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List of lightships of the United States

January 01, 1970

This is a list of lightships of the United States, listing lightships operated by the United States government. The first US lightship was put in place off of Willoughby Spit in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, in 1820.[1] Lightships remained in service in the United States until March 29, 1985, when the last ship, the Nantucket I, was decommissioned.[2] During that period, lightships were operated by several branches of the government: by the Lighthouse Establishment from 1820 to 1852, the Lighthouse Board from 1852 to 1910, the Lighthouse Service from 1910 to 1939, and the Coast Guard from 1939 to 1985.

The naming conventions used for lightships are not consistent. Until 1867, there was no uniform method to refer to individual lightships. Lightships in that period generally took the name of the station that they served, but occasionally other names. These names were not permanently assigned to an individual vessel. Rather, whenever a lightship was moved to a new station she took on that name. That made identifying individual ships nearly impossible. Beginning in 1867, lightship numbers (hull numbers) were assigned to ships still in service. These numbers are the primary means of identifying individual lightships across her various stations. In 1938, the Lighthouse Service retroactively allocated letter codes to the unnumbered lightships based on their research of available records, although some ships may have been lost or misidentified.[3] Even with the hull numbers, it is common to refer to a lightship by the name of the station it serves (or Relief, if it is a relief ship) and a few, such as the Nantucket I and Nantucket II have been given individual names.

Lightships edit

 
Lightship LV-1 in 1907.
 
Lightship LV-2, c.1900.
 
Lightship LV-3 in 1907.
 
Lightship LV-71, c.1910.
 
Lightship LV-82 c.1915 after being raised
Designation Start Year End Year Stations Fate
Lightship A c. 1838 c. 1868 St. Helena Bar (1838 – 1859)
Combahee Bank (1859–1868)		 Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship B 1821 1861 Smith Point (1821 – 1861) Sunk by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship C 1820 c. 1859 Willoughby's Spit (1820)
Craney Island (1821 – 1859)		 Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship D c. 1854 c. 1860 Frying Pan Shoal (1854 – 1860) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy [A] [3]
Lightship E c. 1854 c. 1860 Rattlesnake Shoal (1854 – 1860) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy [A] [3]
Lightship F c. 1849 after 1860 Ship Shoal (1849 – 1859)
Relief (1860 – Unknown)		 Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship G c. 1865 1866 Cross Rip (1865 – 1866) Abandoned and sunk by December 30, 1866 [A] [3]
Lightship H c. 1828 1864 Cross Rip (1828 – 1864) Wrecked at Cape Poge, Martha's Vineyard in 1864 [A] [3]
Lightship K c. 1839 c. 1859 Martins Industry (1839 – 1855)
Calibouge Sound (1855 – 1859)		 Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship L c. 1835 after 1849 Bartlett Reef (1835 – 1849)
Eel Grass Shoal (1849 – Unknown)		 Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship M c. 1826 c. 1855 Wade Point Shoal (1826 – 1855) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship N 1823 c. 1855 Brandywine Shoal (1823 – 1850)
Minots Ledge (1851 – 1854)
Relief (1855)		 Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship O c. 1835 1861 Bowlers Rock (1835 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy [A] [3]
Lightship P c. 1848 after 1848 Tybee Island Knoll (1848 – Unknown) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship Q 1821 c. 1847 Willoughby's Spit (1821 – 1847) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship R 1847 1867 Willoughby's Spit (1847 – 1867) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship S 1821 after 1821 Wolf Trap Shoal (1821 – Unknown) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship T 1856 1861 Wolf Trap / York Spit (1856 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship U c. 1834 1861 Windmill Point (1834 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship V c. 1863 1864 Fishing Rip (1863 – 1864) Captured during the American Civil War, and commandeered by the United States Navy from July 5, 1863 to March 1864. It is unknown what became of it after the war. [A] [3]
Lightship W c. 1847 1860 Merrills Shell Bank (1847 – 1860) Sunk by the Confederate States Navy in 1860 [A] [3]
Lightship X 1823 c. 1845 Upper Middle Shoal (1823 – 1845) May be Lightship LV-19, which was sunk in 1900 [A] [3]
Lightship Y c. 1857 c. 1861 Dames Point (1857 – 1861) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship Z 1847 c. 1860 Vineyard Sound (1847 – 1860) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship AA c. 1825 c. 1841 Carysfort Reef (1825 – 1841) May have been converted to a bell boat in 1841, but may have been two ships. (The first retired in 1830.) [A] [3]
