Lightship WLV 539

Lewes--Rehoboth Canal between Shipcarpenter and Mulberry Sts., Lewes, Delaware. County/parish: Sussex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 16, 1989. NRIS 89000006.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • S-7857 The Lightship "Overfalls"

From Wikipedia:

United States lightship Overfalls (LV-118)

Lightship Overfalls (LV-118) (later renumbered WAL-539) was the last lightvessel constructed for the United States Lighthouse Service before the Service became part of the United States Coast Guard. She is currently preserved in Lewes, Delaware as a museum ship.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323923

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