Overfalls
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Lightship Overfalls (LV-118) 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.
1938 — 1972
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WAL-539; WLV-539
United States Navy,
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
Location: 38.7779, -75.1411, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
1938-06-04T00:00:00Z
1972-11-07T00:00:00Z
1938 — 1972 Overfalls
1972-11-07T00:00:00Z
1972-11-07T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1938-06-04T00:00:00Z
1938-06-04T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1782 | Battle of the Delaware Capes | United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1813 | Bombardment of Lewes | bombardment | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| object | watercraft | USS Gallup | ship | Wikidata | |
| object | watercraft | 1938 | Overfalls | preserved watercraft, lightvessel | Wikidata |
| site | artillery battery | Battery 223 | artillery battery | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Compagniesfort Whorekill | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Swanendael | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1924 | Fort Saulsbury | fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1940 | Fort Miles | artillery fort, historic district | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | 1795 | HMS Braak | brig-sloop, shipwreck | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Lights on the Overfalls | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lights on the Overfalls | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The lightship Overfalls at Lewes, Delaware, USA | Commons | ||