Lightship BB c. 1841 c. 1852 Carysfort Reef (1841 – 1841) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship DD c. 1825 1861 Lower Cedar Point (1825 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship EE before 1859 c. 1859 Upper Cedar Point (Unknown – 1859) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship FF c. 1831 after 1831 Brant Island Shoal (1831 – Unknown) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship GG c. 1863 c. 1863 Brant Island Shoal (1863) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship HH c. 1828 c. 1862 Neuse River (1828 – 1862) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship JJ c. 1825 1861 Long Shoal (1825 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship KK c. 1864 c. 1867 Long Shoal (1864 – 1867) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship LL c. 1821 after 1821 Upper Cedar Point (1821 – Unknown) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship MM c. 1835 1861 Roanoke River (1835 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship NN c. 1838 c. 1854 Northwest Passage (1838 – 1854) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship PP c. 1846 c. 1853 Sand Key (1846 – 1853) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship QQ c. 1836 1861 Harbor Island (1836 – 1861) Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship RR c. 1835 c. 1861 Roanoke Island (1835 – 1861) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship SS c. 1827 1861 Nine Foot Shoal (1827 – 1859)
Upper Cedar Point (1859 – 1861)		 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 [A] [3]
Lightship TT c. 1852 c. 1859 Okracoke Channel (1852 – 1859) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship UU c. 1851 c. 1870 Horseshoe Shoal (1851 – 1870) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship VV 1823 c. 1829 Sandy Hook (1823 – 1829) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship WW 1839 c. 1854 Sandy Hook (1839 – 1854) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship XX 1849 c. 1870 Galveston (1849 – c. 1870) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship YY 1832 c. 1851 Mackinaw Straight (1832 – 1851) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship ZZ 1820 c. 1823 Northeast Pass (1820 – 1823) Un­known [A] [3]
Lightship LV-1 1856 1930 Nantucket New South Shoal (1856 – 1892)
Martins Industry (1892 – 1896)
Frying Pan Shoal (1896 – 1911)
Martins Industry (1911 – 1922)
Savannah (1922 – 1930)		 Donated to the Sea Scouts in 1930. Later ran aground on the banks of the Merrimack River in a flood that occurred in 1936. [B] [4]
Lightship LV-2 1849 1921 Pollock Rip (1849 – 1875)
Winter Quarter Shoal (1875 – 1876)
Hen and Chickens (1877 – 1907)
Relief (1907 – 1921)		 Un­known [B] [5]
Lightship LV-3 1852 1923 Shovelful Shoal (1852 – 1916)
Relief (1916)
Handkerchief Shoal (1916 – 1923)		 Un­known [B] [6]
Lightship LV-4 1856 1924 Bishop and Clerks (1856 – 1858)
Handkerchief Shoal (1858 – 1916)
Relief (1916 – 1924)		 Un­known [B] [7]
Lightship LV-5 1866 1930 Hen and Chickens (1866 – 1867)
Cross Rip (1867 – 1915)
Relief (1916)
Stonehorse Shoal (1916 – 1923)
Handkerchief Shoal (1923 – 1924)
Relief (1925 – 1930)		 Un­known [B] [8]
Lightship LV-6 1862 1918 Succonnesset Shoal (1862 – 1912)
Relief (1912 – 1915)
Cross Rip (1915 – 1918)		 Disappeared on February 4, 1918. LV-6 was stuck in moving ice, and presumably sank with all hands. [B] [9]
Lightship LV-7 1854 1909 Minots Ledge (1854 – 1860)
Vineyard Sound (1861 – 1875)
Relief (1875 – 1881)
Wreck of Scotland (1881 – 1902)
Relief (1902 – 1909)		 Un­known [B] [10]
Lightship LV-8 1860 1879 Frying Pan Shoal (1860)
Han and Chickens (1867 – 1877)
Relief (1877 – 1879)		 Sunk by the Confederate States Navy in 1860 at Cape Fear River. LV-8 was later salvaged by USLHT Iris in 1866, and repaired. It is unknown what became of this ship. [B] [11]
Lightship LV-9 1858 1925 Relief (1858–1915)
Hedge Fence (1915–1925)		 Un­known [B] [12]
Lightship LV-10 1887 1902 Grosse Pointe (1887–1902) LV-10 was originally purchased as a construction barge for the Lighthouse Service, then was converted to a lightship in 1887. It is unknown what became of this ship after it left service. [13]
Lightship LV-11 1854 1925 Nantucket New South Shoal (1854–1855)
Brenton Reef (1856–1897)
Relief (1897–1902)
Scotland (1902–1925)		 Un­known [B] [14]
Lightship LV-12 c. 1835 1871 Eel Grass Shoal (Unknown–1871) Un­known [C] [15]
Lightship LV-13 1854 1913 Relief (1854 – 1855)
Succonnessett Shoal (1855 – 1862)
Relief (1862 – 1867)
Bartlett Reef (1867 – 1933)
Relief (1933 – 1934)		 Un­known [B] [16]
Lightship LV-14 1853 1872 Brenton Reef (1853 – 1856)
Cornfield Point (1856 – 1872)
Relief (1872)		 Un­known [B] [17]
Lightship LV-15 1838 1879 Stratford Shoal (1837 – 1877)
Relief (1877 – 1879)		 LV-15 was replaced by Stratford Shoal Light in 1877, then was used as a barracks for workers building the Great Beds Light in 1880. She was sold at the end of that year at auction for $1,010. It is unknown what became of this ship after the auction. [B] [18]
Lightship LV-16 1854 1935 Sandy Hook (1854 – 1891)
Relief (1891 – 1935)		 Un­known [B] [19]
Lightship LV-17 1848 1891 Bartlett Reef (1848 – 1867)
Relief (1867 – 1877)
Eel Grass Shoal (1877 – 1882)
Relief (1882 – 1891)		 Transferred to US Navy in 1891 for use as target practice, and sunk later that year. [B] [20]
Lightship LV-18 1839 1875 Five Fathom Bank (1839 – 1869)
Relief (1869 – 1875)		 Transferred to US Navy in 1875 for use as target practice, presumably sunk. [B] [21]
Lightship LV-19 c. 1845 1900 Cross Ledge (1845 – 1875)
