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LIGHTSHIP NO. 83 "RELIEF"

Seattle, Washington
County of King.
Maritime Heritage Center, 1002 Valley St.
National Register Number: 75001852
 Resource type: Structure.
Property type: Maritime: Vessel. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2002.
Congressional District: WA-8 Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: http://www.nwseaport.org; 202-447-9800; http://www.maritime.org/hnsa-swiftsure.htm.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - April 11, 1989):
Known by her last official designation, "Relief," NO. 83 was built (1905) to serve as one of the first four lightships on the Pacific coast. She served to guide mariners to three major ports--Eureka on Humboldt Bay, San Francisco, and Seattle. NO. 83 and her surviving sister are the earliest surviving examples of American lightships.

The Northwest Seaport Foundation is waiting to receive the $580,000 Tea-21 grant it was awarded over a year ago. The money will enable the foundation to do necessary restoration work and offer education classes aboard the vessel.


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