United States lightship Swiftsure (LV-113)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States Lighthouse Service | |
| Name | USLHS LV-113 Swiftsure |
| Builder | Albina Motor Works, Portland, Oregon |
| Cost | $228,121 |
| Launched | 1 July 1929 |
| Fate | transferred to the United States Coast Guard, 1 July 1939 |
| United States Coast Guard | |
| Name | USCGC WAL-535 |
| Acquired | 1 July 1939 (from U.S. Lighthouse Service) |
| Decommissioned | 1 October 1968 |
| Reclassified | USS YP-397 during World War II |
| Homeport | Juneau, Territory of Alaska |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk while being towed, 16 June 1988 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lightship |
| Tonnage | 630 GRT |
| Length | 133.25 ft (40.61 m) o/a |
| Beam | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Draught | 13.25 ft (4.04 m) |
| Installed power | 350 bhp (260 kW) |
| Propulsion | one electric motor driven by four 75 kw diesel engines |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 48 (World War II) |
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United States lightship No. 113, known as Swiftsure, was a steel-hulled lightship in commission with the United States Lighthouse Service as LV-113 from 1929 to 1939, and in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard as WAL-535 from 1939 until 1968. During World War II, she was given the designation USS YP-397.