Fourteen Foot Bank (1876 – 1886)
Ram Island Reef (1886 – 1894)
Relief (1894 – 1900)		 May be the same ship as Lightship X. LV-19 was transferred to US Navy in 1900 for use as target practice, and presumably sank. [B] [22]
Lightship LV-20 1867 1923 Relief (1867 – 1868)
Wreck of Scotland (1868 – 1870)
Relief (1870 – 1876)
Wreck of Scotland (1876 – 1880)
Relief (1880 – 1886)
Wreck of Oregon (1886)
Relief (1886 – 1918)
Cross Rip (1918 – 1922)
Relief (1923)		 Sold in 1923 and used by rumrunners during Prohibition. She was eventually grounded, abandoned, and burned near Plymouth, Massachusetts. [B] [23]
Lightship LV-21 1864 1880 Upper Cedar Point (1864 – 1867)
Willoughby Split (1867 – 1868)
Relief (1869 – 1871)
Wreck of Weehawken (1871 – 1872)
Tybee Island Knoll (1872 – 1880)		 Un­known [B] [24]
Lightship LV-22 c. 1846 1903 Relief (1846–Unknown)
York Split (1863–1864)
Wolf Trap Shoal (1864–1870)
Eel Grass Shoal (1871–1872)
Cornfield Point (1872–1882)
Relief (1884–1885)
Hog Island Shoal (1885–1901)
Relief (1901–1903)		 This was the only lightship to be renumbered (see note C). It is unknown what became of LV-22. [C] [15][25]
Lightship LV-23 1862 1925 Smith Point (1862 – 1868)
Willoughby Split (1868 – 1872)
Relief (1872 – 1874)
Wreck of Scotland (1874 – 1876)
Relief (1876 – 1882)
Cornfield Point (1882 – 1892)
Relief (1892 – 1894)
Ram Island Reef (1894 – 1925)		 Originally A. J. W. Applegarth, she was acquired by the Lightship Service in 1862. It is unknown what became of this ship after she left service. [B] [26]
Lightship LV-24 1864 1869 Lower Cedar Point (1864 – 1867)
York Spit (1867 – 1870)
Relief (1870 – 1874)
Winter Quarter Shoal (1874 – 1875)
Relief (1875 – 1889)		 Un­known [B] [27]
Lightship LV-25 1827 1884 Hooper Straight (1827 – 1867)
Relief (1867 – 1870)
Choptank River entrance (1870 – 1871)
Eel Grass Shoal (1872 – 1877)
Relief (1877 – 1884)		 Un­known [B] [28]
Lightship LV-28 1864 1906 Bowlers Rock (1864 – 1868)
Relief (1868 – 1869)
Galveston (1870 – 1906)		 Un­known [B] [29]
Lightship LV-29 1865 1915 Frying Pan Shoal (1865 – 1871)
Martins Industry (1871 – 1875)
Frying Pan Shoal (1875 – 1877)
Relief (1877 – 1880)
Martins Industry (1880 – 1887)
Relief (1887 – 1888)
Frying Pan Shoal (1888 – 1892)
Relief (1893 – 1906)
Martins Industry (1906 – 1911)
Relief (1911 – 1915)		 Un­known [B] [30]
Lightship LV-30 1863 1871 Rattlesnake Shoal (1863 – 1871) Un­known [B] [31]
Lightship LV-31 1865 1871 Wreck of Weehawken (1865 – 1871) Formerly James Gray, commissioned in the Confederate States Navy as CSS Lady Davis. Captured by the USN in 1865, stripped, and transferred into lightship service. LV-31 served until 1871 after which her fate is unknown. [B] [32]
Lightship LV-32 1863 1890 Frying Pan Shoal (1863 – 1864)
Martins Industry (1864 – 1871)
Relief (1871 – 1877)
Frying Pan Shoal (1877 – 1883)
Relief (1883 – 1886)
Rattlesnake Shoal (1886 – 1889)
Relief (1889 – 1890)		 Un­known [B] [33]
Lightship LV-33 1857 1872 Relief (1857 – 1861)
Martins Industry (1862 – 1864)
Relief (1864 – 1868)
Fishing Rip (1868 – 1869)
Tybee Island Knoll (1869 – 1872)		 Un­known [B] [34]
Lightship LV-34 1866 1924 Relief (1866 – 1876)
Frying Pan Shoal (1871 – 1875)
Martins Industry (1876 – 1880)
Rattlesnake Shoal (1880 – 1886)
Martins Industry (1887 – 1892)
Rattlesnake Shoal (1892 – 1894)
Charleston (1894 – 1924)		 Un­known [B] [35]
Lightship LV-35 1858 1862 Martins Industry (1858 – 1862) it was originally sunk by the Confederate States Navy in the Savannah River in 1862. Four years later it was raised, and intended to be used for lightship duly as LV-35. Subsequently, it was found to be too damaged so it was scrapped. [D] [36]
Lightship LV-37 1869 1893 Five Fathoms Bank (1869 – 1876)
Winter Quarter Shoal (1876 – 1888)
Relief (1888)
Fenwick Island Shoal (1888 – 1892)
Relief (1892 – 1893)		 Sank on station on August 4, 1893 with the loss of four crewmen. [E] [37]
Lightship LV-38 1870 1892 Relief (1870 – 1871)
Rattlesnake Shoal (1871 – 1880)
Relief (1881 – 1883)
Frying Pan Shoal (1883 – 1888)
Relief (1888 – 1889)
Rattlesnake Shoal (1889 – 1892)		 Un­known [E] [38]
Lightship LV-39 1875 1935 Vineyard Sound (1875 – 1876)
Five Fathom Bank (1876 – 1877)
Relief (1877 – 1897)
Brenton Reef (1897 – 1935)		 Sank in 1975 near Beverly, Massachusetts. [39]
Lightship LV-58 1894 1905 Nantucket New South Shoal (1894 – 1896)
Fire Island (1896 – 1897)
Relief (1897 – 1905)		 Sank in 1905 due to a gale. [40]
Lightship LV-71 1897 1918 Diamond Shoals (1897 – 1918) Torpedoed, and sank in 1918 [41]
Lightship LV-73 1901 1944 Pollock Rip Shoal (1901 – 19??)
Vineyard Sound (19?? – 1944)		 Sunk on September 19, 1944 in a hurricane. [42]
Lightship LV-79 1904 1967 Five Fathom Bank (1904 – 1924)
Relief (1924 – 1926)
Barnegat (1927 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Barnegat (1945 – 1967)		 Now a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [43]
Lightship LV-82 1912 1936 Buffalo (1912-1913)
Relief (1916-1925)
Eleven Foot (1926-1936)		 Scrapped in 1942, or possibly sunk by vandals in 1945. [44]
Lightship LV-83 1905 1960 Blunts Reef (1905 – 1930)
San Francisco (1930 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
San Francisco (1945 – 1951)
Relief (1951 – 1960)		 Now a museum in Seattle, Washington. [45]
Lightship LV-87 1907 1966 Now a museum in New York City, New York.
