USLHT Manzanita
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- USLHT Manzanita (1908–1917; 1919–1942)
- USS Manzanita (1917–1919)
- USCGC Manzanita (1942–1946)
- United States Lighthouse Service (1908–1917; 1919–1942)
- United States Navy (1917–1919)
- United States Coast Guard (1942–1946)
 USLHT Manzanita in 1908 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Species of the genus Arctostaphylos |
| Owner |
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| Builder | New York Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 1906 |
| Completed | 1908 |
| Commissioned | 7 June 1908 |
| In service | 1908–1946 |
| Home port | Astoria, Oregon |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold in 1949, turned into a house |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Manzanita-class tender |
| Type | |
| Length | 190 feet (58 m) |
| Beam | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| Depth | 13.25 feet (4.04 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 x triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
USLHT Manzanita was the lead ship of the Manzanita class of tenders. She was originally built in 1908 for the United States Lighthouse Service, but served under the United States Navy in World War I, and then under the United States Coast Guard during World War II. The tender's stern was sold in 1949, after Manzanita was decommissioned, and turned into a house.
Specifications
Manzanita was built by the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden, New Jersey. She was the lead ship of the Manzanita-class, a class of tenders built for the United States Lighthouse Service. Construction began in 1906, and she was completed in 1908. The tender was named for Manzanita, the common name of a species of evergreen shrub of the genus Arctostaphylos, which grows in the North American Pacific coast. Manzanita was commissioned on 7 June 1908 as a United States Lighthouse Tender (USLHT).[1] She was assigned the call sign NLU.[2]
Manzanita was 190 feet (58 m) long, 30 feet (9.1 m) wide, and had a depth of 13.25 feet (4.04 m). She had two triple-expansion steam engines and two Scotch marine boilers that burned coal, together capable of producing 1,100 shaft horsepower. She could make 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h). The tender was manned by five officers and 23 crewmen.[1]
Manzanita was constructed primarily of steel. She had flat sides that allowed buoy pads to be attached, and the sides also reduced the tendency of a buoy to slide beneath the tender's hull when one was alongside the other. Her boom was long enough to permit special rigging for transferring supplies to lighthouses on rocks or cliffs. However, the tender heeled sharply when lifting buoys.[1][3]