Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Light Vessel No. 53 (Lightship, 1892)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Light Vessel No. 53
Year of Build:
1892
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Lightship
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Frank W. Wheeler & Company
Ownership Notes:
United States Light House Service, (1892-1955);
Hull Dimensions
1892
Length: 112' Width/Beam: 26.6' Depth: 11'
Tonnage
1892
Gross: 310
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Lightship), Light Vessel No. 53 (1892-1955);
Nationality:
American (1892-1955);
Notes
General notes:
Stations: Frying Pan Shoal, North Carolina, (1892-1898); Marins Industry, South Carolina, (1898-1908); Relief- 6th District, (1908-1924), (1933-1935); Charleston, South Carolina, (1924-1933); Stone Horse Shoal, Mass. (1935-1949);
She was scrapped in 1955 at Fieldsboro, New Jersey;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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