Lightship LV-97 1895 1918 Bush Bluff (1895 – 1918) Scrapped in 1945. [46]
Lightship LV-100 1929 1971 Blunts Reef (1930 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Blunts Reef (1945 – 1959)
Relief (1959 – 1969)
San Francisco (1969 – 1971)		 Transferred to the U.S. Navy on August 6, 1971 for further transfer to Vietnam. it is unknown what became of this ship. [F] [47]
Lightship LV-101 1916 1963 Cape Charles (1916 – 1924)
Relief (1925 – 1926)
Overfalls (1926 – 1951)
Stonehorse Shoal (1951 – 1963)		 Now a museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. [48]
Lightship LV-102 1916 1963 Southwest Pass (1917 – 1918)
South Pass (1918 – 1933)
Relief (1933 – 1934)
Brenton Reef (1935 – 1962)
Cross Rip (1962 – 1963)		 [49]
Lightship LV-103 1921 1970 Relief (1921 – 1923)
Grays Reef (1924 – 1926)
Relief (1927 – 1928)
Grays Reef (1929)
Relief (1929 – 1933)
North Manitou Shoal (1934 – 1935)
Relief (1935)
Lake Huron (1936 – 1970)		 Now a museum in Port Huron, Michigan. [50]
Lightship LV-105 1922 1944 Diamond Shoal (1922 – 1942)
Examination vessel (1942 – 1944)
 [51]
Lightship LV-106 1923 1967 Nantucket Shoals (1923 – 1931)
Relief (1931 – 1934)
Nantucket Shoals (1934 – 1936)
Relief (1936 – 1942)
Examination vessel (1942 – 1945)
Relief (1945 – 1967)		 [52]
Lightship LV-107 1923 1968 Cape Lookout Shoals (1924 – 1933)
Winter Quarter Shoal (1934 – 1942)
Examination vessel (1942 – 1956)
Winter Quarter Shoal (1945 – 1960)
Delaware (1960 – 1965)
Relief (Third District) (1965 – 1968)
 Moored at the Liberty Landing Marina in Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey [53][1]
Lightship LV-108 1923 1970 Relief (Third District) (1923)
Five Fathom Bank (1924 – 1942)
Examination vessel (1942 – 1945)
Five Fathom Bank (1945 – 1970)		 [54]
Lightship LV-109 1923 1966 Relief (6th district) (1924 – 1954)
Savannah (1954 – 1964)
New Orleans (165 – 1966)
 [55]
Lightship LV-110 1923 1972 Pollack Rip (1924 – 1942)
Examination vessel (1942 – 1945)
Pollack Rip (1945 – 1947)
Vineyard Sound (1945 – 1947)
Cross Rip (1954 – 1958)
Buzzards Bay (1959 – 1961)
Relief (4th and 5th districts) (1961 – 1967)
Barnegat (1967 – 1969)
Five Fathom Bank (1970 – 1971)
 [56]
Lightship LV-111 1926 1969 Northeast End (1927 – 1932)
Ambrose Channel (1932 – 1952)
Portland (1952 – 1969)
 [57]
Lightship LV-112 1936 1975 Nantucket Shoals (1936 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Nantucket Shoals (1945 – 1958)
Relief (1958 – 1960)
Nantucket Shoals (1960 – 1975)		 Now a museum in East Boston, Massachusetts. [58]
Lightship LV-113 1930 1968 Swiftsure Bank (1930 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Swiftsure Bank (1945 – 1961)
Umatilla Reef (1961)
Relief (1961 – 1968)		 Sank on June 16, 1988 while being towed to Ketchikan, Alaska. [F] [59]
Lightship LV-114 1930 1971 Fire Island (1930 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Diamond Shoal (1945 – 1947)
Relief (1947 – 1958)
Pollock Rip (1958 – 1969)
Portland (1969 – 1971)		 Scrapped in 2007 after sinking (later raised) in New Bedford, Massachusetts. [F] [60]
Lightship LV-115 1930 1965 Frying Pan Shoals (1930 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Frying Pan Shoals (1945 – 1964)
Relief (1964 – 1965)		 Operational, and available for rent [F] [61]
Lightship LV-116 1930 1970 Fenwick Island Shoal (1930 – 1933)
Chesapeake (1933 – 1942)
Examination Vessel, WWII (1942 – 1945)
Chesapeake (1945 – 1965)
Delaware (1965 – 1970)		 Now a museum in Baltimore, Maryland [F] [62]
Lightship LV-117 1931 1934 Nantucket Shoals (1931 – 1934) Sank in 1934 after being struck by the RMS Olympic. [F] [63]
Lightship LV-118 1938 1972 Cornfield Point (1938 – 1957)
Cross Rip (1958 – 1962)
Boston (1962 – 1972)		 Now a museum in Lewes, Delaware. [64]
Lightship WLV-604 1951 1979 Columbia River (1951 – 1979) Now a museum in Astoria, Oregon. [65]
Lightship WAL-605 1951 1975 Overfalls (1951 – 1960)
Blunts Reef' (1960 – 1969)
Relief (1969 – 1975)		 Now a museum in Oakland, California. [66]
Lightship WLV-612 1950 1985 San Francisco (1951 – 1969)
Blunts Reef (1969 – 1971)
Portland (1971 – 1975)
Nantucket Shoals (1975 – 1983)		 Sold to private owner, operational and available for charter. She is the last lightship to be decommissioned by the coast guard. [67]
Lightship WLV-613 1952 1983 Ambrose Channel (1952 – 1967)
Relief (1967 – 1979)
Nantucket Shoals (1979 – 1983)		 Sold to private owner. Located in Wareham and New Bedford, Massachusetts in the 2010s. [68]

Notes edit

  • ^ A. Name assigned retroactively in 1938. During her years in service, this ship was referred to exclusively by her station name.
  • ^ B. Name/hull number assigned between 1867–70. Previously, she was referred to exclusively by her station name.
  • ^ C. LV-12 was assigned to two ships. From circa 1867 to 1871, LV-12 was the former Guthrie and LV-22 was an unnamed Fifth District relief vessel. In 1871, old LV-12 was decommissioned and LV-22 was renumbered LV-12. For clarity, this list refers to her as LV-22 exclusively.
  • ^ D. Name/hull number assigned between 1867–68 in anticipation of her return to service, but she was found not fit, condemned, and sold.
  • ^ E. Either LV-37 or LV-38 was the first lightship to have launched with a LV designation. Except for the anomalously numbered LV-10 (which would have been 43), all subsequent US lightships were numbered sequentially.
