Lilac, United States Lighthouse Tender
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USCGC Lilac | |
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| Location | Pier 25, New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′58″N 74°0′46″W / 40.73278°N 74.01278°WCoordinates: 40°43′58″N 74°0′46″W / 40.73278°N 74.01278°W |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architect | Pusey & Jones Shipyard |
| Architectural style | Lighthouse tender |
| NRHP Reference # | 04001441[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 2005 |
The USCGC Lilac was a Coast Guard lighthouse tender currently located in New York City. It was built in 1933 at the Pusey & Jones Shipyard in Wilmington, Delaware.[2] In the 1950s she assisted several ships that collided. Decommissioned in 1972, she was donated to the Harry Lundeburg Seamanship School of Seafarers International Union.[2] She was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 2005.[1] She is a museum ship, docked at Pier 25, near North Moore Street in Manhattan.
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Brouwer, Norman. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lilac" (PDF). July 2004. National Park Service. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
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