LilacPreservationProject.ORG
About LilacPreservationProject.ORG
LILAC is a decomissioned U.S. Coast Guard vessel that served as a lighthouse tender for the U.S. Lighthouse Service from 1933 until 1939. In 1939, the Coast Guard took over LILAC, under the name WAGL-227, as a buoy tender until 1972. She is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is an excellent candidate for National Landmark status.She is the last surviving vessel in her class (Violet Class) and one of the few steam-powered government vessels in this country.
