The Lightship 82

The U.S. Lightship No. 82 was built in 1912 by Racine-Truscott-Shell Boat Company in Muskegon, Michigan, and owned by Light House Bureau of Washington, D.C. She was 80 feet long and her tonnage was 187. During the storm, the Lightship remained on station 25 miles from Buffalo in Lake Erie. She was torn loose from her moorings and sank with all 6 crew. In 1915, the Lightship was re-floated and put into service as a tender in Detroit, Michigan