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United States lightship ''Columbia'' (WLV-604) is a lightship located in Astoria, Oregon, United States of America. ''Columbia'' was formerly moored near the mouth of the Columbia River. ==History== Commissioned in 1951, ''Columbia'' was the fourth and final lightship stationed at the mouth of the Columbia River. Built by Rice Brothers Shipyard in Boothbay, Maine, ''Columbia'' was launched with her sister-ship, ''Relief'' (WLV-605). The new WLV-604 replaced the aging ''Columbia'' vessel No. 90, which had been in service on the Columbia River since 1939. The Columbia River lightships guided vessels across the Columbia River Bar and an area known as the Graveyard of the Pacific from 1892 until 1979. ''Columbia'' was the final lightship to be decommissioned on the U.S. West coast. She was replaced by an automated navigational buoy soon after. The buoy has since been retired. Because of its importance, the Coast Guard had a permanent 18 man crew stationed on board, consisting of 17 enlisted men and one warrant officer who served as ship's captain. Everything the crew needed had to be on board. In the winter, weeks of rough weather prevented any supplies from being delivered. Life on board the lightship was marked by long stretches of monotony and boredom intermixed with riding gale force storms. The crew worked two to four week rotations, with ten men on duty at all times.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=WLV-604-Columbia Lightship )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=WLV-605-Lightship RELIEF )〕 In 1983, ''Columbia'' was added to the National Register of Historic Places.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=National Register of Historic Places #89002463 )〕 She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989 under the name Lightship ''WAL-604'', "Columbia".〔 〕〔 and 〕 WLV-604 is now located at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, alongside the navigational buoy that replaced her in 1979. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States lightship Columbia (WLV-604)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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