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. LS LIGHTSHIPS 55, 56, 57 tons. Converted to a tug in 1932 renamed b.) C & M (US: photo courtesy U of D Marine Collection LIGHT VESSEL NO. oF Wooden Tightship built in 1891 at Toledo, Ohio by Craig Snip Building Company as a. VESSEL NO. 55 for the United States Lapirouse Service: 90 X 20 X 9.0; 129 gross 924). Abandoned near Port Huron, MI in 1932. rey VESSEL NO. 56: Wooden lightship built in 1891 at Toledo, Ohio by Craig Ship Building Company ul #49) as a.) LIGHT VESSEL NO. 56 Con for the United States Li ithouse Service: 90 X 20 X 8.1; 130 gross ‘igh! verted to a tug in 1930 renamed b.) ENTERPRISE (U.S.230266). Burned at Ecorse, Michigan on June 23, 1932 and was abandoned in 1935. LIGHT vessel NO. 57: Wooden lightship built in 1891 at Toledo, Ohio by Craig sie Building Company ‘Hull#50) as a.) LIGHT VESSEL NO. 57 for the United States Lighthouse Service: 90 X 20 X 8.1; 130 gross tons. Condemned in 1924; sold for use as a clubhouse at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Final status unknown. Tenders. The tenders provided the means to bring supplies and needed work parties to the scattered and isolated lighthouses. The locations of lights made this duty hazardous, as lighthouses by their very nature are located in dangerous areas. The first tenders on the lakes were vessels chartered by the Lighthouse Service. In 1874, the DAHLIA was the first tender constructed especially for light ice on the inland seas. She was 141 feet in length, steam powered, iron hulled, and the first to start the custom of naming this class after flowers, shrubs, trees, or plants. Editors Note: One of the charter members of our Society was Captain William J. Taylor, who was captain of the lighthouse tenders CLOVER and ASPEN. Captain Taylor is also noted for his excellent photographs of ships (utilizing a specially constructed 8 x 10 inch camera), and his wark was featured in our 1973 and 1987 calendars. The next predecessor agency of the modern day U. S. Coast Guard to be stationed on the Great Lakes was the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service. Established in 1790 by the first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, the service was formed to help combat the loss of revenue by sea-going smugglers. The service operated small cutters and, in 1831, received the assignment of “winter cruising,” or performing lifesaving duties on the high seas. The Revenue Cutter Service on the Great Lakes had a wide variety of duties. For example, in 1906, the cutter MACKINAC was 43-12-3