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United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604), Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon, West Coast, Pacific Ocean, Lightvessel
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TLHV07P09_15
Title:
United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604), Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon, West Coast, Pacific Ocean, Lightvessel
Anchor: 7,000 mushroom anchor
Light: 600 kilocandela lens, 1,200 watt light (13 nautical mile range)
Foghorn: Diaphone foghorn (5 mile range)
Crew: 17 enlisted men, one warrant officer
Shipbuilder: Rice Brother Corporation, Boothbay, Maine
Built: 1950
On Station: 1951-1979
Decommissioned: 1979
Length: 128'
Beam: 30'
Draft: 11'
Propulsion: 550 hp Atlas-Imperial direct reversing 8 cylinder diesel engine
Speed: 10.7 knots
Armament: none
Keywords:
Oregon, Scenics, USA, American, Structure, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower
United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604), Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon, West Coast, Pacific Ocean, Lightvessel
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Code Number:
TLHV07P09_15
Title:
United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604), Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon, West Coast, Pacific Ocean, Lightvessel
Anchor: 7,000 mushroom anchor
Light: 600 kilocandela lens, 1,200 watt light (13 nautical mile range)
Foghorn: Diaphone foghorn (5 mile range)
Crew: 17 enlisted men, one warrant officer
Shipbuilder: Rice Brother Corporation, Boothbay, Maine
Built: 1950
On Station: 1951-1979
Decommissioned: 1979
Length: 128'
Beam: 30'
Draft: 11'
Propulsion: 550 hp Atlas-Imperial direct reversing 8 cylinder diesel engine
Speed: 10.7 knots
Armament: none
Keywords:
Oregon, Scenics, USA, American, Structure, Lighthouses, Beacon, Maritime, Technology, Architecture, Building, landmark, structure, real, coast, coastline, nautical, shore, shoreline, Navigation Aid, Navaid, Coastal, Transportation Safety, light, Phare, Tower
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