Barnegat, 1927-1969

Location & historical notes: Off the New Jersey coast, 8 miles offshore east of Barnegat Inlet.  The station was established to provide a leading mark for the point where a course change is required by north-south coastal traffic to and from New York.  

Lightships assigned:

1927-1942: LV-79 / WAL-506

1942-1945: marked by a buoy during World War II

1945-1967: LV-79 / WAL-506

1967-1969: LV-110 / WAL-532

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