  • ^ F. Six identical vessels: LV 100/WAL 523 (1929), LV 113/WAL 535 (1929) and LV 114 / WAL 536 (1930) built at Albina Iron Works, Portland, Oregon. LV 115 / WAL 537 (1930), LV 116 / WAL 538 (1930) and LV 117 (1930) built at Charleston Drydock & Machine Company, Charleston, South Carolina.

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Further reading edit

  • Flint, Willard (1993). A History of U.S. Lightships (PDF). Coast Guard Historian Office.

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list, lightships, united, states, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, to. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message This is a list of lightships of the United States listing lightships operated by the United States government The first US lightship was put in place off of Willoughby Spit in Chesapeake Bay Virginia in 1820 1 Lightships remained in service in the United States until March 29 1985 when the last ship the Nantucket I was decommissioned 2 During that period lightships were operated by several branches of the government by the Lighthouse Establishment from 1820 to 1852 the Lighthouse Board from 1852 to 1910 the Lighthouse Service from 1910 to 1939 and the Coast Guard from 1939 to 1985 The naming conventions used for lightships are not consistent Until 1867 there was no uniform method to refer to individual lightships Lightships in that period generally took the name of the station that they served but occasionally other names These names were not permanently assigned to an individual vessel Rather whenever a lightship was moved to a new station she took on that name That made identifying individual ships nearly impossible Beginning in 1867 lightship numbers hull numbers were assigned to ships still in service These numbers are the primary means of identifying individual lightships across her various stations In 1938 the Lighthouse Service retroactively allocated letter codes to the unnumbered lightships based on their research of available records although some ships may have been lost or misidentified 3 Even with the hull numbers it is common to refer to a lightship by the name of the station it serves or Relief if it is a relief ship and a few such as the Nantucket I and Nantucket II have been given individual names Contents 1 Lightships 2 Notes 3 References 4 Further readingLightships edit nbsp Lightship LV 1 in 1907 nbsp Lightship LV 2 c 1900 nbsp Lightship LV 3 in 1907 nbsp Lightship LV 71 c 1910 nbsp Lightship LV 82 c 1915 after being raised Designation Start Year End Year Stations Fate Lightship A c 1838 c 1868 St Helena Bar 1838 1859 Combahee Bank 1859 1868 Un known A 3 Lightship B 1821 1861 Smith Point 1821 1861 Sunk by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship C 1820 c 1859 Willoughby s Spit 1820 Craney Island 1821 1859 Un known A 3 Lightship D c 1854 c 1860 Frying Pan Shoal 1854 1860 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy A 3 Lightship E c 1854 c 1860 Rattlesnake Shoal 1854 1860 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy A 3 Lightship F c 1849 after 1860 Ship Shoal 1849 1859 Relief 1860 Unknown Un known A 3 Lightship G c 1865 1866 Cross Rip 1865 1866 Abandoned and sunk by December 30 1866 A 3 Lightship H c 1828 1864 Cross Rip 1828 1864 Wrecked at Cape Poge Martha s Vineyard in 1864 A 3 Lightship K c 1839 c 1859 Martins Industry 1839 1855 Calibouge Sound 1855 1859 Un known A 3 Lightship L c 1835 after 1849 Bartlett Reef 1835 1849 Eel Grass Shoal 1849 Unknown Un known A 3 Lightship M c 1826 c 1855 Wade Point Shoal 1826 1855 Un known A 3 Lightship N 1823 c 1855 Brandywine Shoal 1823 1850 Minots Ledge 1851 1854 Relief 1855 Un known A 3 Lightship O c 1835 1861 Bowlers Rock 1835 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy A 3 Lightship P c 1848 after 1848 Tybee Island Knoll 1848 Unknown Un known A 3 Lightship Q 1821 c 1847 Willoughby s Spit 1821 1847 Un known A 3 Lightship R 1847 1867 Willoughby s Spit 1847 1867 Un known A 3 Lightship S 1821 after 1821 Wolf Trap Shoal 1821 Unknown Un known A 3 Lightship T 1856 1861 Wolf Trap York Spit 1856 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship U c 1834 1861 Windmill Point 1834 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship V c 1863 1864 Fishing Rip 1863 1864 Captured during the American Civil War and commandeered by the United States Navy from July 5 1863 to March 1864 It is unknown what became of it after the war A 3 Lightship W c 1847 1860 Merrills Shell Bank 1847 1860 Sunk by the Confederate States Navy in 1860 A 3 Lightship X 1823 c 1845 Upper Middle Shoal 1823 1845 May be Lightship LV 19 which was sunk in 1900 A 3 Lightship Y c 1857 c 1861 Dames Point 1857 1861 Un known A 3 Lightship Z 1847 c 1860 Vineyard Sound 1847 1860 Un known A 3 Lightship AA c 1825 c 1841 Carysfort Reef 1825 1841 May have been converted to a bell boat in 1841 but may have been two ships The first retired in 1830 A 3 Lightship BB c 1841 c 1852 Carysfort Reef 1841 1841 Un known A 3 Lightship DD c 1825 1861 Lower Cedar Point 1825 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship EE before 1859 c 1859 Upper Cedar Point Unknown 1859 Un known A 3 Lightship FF c 1831 after 1831 Brant Island Shoal 1831 Unknown Un known A 3 Lightship GG c 1863 c 1863 Brant Island Shoal 1863 Un known A 3 Lightship HH c 1828 c 1862 Neuse River 1828 1862 Un known A 3 Lightship JJ c 1825 1861 Long Shoal 1825 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship KK c 1864 c 1867 Long Shoal 1864 1867 Un known A 3 Lightship LL c 1821 after 1821 Upper Cedar Point 1821 Unknown Un known A 3 Lightship MM c 1835 1861 Roanoke River 1835 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship NN c 1838 c 1854 Northwest Passage 1838 1854 Un known A 3 Lightship PP c 1846 c 1853 Sand Key 1846 1853 Un known A 3 Lightship QQ c 1836 1861 Harbor Island 1836 