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United States lightship Huron (LV-103)

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The engines suffered damage as the ship awaited transfer to state ownership. The pistons and cylinders were restored through the contributions and efforts of local companies and volunteers. They powered every part of the ship, from lighting to fog horn. To keep them in working order, they are
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began service as a relief vessel for other Great Lakes lightships. She is ninety-seven feet long, twenty-four feet in beam, and carried a crew of eleven. On clear nights her beacon could be seen for fourteen miles (23 km). After serving in northern
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On August 20, 1970, she weighed her anchor the last time from Corsica Shoal. She was decommissioned at Detroit on August 25. Upon decommissioning, she was replaced by an unmanned warning buoy light. Ownership of
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station NM8GS named the "NMGS Radio Group" operates from her. NM8GS is a take on the original visual and radio navy call sign, NMGS, the ship held when it was in operation. She is officially designated as
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was the third ship to be placed at Corsica Shoals, a station established in 1893, replacing a gas buoy that was "somewhat ineffective". Three vessels bore the designation of
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at Corsica Shoals. In any event, she was reclaimed and repaired, and remained in service until 1920, when she was retired and sold at auction.
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was repainted black with "Huron" on her sides, and transferred to Corsica Shoals, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of the
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She was the last of her kind. It is the smallest surviving lightship, and is representative of the 96-foot (29 m) class.
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Lightship that he was aboard. He is memorialized on the ship, as he was the only casualty during her many years of service.
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station had been established there in 1893, since the manned ships were more reliable than lighted buoys. After 1940 the
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was equipped with one acetylene lens lantern, 300 millimetres (12 in), a 10 in (250 mm) steam whistle
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In 1832 the first lightship on the Great Lakes was placed at Waugoshance Shoal. That wooden light ship was the
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On 7 May 1958, Seaman Robert Gullickson, U.S. Coast Guard, perished when a wave swamped a tender from
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are fully operational, having been brought back to life through the efforts of volunteer mechanics.
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In 1921, Lightship No. 61 was replaced by Lightship No. 96, the first vessel to actually be called
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Lightship Museum from the boatnerd website; includes photographic history and virtual tour.
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In 1949, she was refitted to diesel power with twin six-cylinder GM 6-71 engines at the
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Freshwater Fury: Yarns and Reminiscences of the Greatest Storm in Inland Navigation
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In 1925, there were ten lightvessels on the Great Lakes. Fifteen years later, only
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1920 lightvessel, now a museum ship in Port Huron, Michigan, United States
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List of U.S. National Historic Landmark ships, shipwrecks, and shipyards
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The ship is exceptionally well-preserved, and has an operable light and
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served from September 1893 until 1921. She was lost during the November
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Service in 1970, she was presented to the City of Port Huron in 1971.
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is one of many lightvessels that were moored on the waters of the
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in 1935. These shallow waters, six miles (9.7 km) north of
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was transferred to the City of Port Huron the following June.
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was salvaged and saw service with the Coast Guard until 1936.
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Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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A list of Great Lakes lightvessel assignments is available.
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spent the 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1929 seasons lighting
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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The first was 1783: 1272:University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 927:"Seeing the Light, Waugoshance Shoal Light" 817: 667:, were the scene of frequent groundings by 2763: 2749: 2700:Windmill Point Range Front and Rear Lights 2529:St. Clair Flats Front and Rear Range Light 1776: 1762: 1467: 1453: 1347:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 795:National Historic Landmark summary listing 622:The following honors have been indicated: 494:Lightship No. 103 construction and service 2772:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 2141:Rouleau Point Range Front and Rear Lights 1149: 1125: 1123: 1121: 1036:. buffalohistoryworks.com. Archived from 374: 190:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 2615:Grassy Island South Channel Range Lights 2610:Grassy Island North Channel Range Lights 1795:List of lighthouses in the United States 1323:Wright, Larry; Wright, Patricia (2011). 1285: 1283: 1281: 1027: 610: 463:Shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm 355:that was launched in 1920. She is now a 153:175 hp steam engine (original equipment) 3295:National Historic Landmarks in Michigan 2724:List of lifesaving stations in Michigan 1423:Lightship page from Lighthouse Friends. 1296:Lighthouse News/Port Huron Times Herald 3290:National Historic Landmark lighthouses 3275:Ships of the United States Coast Guard 3247: 1257: 1255: 1118: 967: 763:"National Register Information System" 641:State Historical Marker, erected 1973. 3270:Museums in St. Clair County, Michigan 2744: 2625:Grosse Ile South Channel Range Lights 2620:Grosse Ile North Channel Range Lights 2100:Round Island Light (St. Mary's River) 1757: 1448: 1307:including a link to hear the engines. 1289: 1278: 779: 607:Retirement, honors and museum service 516:, she operated primarily in southern 40: 3310:Ships built in Morris Heights, Bronx 1944:Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Light 1738: 1162:"Vessel Designation: LV 103/WAL 526" 1034:Buffalo Light Guardian of the Harbor 1028:Vogel, Michael N.; Redding, Paul F. 768:National Register of Historic Places 627:National Register of Historic Places 161:8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 2248:Grand Haven South Pierhead Entrance 1407:Lightship from the boatnerd website 1261: 1252: 755: 461:, with the loss of six lives. 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Museum Ship
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Michigan State Historic Site
United States lightship Huron (LV-103) is located in Michigan
Port Huron, Michigan
42°59′21″N 82°25′36″W / 42.98917°N 82.42667°W / 42.98917; -82.42667
76001974
lightvessel
museum ship
Port Huron
St. Clair County
Michigan
Great Lakes
Waugoshance Light
Straits of Mackinac
Michigan
Lake Huron
Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Buffalo (LV-82)
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Shipwrecks of the 1913 Great Lakes storm
List of victims of the 1913 Great Lakes storm
Consolidated Shipbuilding Company
Morris Heights, New York
Lake Huron
Port Huron
St. Clair River

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