Barnegat was built in 1904 by the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden. The vessel served from 1904 to 1924 as the lightship for Five Fathom Bank, which is located 15 miles (24 km) from the Cape May Lighthouse.[3] The vessel was then used as a relief for the next two years. In 1927 the vessel was assigned to the Barnegat Lighthouse station.[4] In 1942 the vessel was withdrawn from the Barnegat station to serve as an examination vessel at Edgemoor, Delaware. Barnegat would inspect all vessels entering the Delaware River until 1945.[3] The vessel returned to the Barnegat station, where it served until it was decommissioned on 3 March 1967. Barnegat was then donated to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Saint Michaels, Maryland. The museum was unable to keep up with the maintenance of the vessel and sold the vessel to the Heritage Ship Guild in 1970 to be displayed at Penn's Landing.[3]
Status
Barnegat is now docked at Pyne Poynt Marina in Camden. Attempts at maintenance and repair work were unsuccessful and the ship is considered to be in threat of loss due to deterioration. In early 2020, the Barnegat Light Historical Society purchased and removed the ship's bell from the deck with hopes of restoring and eventually displaying the bell somewhere in the vicinity of Barnegat Light. In June 2020, the restored bell was unveiled and put on permanent display at the Seventh Street bay side pavilion park in Barnegat Light.[5][3][6]
united, states, lightship, barnegat, other, ships, named, barnegat, barnegat, united, states, lightship, barnegat, located, camden, camden, county, jersey, united, states, lightship, built, 1904, added, national, register, historic, places, november, 1979, lig. For other ships named Barnegat see USS Barnegat The United States lightship Barnegat LV 79 WAL 506 is located in Camden Camden County New Jersey United States The lightship was built in 1904 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 29 November 1979 The lightship Barnegat in PhiladelphiaHistoryUnited StatesNameBarnegatOperatorU S Coast GuardBuilderNew York Shipbuilding CompanyCost 89 030Launched1904In service1904Out of service1967StatusMoored at Pyne Poynt Marina in Camden New JerseyGeneral characteristicsDisplacement668 tonsLength129 ft 39 m Beam28 6 ft 8 7 m Draft12 6 ft 3 8 m PropulsionSteam one compound surface condensing engine 16 and 31 bores x 24 stroke 325 IEP 2 boilers 9 3 dia x 164 long 100 psi propeller 79 dia also rigged for sail initiallySpeed10 knots 19 km h BarnegatU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesShow map of Camden County New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocationNorth 7th Street Camden New JerseyCoordinates39 57 21 N 75 6 46 W 39 95583 N 75 11278 W 39 95583 75 11278 Coordinates 39 57 21 N 75 6 46 W 39 95583 N 75 11278 W 39 95583 75 11278Area0 3 acres 0 12 ha Built1904ArchitectNew York Ship Building and Dry Dock CompanyNRHP reference No 79002317 1 NJRHP No 2 Added to NRHP29 November 1979 Contents 1 History 2 Status 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditBarnegat was built in 1904 by the New York Shipbuilding Company in Camden The vessel served from 1904 to 1924 as the lightship for Five Fathom Bank which is located 15 miles 24 km from the Cape May Lighthouse 3 The vessel was then used as a relief for the next two years In 1927 the vessel was assigned to the Barnegat Lighthouse station 4 In 1942 the vessel was withdrawn from the Barnegat station to serve as an examination vessel at Edgemoor Delaware Barnegat would inspect all vessels entering the Delaware River until 1945 3 The vessel returned to the Barnegat station where it served until it was decommissioned on 3 March 1967 Barnegat was then donated to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in Saint Michaels Maryland The museum was unable to keep up with the maintenance of the vessel and sold the vessel to the Heritage Ship Guild in 1970 to be displayed at Penn s Landing 3 Status EditBarnegat is now docked at Pyne Poynt Marina in Camden Attempts at maintenance and repair work were unsuccessful and the ship is considered to be in threat of loss due to deterioration In early 2020 the Barnegat Light Historical Society purchased and removed the ship s bell from the deck with hopes of restoring and eventually displaying the bell somewhere in the vicinity of Barnegat Light In June 2020 the restored bell was unveiled and put on permanent display at the Seventh Street bay side pavilion park in Barnegat Light 5 3 6 See also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County New Jersey List of museum shipsReferences Edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 13 March 2009 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Camden County PDF New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office 1 April 2010 p 12 Archived from the original PDF on 4 June 2011 Retrieved 15 September 2010 a b c d Lighthouse Friends Home Page Lightship LV 79 WAL 506 NJ Lighthouse Friends Retrieved 11 October 2010 Lightship Barnegat LV 79 WAL 506 NJ lighthousefriends com Retrieved 18 June 2019 Light Ship Barnegat preservationnj org Retrieved 18 June 2019 King Kate 17 May 2018 SOS Goes Up to Rescue Ship From Scrap Heap of History The Wall Street Journal Retrieved 18 June 2019 External links EditUnited States Lightship Barnegat LV 79 at Abandoned View of Barnegat LV 79 WAL 506 via Bing Maps This article about a property in New Jersey on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States lightship Barnegat LV 79 amp oldid 1127749658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
