1837-1972
Location & historical notes: New Jersey, off the south end of Five Fathom Bank, 14.7 miles and 100 degrees from the Cape May Lighthouse. The station was ultimately replaced by a lighted horn buoy.
Lightships assigned:
1837-1839: report in the 1837 Coast Pilot of a decaying and leaking "lightboat" on station
1942-1945: marked by a buoy during World War II
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