Laid down 1 March 1949 Out of service 1 January 1976 Construction started 1 March 1949 Area 404.7 m² Year built 1950 Added to NRHP 20 December 1989 | Acquired 15 February 1951 Status Museum ship Launched 4 May 1950 Draft 3.4 m Builder Rice Brothers | |
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Sponsored by Miss Elizabeth F Loughlin Identification WAL-605 (1950–1965)
WLV-605 (1965–) | ||
United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. The NHL plaque identifies it as "U.S. Coast Guard Lightship WLV 605."
She is the sister ship to WLV-604 Columbia.
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United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA