lightship HURON
- active lightship
from 1920 until 1970 -
lightship HURON
- active lightship
from 1920 until 1970 -
Length overall:
96,5 feet (29,40 m) Beam: 24 feet
(7,30 m) Draft: 9,6
feet (2,90 m) Displacement:
310 t Builder: Consolidated
Shipbuilding Co., Morris Heights, New York, USA Year of construction:
1920
Contract price:
161,074 $
Engine: steam
engine 175 IHP, 1947 replaced by diesel engine
Crew:
11 or 12 men
Material:
steel
Illuminat
original: one acetylene lens latern, 300 mm
Illuminat
today: duplex electric lens latern, 375 mm
Speed:
9 knots
History:
01.05.1920 launched
03./04.12.1920 sea trails
09.06.1921 delivered to 12th District Headquarters, Milwaukee
1921-1923 Station Relief1924-1926 Station Grays Reef
1927-1928 Station Relief
1929 Station Grays Reef
1929-1933 Station Relief
1934-1935 Station North Manitou Shoal
1935 Station Relief
1936 hull color changed from red to black when placed on Huron station
1936-1970 Station Lake Huron
25.08.1970 decommissioned
05.06.1971 donated to the town of Port Huron, restoration by "Naval Reserve Society"
Since 04.10.1974 museum vessel of the Port Huron Marine Museum, dry berthed and on display in park
Opening hours:
Memorial Day thru Labor Day: daily 1 thru 4.30 pm
Rest of the year: Wednesday thru Sunday: 1 pm - 4.30 pmEntrance fees:
5$Visitor address:
Port Huron Museum, 1115 Sixth Street, Port Huron, Michigan 48060, U.S.AFor more information:
http://www.phmuseum.org/lightship/lightship.htm
Here you can hear the fog horn of the lighthsip :-)
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