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USLHT Arbutus (1933 Ship)
USLHT ''Arbutus'' was built as a lighthouse tender for the Massachusetts coast. She served in that role from her launch in 1933 until World War II. In 1939, the United States Lighthouse Service, Lighthouse Service was merged into the United States Coast Guard and the ship became USCGC ''Arbutus''. During the war she was under United States Navy control. She served as an anti-submarine Net laying ship, net-tender at Newport, Rhode Island. After the war she was posted to New York City, New York and resumed her buoy tender responsibilities. She was decommissioned in 1967 and sold in 1969. After her government service, ''Arbutus'' was used in a number of treasure hunting expeditions in Haiti and Florida, most notably, Mel Fisher, Mel Fisher's salvage of the Spanish galleon ''Nuestra Señora de Atocha''. In 1983 she sank at anchor while engaged at that site. Construction and characteristics In 1931, the Commissioner of Lighthouses requested funding to replace USLHT Azalea, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennant Of The United States Lighthouse Service
Pennant may refer to: Flag or banner * Pennon (or pennant), a narrow, tapering flag ** Commissioning pennant, the traditional sign of a warship, flown from its masthead while the ship is in commission ** Broad pennant, flown from the masthead of a British Royal Navy ship to indicate the presence of a commodore on board ** Pennant (church), flown by navies during services on board ships * Pennant number, a number used to identify ships by the British Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth * Pennant (sports), a commemorative flag displayed or flown by a league-winning team ** Pennant race, the race to clinch the division title in a regular baseball season * Pennant, a reference to Flag and pennant patterns in technical analysis of a stock market chart Places * Pennant, Ceredigion, Wales * Pennant, Powys, Wales * Pennant, Saskatchewan, Canada * Pennant Point, Nova Scotia, Canada * Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia People * Dafydd Pennant (16th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
