page_title: United States lightship Relief (WLV-605)
hierarchical_section_title: United States lightship Relief (WLV-605)
caption_attribution_description: Lightship WAL-605 Relief - originally WLV-605. WLV-605 on her way to or from her station at Overfalls. She entered service in 1951 and operated from the Overfalls station until 1960. She then served on the Blunts Reef station through 1969 and ended her Coast Guard career as a relief lightship for the west coast. She was decommissioned in 1975.[1]
context_page_description: United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. Built in 1950, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships, and one of an even smaller number built specifically for the United States Coast Guard. Along with her sister ship, the WLV-604 Columbia, she is a good example of the last generation of lightships built. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
context_section_description: United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California.  Built in 1950, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships, and one of an even smaller number built specifically for the United States Coast Guard.  Along with her sister ship, the WLV-604 Columbia, she is a good example of the last generation of lightships built. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
caption: Serving as WLV-605 at Overfalls
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