United States lightship Relief (WAL-605)

Relief (WAL-605)

History
United States
Builder:	Rice Brothers
Laid down:	1 March 1949
Launched:	4 May 1950
Sponsored by:	Miss Elizabeth F Loughlin
Acquired:	15 February 1951
Out of service:	1 January 1976
Identification:	WAL-605 (1950–1965) WLV-605 (1965–)
Status:	Museum ship
General characteristics
Tonnage:	400 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement:	546 Loaded Tons
Length:	128 ft (39 m) LOA 112 ft (34 m) LWL
Beam:	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught:	11 ft (3.4 m)
Depth:	21.4 ft (6.5 m)
Lightship WAL-605, RELIEF
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
California Historical Landmark #1036
Serving as WLV-605 at Overfalls
Location	Oakland, California
Coordinates	37°47′44.48″N 122°16′50.13″W / 37.7956889°N 122.2805917°W / 37.7956889; -122.2805917Coordinates: 37°47′44.48″N 122°16′50.13″W / 37.7956889°N 122.2805917°W / 37.7956889; -122.2805917
Built	1950
Architect	Rice Brothers
NRHP Reference #	89002462
CHISL #	1036
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	20 December 1989
Designated NHL	20 December 1989

United States lightship Relief (WLV-605) is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in Oakland, California. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. The NHL plaque identifies it as "U.S. Coast Guard Lightship WLV 605."

She is the sister ship to WLV-604 Columbia.