Thanks for stopping by! LILAC is a decommisioned U.S. Coast Guard vessel that served first as a Lighthouse Tender and later as WAGL-227 as a Buoy Tender until 1972. She is unique as she is the last vessel in her class (Violet class) surviving and one of the few steam powered naval vessels left in this country, truly an era gone by.We hope that you take a few moments to browse through our extensive website. We have many exciting projects happening, and in the works as we work steadily to preserve and protect one of our nation's historic ships. The Lilac Preservation Project is a non-profit agency that is dedicated to the restoration of the Lilac. We look toward individuals like yourself to help us with effort. This can be through a generous donation which can be made securely on this website, or helping out at the pier during one of our volunteer days. Please enjoy our site and spread the word.