United States lightship Buffalo (LV-82)
 United States lightship Buffalo (LV-82) | |
| History | |
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| Name: | Buffalo LV-82 |
| Owner: | United States Lighthouse Service |
| Builder: | Racine-Truscott-Shell Lake Boat Company (Muskegon, Michigan) |
| Cost: | $42,910[1] |
| Launched: | 1911 |
| Out of service: | 1936 |
| Renamed: |
Relief LV-82 (1916-1925) Eleven Foot LV-82 (1926-1936) |
| Fate: | Scrapped in 1942, or sunk by vandals in 1945. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 187 [2] |
| Length: | 95.2 ft (29.0 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Height: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draft: | 7.2 ft (2.2 m) |
| Installed power: |
14 ft (4.3 m) diameter 120 psi boiler 90 HP steam engine |
| Propulsion: | 5 ft (1.5 m) Cast iron propeller with a 7.2 ft (2.2 m) pitch |
| Complement: | Six |
United States lightship Buffalo (LV-82) was a lightship built in 1911 for the United States Lighthouse Service and stationed off Point Abino, Ontario, Canada to help guide vessels heading for the harbor at Buffalo, New York. During the Great Lakes Storm of 1913, LV-82 stayed at its assigned station and was sunk with the loss of all six crew members.[3]
On May 13, 1914 the wreckage of LV-82 was located two miles from its assigned location in 63 feet of water. Following two failed salvage attempts, LV-82 was raised from the bottom using pontoons and sent to be refurbished.[3]
The Buffalo was in service until 1936 when she was decomissoned. It is unknown what became of LV-82 after her decommissioning. She was either scrapped in 1942, or was sunk by vandals in 1945.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Buffalo Lightship LV-82". Lightship Sailors Association. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ Murphy, Patrick (1975). "The Loss of Lightship 82". Telescope Magazine (January–February): 16–21. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- 1 2 "Point Abino Lighthouse". Lighthousefriends.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.