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Blunts Reef Lightship (WLV-605)
Lightship WLV-605 (Blunts Reef)
Eureka · Humboldt County · North Coast
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Museum ship at Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum, Eureka. Hours and access need verification.
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The Blunts Reef Lightship (Relief, WLV-605) was the last active lightship on the US West Coast, serving at Blunts Reef off Cape Mendocino from 1960 to 1969. It is now preserved at the Maritime Museum of Humboldt Bay in Eureka, California, as a museum ship.
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The last active lightship on the US West Coast. Now a museum ship in Eureka, it is the only surviving lightship associated with California's most dangerous offshore reef.
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- Officialen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightship_Relief_(WLV-605)
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Research confidence: high · Last verified 2026-05-13