United States lightship Relief (WLV-605)
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For another National Historic Landmark lightvessel once called Relief, see Swiftsure.
United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. Built in 1950, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships, and one of an even smaller number built specifically for the United States Coast Guard. Along with her sister ship, the WLV-604 Columbia,[4] she is a good example of the last generation of lightships built. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[3]
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History | |
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United States | |
Builder | Rice Brothers Corporation |
Laid down | 1 March 1949 |
Launched | 4 May 1950 |
Sponsored by | Miss Elizabeth F Loughlin |
Commissioned | 15 February 1951 |
Decommissioned | 1 January 1976 |
Out of service | 1975 |
Identification |
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Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 400 gross register tons (GRT) |
Displacement | 546 Loaded Tons |
Length |
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Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
Draught | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Depth | 21.4 ft (6.5 m) |
Lightship WAL-605, RELIEF | |
Location | Oakland, California |
Coordinates | 37°47′44.48″N 122°16′50.13″W |
Built | 1950 |
Architect | Rice Brothers |
NRHP reference No. | 89002462 |
CHISL No. | 1036[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 20 December 1989[2] |
Designated NHL | 20 December 1989[3] |
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