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship RR c 1835 c 1861 Roanoke Island 1835 1861 Un known A 3 Lightship SS c 1827 1861 Nine Foot Shoal 1827 1859 Upper Cedar Point 1859 1861 Sunk or captured by the Confederate States Navy in 1861 A 3 Lightship TT c 1852 c 1859 Okracoke Channel 1852 1859 Un known A 3 Lightship UU c 1851 c 1870 Horseshoe Shoal 1851 1870 Un known A 3 Lightship VV 1823 c 1829 Sandy Hook 1823 1829 Un known A 3 Lightship WW 1839 c 1854 Sandy Hook 1839 1854 Un known A 3 Lightship XX 1849 c 1870 Galveston 1849 c 1870 Un known A 3 Lightship YY 1832 c 1851 Mackinaw Straight 1832 1851 Un known A 3 Lightship ZZ 1820 c 1823 Northeast Pass 1820 1823 Un known A 3 Lightship LV 1 1856 1930 Nantucket New South Shoal 1856 1892 Martins Industry 1892 1896 Frying Pan Shoal 1896 1911 Martins Industry 1911 1922 Savannah 1922 1930 Donated to the Sea Scouts in 1930 Later ran aground on the banks of the Merrimack River in a flood that occurred in 1936 B 4 Lightship LV 2 1849 1921 Pollock Rip 1849 1875 Winter Quarter Shoal 1875 1876 Hen and Chickens 1877 1907 Relief 1907 1921 Un known B 5 Lightship LV 3 1852 1923 Shovelful Shoal 1852 1916 Relief 1916 Handkerchief Shoal 1916 1923 Un known B 6 Lightship LV 4 1856 1924 Bishop and Clerks 1856 1858 Handkerchief Shoal 1858 1916 Relief 1916 1924 Un known B 7 Lightship LV 5 1866 1930 Hen and Chickens 1866 1867 Cross Rip 1867 1915 Relief 1916 Stonehorse Shoal 1916 1923 Handkerchief Shoal 1923 1924 Relief 1925 1930 Un known B 8 Lightship LV 6 1862 1918 Succonnesset Shoal 1862 1912 Relief 1912 1915 Cross Rip 1915 1918 Disappeared on February 4 1918 LV 6 was stuck in moving ice and presumably sank with all hands B 9 Lightship LV 7 1854 1909 Minots Ledge 1854 1860 Vineyard Sound 1861 1875 Relief 1875 1881 Wreck of Scotland 1881 1902 Relief 1902 1909 Un known B 10 Lightship LV 8 1860 1879 Frying Pan Shoal 1860 Han and Chickens 1867 1877 Relief 1877 1879 Sunk by the Confederate States Navy in 1860 at Cape Fear River LV 8 was later salvaged by USLHT Iris in 1866 and repaired It is unknown what became of this ship B 11 Lightship LV 9 1858 1925 Relief 1858 1915 Hedge Fence 1915 1925 Un known B 12 Lightship LV 10 1887 1902 Grosse Pointe 1887 1902 LV 10 was originally purchased as a construction barge for the Lighthouse Service then was converted to a lightship in 1887 It is unknown what became of this ship after it left service 13 Lightship LV 11 1854 1925 Nantucket New South Shoal 1854 1855 Brenton Reef 1856 1897 Relief 1897 1902 Scotland 1902 1925 Un known B 14 Lightship LV 12 c 1835 1871 Eel Grass Shoal Unknown 1871 Un known C 15 Lightship LV 13 1854 1913 Relief 1854 1855 Succonnessett Shoal 1855 1862 Relief 1862 1867 Bartlett Reef 1867 1933 Relief 1933 1934 Un known B 16 Lightship LV 14 1853 1872 Brenton Reef 1853 1856 Cornfield Point 1856 1872 Relief 1872 Un known B 17 Lightship LV 15 1838 1879 Stratford Shoal 1837 1877 Relief 1877 1879 LV 15 was replaced by Stratford Shoal Light in 1877 then was used as a barracks for workers building the Great Beds Light in 1880 She was sold at the end of that year at auction for 1 010 It is unknown what became of this ship after the auction B 18 Lightship LV 16 1854 1935 Sandy Hook 1854 1891 Relief 1891 1935 Un known B 19 Lightship LV 17 1848 1891 Bartlett Reef 1848 1867 Relief 1867 1877 Eel Grass Shoal 1877 1882 Relief 1882 1891 Transferred to US Navy in 1891 for use as target practice and sunk later that year B 20 Lightship LV 18 1839 1875 Five Fathom Bank 1839 1869 Relief 1869 1875 Transferred to US Navy in 1875 for use as target practice presumably sunk B 21 Lightship LV 19 c 1845 1900 Cross Ledge 1845 1875 Fourteen Foot Bank 1876 1886 Ram Island Reef 1886 1894 Relief 1894 1900 May be the same ship as Lightship X LV 19 was transferred to US Navy in 1900 for use as target practice and presumably sank B 22 Lightship LV 20 1867 1923 Relief 1867 1868 Wreck of Scotland 1868 1870 Relief 1870 1876 Wreck of Scotland 1876 1880 Relief 1880 1886 Wreck of Oregon 1886 Relief 1886 1918 Cross Rip 1918 1922 Relief 1923 Sold in 1923 and used by rumrunners during Prohibition She was eventually grounded abandoned and burned near Plymouth Massachusetts B 23 Lightship LV 21 1864 1880 Upper Cedar Point 1864 1867 Willoughby Split 1867 1868 Relief 1869 1871 Wreck of Weehawken 1871 1872 Tybee Island Knoll 1872 1880 Un known B 24 Lightship LV 22 c 1846 1903 Relief 1846 Unknown York Split 1863 1864 Wolf Trap Shoal 1864 1870 Eel Grass Shoal 1871 1872 Cornfield Point 1872 1882 Relief 1884 1885 Hog Island Shoal 1885 1901 Relief 1901 1903 This was the only lightship to be renumbered see note C It is unknown what became of LV 22 C 15 25 Lightship LV 23 1862 1925 Smith Point 1862 1868 Willoughby Split 1868 1872 Relief 1872 1874 Wreck of Scotland 1874 1876 Relief 1876 1882 Cornfield Point 1882 1892 Relief 1892 1894 Ram Island Reef 1894 1925 Originally A J W Applegarth she was acquired by the Lightship Service in 1862 It is unknown what became of this ship after she left service B 26 Lightship LV 24 1864 1869 Lower Cedar Point 1864 1867 York Spit 1867 1870 Relief 1870 1874 Winter Quarter Shoal 1874 1875 Relief 1875 1889 Un known B 27 Lightship LV 25 1827 1884 Hooper Straight 1827 1867 Relief 1867 1870 Choptank River entrance 1870 1871 Eel Grass Shoal 1872 1877 Relief 1877 1884 Un known B 28 Lightship LV 28 1864 1906 Bowlers Rock 1864 1868 Relief 1868 1869 Galveston 1870 1906 Un known B 29 Lightship LV 29 1865 1915 Frying Pan Shoal 1865 1871 Martins Industry 1871 1875 Frying Pan Shoal 1875 1877 Relief 1877 1880 Martins Industry 1880 1887 Relief 1887 1888 Frying Pan Shoal 1888 1892 Relief 1893 1906 Martins Industry 1906 1911 Relief 1911 1915 Un known B 30 Lightship LV 30 1863 1871 Rattlesnake Shoal 1863 1871 Un known B 31 Lightship LV 31 1865 1871 Wreck of Weehawken 1865 1871 Formerly James Gray commissioned in the Confederate States