AMBROSE (lightship)

Pier 16, East River, Manhattan, New York, New York. County/parish: New York.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 07, 1984. NRIS 84002758.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

• f-LS512
• RELIEF
• SCOTLAND
• U.S. Lightship No. 87

From Wikipedia:

United States lightship Ambrose (LV-87)

The United States Lightship LV-87/WAL-512 (Ambrose) is a riveted steel lightship built in 1907 and served at the Ambrose Channel lightship station from December 1, 1908, until 1932, and in other posts until her decommissioning in 1966. It is one of a small number of preserved American lightships, and now serves as a museum ship at the South Street Seaport Museum in southern Manhattan, New York City.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315932