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USLHT Clover
ex-USLHT Two Myrtles

Light House Tender:

  • The third Clover was built as Two Myrtles in 1899 by Burger and Burger, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
  • Purchased by the Lighthouse Service in 1908 and commissioned USLHT Two Myrtles
  • Laid up in 1911 and rebuilt with new boilers
  • Renamed Clover in 1912
  • Rebuilt again in 1932
  • Decommissioned in 1935
  • Sold 25 May 1935
  • Abandoned in 1946.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 205 t.
  • Length 88'
    1932 - 93'
  • Beam 22' 10"
  • Draft 7' 1"
  • Complement: Seven
  • Propulsion: One coal fired boiler, one 100bhp steam engine, one shaft
    Renewed one boiler and added additional boiler in 1932
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    USLHT Two Myrtles
    Two Myrtles 76k U.S. Lighthouse Establishment photo from U.S. Lighthouse Society website John Spivey
    USLHT Clover
    Clover 129k U.S. Lighthouse Establishment photo from U.S. Lighthouse Society website John Spivey
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    Coast Guard history entry located on the USCG Historian's Office website
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