Navy as CSS Lady Davis Captured by the USN in 1865 stripped and transferred into lightship service LV 31 served until 1871 after which her fate is unknown B 32 Lightship LV 32 1863 1890 Frying Pan Shoal 1863 1864 Martins Industry 1864 1871 Relief 1871 1877 Frying Pan Shoal 1877 1883 Relief 1883 1886 Rattlesnake Shoal 1886 1889 Relief 1889 1890 Un known B 33 Lightship LV 33 1857 1872 Relief 1857 1861 Martins Industry 1862 1864 Relief 1864 1868 Fishing Rip 1868 1869 Tybee Island Knoll 1869 1872 Un known B 34 Lightship LV 34 1866 1924 Relief 1866 1876 Frying Pan Shoal 1871 1875 Martins Industry 1876 1880 Rattlesnake Shoal 1880 1886 Martins Industry 1887 1892 Rattlesnake Shoal 1892 1894 Charleston 1894 1924 Un known B 35 Lightship LV 35 1858 1862 Martins Industry 1858 1862 it was originally sunk by the Confederate States Navy in the Savannah River in 1862 Four years later it was raised and intended to be used for lightship duly as LV 35 Subsequently it was found to be too damaged so it was scrapped D 36 Lightship LV 37 1869 1893 Five Fathoms Bank 1869 1876 Winter Quarter Shoal 1876 1888 Relief 1888 Fenwick Island Shoal 1888 1892 Relief 1892 1893 Sank on station on August 4 1893 with the loss of four crewmen E 37 Lightship LV 38 1870 1892 Relief 1870 1871 Rattlesnake Shoal 1871 1880 Relief 1881 1883 Frying Pan Shoal 1883 1888 Relief 1888 1889 Rattlesnake Shoal 1889 1892 Un known E 38 Lightship LV 39 1875 1935 Vineyard Sound 1875 1876 Five Fathom Bank 1876 1877 Relief 1877 1897 Brenton Reef 1897 1935 Sank in 1975 near Beverly Massachusetts 39 Lightship LV 58 1894 1905 Nantucket New South Shoal 1894 1896 Fire Island 1896 1897 Relief 1897 1905 Sank in 1905 due to a gale 40 Lightship LV 71 1897 1918 Diamond Shoals 1897 1918 Torpedoed and sank in 1918 41 Lightship LV 73 1901 1944 Pollock Rip Shoal 1901 19 Vineyard Sound 19 1944 Sunk on September 19 1944 in a hurricane 42 Lightship LV 79 1904 1967 Five Fathom Bank 1904 1924 Relief 1924 1926 Barnegat 1927 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Barnegat 1945 1967 Now a museum in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 43 Lightship LV 82 1912 1936 Buffalo 1912 1913 Relief 1916 1925 Eleven Foot 1926 1936 Scrapped in 1942 or possibly sunk by vandals in 1945 44 Lightship LV 83 1905 1960 Blunts Reef 1905 1930 San Francisco 1930 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 San Francisco 1945 1951 Relief 1951 1960 Now a museum in Seattle Washington 45 Lightship LV 87 1907 1966 Now a museum in New York City New York Lightship LV 97 1895 1918 Bush Bluff 1895 1918 Scrapped in 1945 46 Lightship LV 100 1929 1971 Blunts Reef 1930 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Blunts Reef 1945 1959 Relief 1959 1969 San Francisco 1969 1971 Transferred to the U S Navy on August 6 1971 for further transfer to Vietnam it is unknown what became of this ship F 47 Lightship LV 101 1916 1963 Cape Charles 1916 1924 Relief 1925 1926 Overfalls 1926 1951 Stonehorse Shoal 1951 1963 Now a museum in Portsmouth Virginia 48 Lightship LV 102 1916 1963 Southwest Pass 1917 1918 South Pass 1918 1933 Relief 1933 1934 Brenton Reef 1935 1962 Cross Rip 1962 1963 49 Lightship LV 103 1921 1970 Relief 1921 1923 Grays Reef 1924 1926 Relief 1927 1928 Grays Reef 1929 Relief 1929 1933 North Manitou Shoal 1934 1935 Relief 1935 Lake Huron 1936 1970 Now a museum in Port Huron Michigan 50 Lightship LV 105 1922 1944 Diamond Shoal 1922 1942 Examination vessel 1942 1944 51 Lightship LV 106 1923 1967 Nantucket Shoals 1923 1931 Relief 1931 1934 Nantucket Shoals 1934 1936 Relief 1936 1942 Examination vessel 1942 1945 Relief 1945 1967 52 Lightship LV 107 1923 1968 Cape Lookout Shoals 1924 1933 Winter Quarter Shoal 1934 1942 Examination vessel 1942 1956 Winter Quarter Shoal 1945 1960 Delaware 1960 1965 Relief Third District 1965 1968 Moored at the Liberty Landing Marina in Liberty State Park Jersey City New Jersey 53 1 Lightship LV 108 1923 1970 Relief Third District 1923 Five Fathom Bank 1924 1942 Examination vessel 1942 1945 Five Fathom Bank 1945 1970 54 Lightship LV 109 1923 1966 Relief 6th district 1924 1954 Savannah 1954 1964 New Orleans 165 1966 55 Lightship LV 110 1923 1972 Pollack Rip 1924 1942 Examination vessel 1942 1945 Pollack Rip 1945 1947 Vineyard Sound 1945 1947 Cross Rip 1954 1958 Buzzards Bay 1959 1961 Relief 4th and 5th districts 1961 1967 Barnegat 1967 1969 Five Fathom Bank 1970 1971 56 Lightship LV 111 1926 1969 Northeast End 1927 1932 Ambrose Channel 1932 1952 Portland 1952 1969 57 Lightship LV 112 1936 1975 Nantucket Shoals 1936 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Nantucket Shoals 1945 1958 Relief 1958 1960 Nantucket Shoals 1960 1975 Now a museum in East Boston Massachusetts 58 Lightship LV 113 1930 1968 Swiftsure Bank 1930 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Swiftsure Bank 1945 1961 Umatilla Reef 1961 Relief 1961 1968 Sank on June 16 1988 while being towed to Ketchikan Alaska F 59 Lightship LV 114 1930 1971 Fire Island 1930 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Diamond Shoal 1945 1947 Relief 1947 1958 Pollock Rip 1958 1969 Portland 1969 1971 Scrapped in 2007 after sinking later raised in New Bedford Massachusetts F 60 Lightship LV 115 1930 1965 Frying Pan Shoals 1930 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Frying Pan Shoals 1945 1964 Relief 1964 1965 Operational and available for rent F 61 Lightship LV 116 1930 1970 Fenwick Island Shoal 1930 1933 Chesapeake 1933 1942 Examination Vessel WWII 1942 1945 Chesapeake 1945 1965 Delaware 1965 1970 Now a museum in Baltimore Maryland F 62 Lightship LV 117 1931 1934 Nantucket Shoals 1931 1934 Sank in 1934 after being struck by the RMS Olympic F 63 Lightship LV 118 1938 1972 Cornfield Point 1938 1957 Cross Rip 1958 1962 Boston 1962 1972 Now a museum in Lewes Delaware 64 Lightship WLV 604 1951 1979 Columbia River 1951 1979 Now a