Washington / Seattle / Lightship LV 83 (WAL 508), Swiftsure
ARLHS USA-831

Author of the photo: Robert English

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Album name:	mitko / Northwest coast of US
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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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Keywords:	Washington / United States / Seattle / Pacific ocean / Lightship
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