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There have been 170 ships that served mariners in
the waters around the United States. Today just 15 remain, none of which are in active
service. They were assigned the most difficult locations where it was impossible or nearly
so to build a lighthouse. They rode out horrendous storms to keep their light burning. The
Lightship
Diamond Shoal was sunk during
World War I, but the actions of her crew may have saved many other ships.
Lightships carry the names of the stations to which
they were assigned on their sides. But those names are not the names of the ship.
Lightships are identified by a letter-number combination, such as LV 79 WAL 506.
Here are all the remaining lightships.
Click on the hyperlinked name to view a separate page about each
lightship.
If anyone would like to prepare a history of an
individual lightship to complete this section, please contact
webmaster@harbourlights.com
LV
79 WAL 506 BARNEGAT
Built in 1904
Served as Five Fathom Bank & Relief
Location Camden NJ Camden Museum &
Learning Center
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Photo by Jim Anderson |
LV 83 WAL 508 SWIFTSURE (Formerly RELIEF)
Built in 1904 Served at
Swiftsure Bank at the entrance to
the Strait of San Juan de Fuca, Umatilla Reef and Columbia River entrance.
Location Northwest Seaport docks
on Lake Union, Seattle
Website:
SWIFTSURE
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LV 87 WAL 512 AMBROSE
Built in 1907
Served as Relief & Scotland Vineyard Sound
Location South Street Seaport New York City
Website:
AMBROSE
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LV 101 WAL 524
PORTSMOUTH (Overfalls)
Built in 1915 Served as Cape Charles, Relief, Stonehorse,
Overfalls
Location Portsmouth VA Portsmouth Lightship Museum
Website:
PORTSMOUTH |
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Photo Mark Wagner
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LV 103 WAL 526
HURON
Built in 1921 Served as Relief Grays Reef North Manitou
Shoal
Location Port Huron MI, Pine Grove Park, Port Huron
Museum
Website:
HURON
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LV WAL 529 WINTER QUARTER
Built in 1923 Served as Cape Lockout Shoal Delaware
Relief
Now privately owned
Location Morris Canal New Jersey Liberty Landing Marina
Need Picture
Website:
WINTER QUARTER
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Photo John Chidester
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LV 114 WAL
116 NEW BEDFORD (Was actually Portland LS)
Built in 1930 Also served as Fire Island, Relief, Diamond Shoal,
Pollock Rip
Location New Bedford Mass. |
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Photo Sara Morton
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LV
112 WAL 534 NANTUCKET
Built in 1936 Served as Relief
Owned by the US Lighthouse Museum
Location: Oyster Bay NY
Website:
NANTUCKET (PDF)
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Photo John Chidester
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LV
115 WAL 537 FRYING PAN
Built in 1930 Also served as Relief
Location: Pier 63 New York City
Website:
FRYING PAN
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Photo John Chidester |
LV
116 WAL 538 CHESAPEAKE
Built in 1930 Also served as Fenwick Island Delaware
Location: Baltimore MD at Inner Harbor
Website:
CHESAPEAKE |
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Photo Hal Dean
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LV 118 WAL
539 OVERFALLS
(Actually was Boston LS)
Built in 1938 Also served as Cornfield, Cross Rip, Boston
Location: Lewes DE at Canal
Website:
www.overfalls.org
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Photo Barbara Bowman
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WLV
605 RELIEF
Built in 1950 Also served as Overfalls & Blunts Reef
Location: Port of Oakland CA
Website: RELIEF |
WLV 612
NANTUCKET
1
Built in 1951 Also served as San Francisco Blunts Reef Portland
Location: Boston MA Privately Owned
Website:
NANTUCKET 1
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WLV 613
NANTUCKET II
Built in 1952 Also served as Ambrose & Relief
Location: Wareham
MA
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Photo John Chidester
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WLV 604
COLUMBIA
Built in 1950 Only served as Columbia
Location: Astoria OR Columbia Maritime Museum
Website:
COLUMBIA |
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