WLV-613

The United States Lightship WLV-613 was a lightvessel commissioned in 1952 that became the last lightship to mark the Ambrose Channel. She was replaced by a Texas Tower lightstation on 24 August 1967.

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Ambrose
ship, preserved watercraft, United States Navy, 

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Location: 41.6361, -70.9347, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  USS Fall River ⓘ
  1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

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  USS Lionfish ⓘ
  1943 Balao-class submarine

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  USS Valor ⓘ
  1941 Accentor-class minesweeper

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  WLV-613 ⓘ
  last lightship to mark the Ambrose channel

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  Lightship No. 114 ⓘ
  lightship

1952-08-04T00:00:00Z

1952-08-04T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1983-12-20T00:00:00Z

1983-12-20T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1775-05-14T00:00:00Z

1775-05-14T00:00:00Z

1775 Battle off Fairhaven

1778-05-25T00:00:00Z

1778-05-30T00:00:00Z

1778 Mount Hope Bay raids

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778-08-29T00:00:00Z

1778 Battle of Rhode Island

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1775	Battle off Fairhaven	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Mount Hope Bay raids	United States, Continental Army, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1778	Battle of Rhode Island	United States, battle, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Fall River	heavy cruiser, Baltimore-class cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Lionfish	attack submarine, preserved watercraft, United States Navy	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Valor	coastal minesweeper, Accentor-class minesweeper	Wikidata
object	watercraft		WLV-613	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1930	Lightship No. 114	lightvessel	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Phoenix	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rodman	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort	1675	Russell Garrison	fort, ruins	Wikidata
site	fort	1776	Acushnet Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Butler Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Fort Church	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1943	Barneys Joy Point Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Bristol Train of Artillery Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Hiddensee	corvette, German Navy, United States Navy, preserved watercraft, East German Navy, museum ship	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Massachusetts	preserved watercraft, battleship, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT-617	preserved watercraft, motor torpedo boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1945	PT 796	preserved watercraft, PT boat, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Battleship Cove	maritime museum, military museum	Wikidata