAGE: 617 displ. ("light")
Coordinates (in any format):1951-1960: Overfalls (DE) 1960-1969: Blunts Reef (CA) 1969-1975: Relief (West Coast)
Displayed:247 times
Date added:Apr 07, 2012
Keywords:United States / Lightship / Historic / Delaware
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