{"nrhp_refnum":"90000777","name":"Lightship No. 114","other_names":["Fire Island","Diamond Shoals","Relief","Pollick Rip","Portland","Wal-5"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"State Pier","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Bedford","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.635808471000075,"lon":-70.92066529599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-05-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Engineering","Maritime History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Lightship No. 114 is a steel-hulled lightship built in 1930 by the Albina Iron Works of Portland, Oregon, for the United States Lighthouse Establishment. It is now a museum vessel moored at State Pier on the Acushnet River in New Bedford, Massachusetts.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that No. 114 and her five sister ships represent the last class of lightships built by the United States Lighthouse Establishment, and that she embodies early twentieth-century advances in lightship design. She is one of only two preserved vessels of her class and type and one of about thirteen preserved American lightships. Her World War II service supports the exception for properties of exceptional significance.","narrative":"Lightship No. 114 is a 133-foot steel vessel built in 1930 by the Albina Iron Works of Portland, Oregon, for the United States Lighthouse Establishment. Designed to hold a fixed station and carry a light and fog signal for mariners, she was the first American lightship to travel from the West Coast to the East Coast through the Panama Canal. She served at Fire Island, New York, then at Diamond Shoals off North Carolina, as a relief vessel, and at Pollock Rip off Cape Cod and Portland, Maine. During World War II she worked as an examination ship armed with a six-pound gun. Retired in 1971, she passed to the City of New Bedford in 1975 and became a museum ship moored at State Pier. She was listed as one of the last of her class, showing improvements in hull design, powered propulsion and crew quarters. Original machinery, crew spaces and pilothouse fittings largely survive, although the vessel needs restoration.","period_of_significance":"1930-1947","architect_builder":"United States Lighthouse Establishment; Albina Iron Works, Portland, Oregon","architectural_style":"Other: Lightship","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Museum vessel owned by the City of New Bedford, in fair condition with a hull thought to be sound. She lists about 20 degrees to port, has deck leaks and rusted mast ladders, and has been closed to visitors for about five years due to limited funding.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.039752-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/66/7945/63794566/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000777.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794566","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightship_No._114","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6546566"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/lightship-no-114-90000777/"}