Dates of Service: 1927-1957 1899: Born in Norway on March 14. 1914+/-: At age 15, Sven Olsen serves aboard a Norwegian Merchant ship for approximately 10 months. He then works on an English coal ship which was torpedoed by a German U-Boat during World War I off the coast of St. Nazaire, France. 1922-1925: …
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Date of Service: 1912 – 1937 1869: Born in Norway 1883: Signs on as a mess boy on a ship sailing to Australia, South America, and Africa. 1895: Becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States. 1896: Returns to Norway to marry Ingeborg, and then returns to the United States. 1899: His wife and child, …
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(Located – Pier 3, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD. Moored next to National Aquarium. Lightship designations: LV116 / LS116/ WAL538/WLV538 – revised 04/29/13) 1930 Built and placed in service with the US Lighthouse Service in Charleston, SC. 133 feet long w/30 foot beam and a 375mm electric lens fitted on each masthead. First Light Station assignment …
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