Huron Lightship (original) (raw)

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Welcome Aboard the HURON Lightship

in Pine Grove Park

Lightships were like floating lighthouses anchored in areas where it was too deep, expensive or impractical to construct a lighthouse. Lightships displayed a light at the top of a mast and in areas of fog also sounded a fog signal and radio beacon. The fog signals used over the years consisted of bells, whistles, trumpets, sirens and horns. Fog horns were powered by steam in the early days and later by air compressors. The HURON Lightship sounded her fog horn signal in a 3 second blast every 30 seconds and was known locally as "Old B.O." because of the familiar sound her horn made. Click here to hear fog horn

Take a virtual tour of the HURON Lightship

Click on a circle number to see a picture and description of each area. As you proceed through the ship you will quickly see that it is divided into several different compartments. A brief description of each of these sections will help you understand how the lightship functioned so well.

We hope you enjoyed your virtual tour of the HURON Lightship and that you can experience a live tour someday soon. If you have any questions or comments, please email Site Manager, Jerry Rome at lightship@phmuseum.org.

� HRI 2004