museum in Astoria Oregon 65 Lightship WAL 605 1951 1975 Overfalls 1951 1960 Blunts Reef 1960 1969 Relief 1969 1975 Now a museum in Oakland California 66 Lightship WLV 612 1950 1985 San Francisco 1951 1969 Blunts Reef 1969 1971 Portland 1971 1975 Nantucket Shoals 1975 1983 Sold to private owner operational and available for charter She is the last lightship to be decommissioned by the coast guard 67 Lightship WLV 613 1952 1983 Ambrose Channel 1952 1967 Relief 1967 1979 Nantucket Shoals 1979 1983 Sold to private owner Located in Wareham and New Bedford Massachusetts in the 2010s 68 Notes edit A Name assigned retroactively in 1938 During her years in service this ship was referred to exclusively by her station name B Name hull number assigned between 1867 70 Previously she was referred to exclusively by her station name C LV 12 was assigned to two ships From circa 1867 to 1871 LV 12 was the former Guthrie and LV 22 was an unnamed Fifth District relief vessel In 1871 old LV 12 was decommissioned and LV 22 was renumbered LV 12 For clarity this list refers to her as LV 22 exclusively D Name hull number assigned between 1867 68 in anticipation of her return to service but she was found not fit condemned and sold E Either LV 37 or LV 38 was the first lightship to have launched with a LV designation Except for the anomalously numbered LV 10 which would have been 43 all subsequent US lightships were numbered sequentially F Six identical vessels LV 100 WAL 523 1929 LV 113 WAL 535 1929 and LV 114 WAL 536 1930 built at Albina Iron Works Portland Oregon LV 115 WAL 537 1930 LV 116 WAL 538 1930 and LV 117 1930 built at Charleston Drydock amp Machine Company Charleston South Carolina References edit Flint Willard A History of U S Lightships p 2 Flint Willard A History of U S Lightships p 19 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Early U S Lightships U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV1 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV2 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV3 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV4 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV5 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV6 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Archived from the original on December 12 2012 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV7 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV8 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV9 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Archived from the original on December 12 2012 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV10 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV11 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 a b Vessel Designation LV12 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV13 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV14 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV15 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV16 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV17 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV18 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV19 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV20 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV21 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Eel Grass Shoal Lightship Station History United States Coast Guard Lightship Sailors Association October 23 2006 Retrieved July 19 2008 Vessel Designation LV23 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV24 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV25 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV28 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV29 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV30 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV31 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV32 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard June 18 2008 Retrieved August 24 2008 Vessel Designation LV33 U S 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Retrieved January 29 2015 Buffalo Lightship LV 82 Lightship Sailors Association Retrieved 2 July 2017 Vessel Designation LV 83 WAL 508 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 97 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 100 WAL 523 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved April 24 2015 Vessel Designation LV 101 WAL 524 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Vessel Designation LV 103 WAL 526 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Flint Willard 1989 Lightships and Lightship Stations of the U S Government U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Vessel Designation LV 112 WAL 534 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 113 WAL 535 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved April 24 2015 Vessel Designation LV 114 WAL 536 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 115 WAL 537 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 116 WAL 538 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 117 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation LV 118 WAL 539 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation WLV 604 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Vessel Designation WLV 605 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Nantucket I Lightship WLV 612 US Lighthouses Retrieved January 4 2018 Vessel Designation WLV 613 U S Coast Guard Lightships United States Coast Guard November 17 2014 Retrieved January 29 2015 Further reading editFlint Willard 1993 A History of U S Lightships PDF Coast Guard Historian Office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of lightships of the United States amp oldid 1205430409, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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