Huron Lightship Museum Virtual Tour

We hope you enjoy your virtual tour of the HURON Lightship. As you proceed through the ship you will quickly see that it is divided into several different compartments. A brief description of each of these sections will help you understand what you see and how the lightship functioned so well.

Tour Map

1. Shipside entry on main deck.

2. Engine room.

3. Ward Room.

5. Ship's Office.

4. Companienway (stairwell) to weather deck.


On the weather deck looking forward.
Weatherdeck, Starboard side looking aft.
Weatherdeck, Port side looking aft.
View from the bow looking aft.
Pilot House.
Radio Room.
Lantern Mast from park.
View looking aft from top of mast.
Ship's wheel on top of pilot house, view from mast.
Liberty Boat.
Fog Horn Room.


5. Starboard hallway looking forward.

5. Engineering Office.

6. Mess deck

7. Galley.

8. Crew's quarters.


Crew's quarters looking to windlass room.
Crew's head.


9. Anchor windlass room.

Image of the controls used to hoist the anchor.
Ships Anchor.


10.The Huron's State of Michigan Historic site marker.