United States lightship Relief (WAL-605)

Lightship WAL-605, RELIEF
Serving as WLV-605 at Overfalls
Location: Oakland, California
Built: 1950
Architect: Rice Brothers
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 89002462
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: December 20, 1989[1]
Designated NHL: December 20, 1989[2]

United States lightship Relief (WAL-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum in Oakland, California. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[2][3] The NHL plaque identifies it as "U.S. Coast Guard Lightship WLV 605."

She is the sister ship to WLF-604 Columbia.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "LIGHTSHIP Wal-605 "RELIEF"". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2087&ResourceType=Structure. Retrieved 2007-10-13. 
  3. ^ Note NRHP text and photos are available on-line for a different lightvessel, Lightship No. 83 "Relief", at the National Park Service, mistakenly under the refnum 89002462 that belongs to Lightship WAL-605 Relief, rather than under its refnum 75001852.
  4. ^ "WLV-605 - Lightship RELIEF". rudyalicelighthouse.net. http://www.rudyalicelighthouse.net/CalLts/LV605/LV605.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 

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