STATIONS
This feature of the Lightship Sailors Website contains information presently not available anywhere on the web and is placed here for reference by all lightship sailors as an aid to determine the actual number of their ship rather than the station name.
In the interest of getting this project up and running in the shortest possible time, endless pages of minor details have been omitted as well as those stations discontinued prior to WWII.
The 31 stations here are listed alphabetically and positions given are by geographical reference rather than in Lat/Lon
AMBROSE
Est 1823 Dis 1967 144 years
At the entrance to New York Bay (NY)
1823-1829 “VV”
1854-1891 LV-16
1891-1894 LV-48
1894-1908 LV-51
1908-1932 LV-LV-87/WAL-512
1932-1952 LV-111/WAL-533
1952-1967 WLV-613
BARNEGAT
Est 1927 Dis 1969 42 years
About 8 miles off Barnegat Inlet (NJ)
1927-1942 LV-79/506
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1967 LV-79/506
1967-1969 LV-110/532
BLUNTS REEF
Est 1905 Dis 1971 66 years
4.5 miles West of Cape Mendocino (CA)
1905-1930 LV-83/WAL-508
1930-1942 LV-100/WAL-523
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1959 LV-100/WAL523
1960-1969 WLV-605
1969-1971 WLV-612
BOSTON
Est 1894 Dis 1975 81 years
Boston Harbor approach
1894-1940 LV-54/WAL-502
1940-1943 LV-81/WAL-507
1942-1943 Marked by buoy
1943-1946 LV-54/WAL-502
1946-1951 LV-85/WAL-510
1962-1972 LV-118/WAL-539
1972-1975 WLV-189
BRENTON REEF
Est 1853 Dis 1962 109 years
Approach to Narragansett Bay (RI)
1853-1856 LV-14
1856-1897 LV-11
1897-1935 LV-39
1935-1962 LV-102/WAL-525
BUZZARDS BAY
Est 1954 Dis 1961 7 years
Western entrance to Buzzards Bay (MA)
1954-1959 LV-86/511
1959-1961 LV-110/WAL-532
CHESAPEAKE
Est 1888 Dis 1965 77 years
15 mi ENE from Cape Henry
1888-1891 LV-46
1891-1916 LV-49
1916-1924 LV-101/WAL-524
1924-1927 LV-80
1927-1933 LV-72
1933-1942 LV-116/WAL-538
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1965 LV-116/WAL-538
COLUMBIA
Est 1892 Dis 1979 87 years
Off Columbia River Entrance
1892-1897 LV-50
1897-1898 LV-67
1898-1899 LV-50
1899-1901 Marked by buoy
1901-1905 LV-50
1905-1906 LV-67
1905-1909 LV-50
1909-1939 LV-88/WAL-513
1939-1951 LV-93/WAL-517
1951-1979 WLV-604
CORNFIELD
Est 1856 Dis 1957 101 years
South of Old Saybrook, CT
1856-1872 LV-14
1872-1882 LV-12
1882-1892 LV-23
1892-1894 LV-51
1894-1895 LV-20
1895-1925 LV-48
1926-1939 LV-44
1939-1957 LV-118/WAL-539
CROSS RIP
Est 1828 Dis 1963 135 years
7 miles ENE Martha’s Vineyard (MA)
1828-1864 LV-“H”
1864-1866 LV-“G”
1867-1915 LV-5
1915-1918 LV-6
1918-1922 LV-20
1923 LV-47
1923-1934 LV-66
1934-1937 LV-72
1937-1954 LV-96/WAL-520
1954-1958 LV-110/WAL-532
1958-1962 LV-118/WAL-539
1962-1963 LV-102/WAL-5
DELAWARE
Est 1960 Dis 1970 10 years
Off Delaware Bay Entrance (DE)
1960-1965 LV-107/WAL529
1965-1970 LV-116/WAL-538
DIAMOND SHOAL
Est 1824 Dis 1966 72 years
15 miles SE of Cape Hatteras (NC)
1824-1827 Unidentified
1827-1897 Station vacant
1897-1901 LV-69 & LV-71
1901-1918 LV-71 & LV-72
1918-1922 LV-72
1922-1942 LV-105/WAL-527
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1947 LV-114/WAL-536
1947-1966 WLV-189
FIVE FATHOM BANK
Est 1837 Dis 1972 135 years
14.7 miles N x E of Cape May Light (NJ)
1837-1839 Not identified
1839-1869 LV-18
1869-1876 LV-37
1877-1904 LV-40
1904-1924 LV-79/WAL-506
1924-1942 LV-108/WAL-530
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1970 LV-108/WAL-530
1970-1971 LV-110/WAL-532
1971-1972 WLV-189
FRYING PAN
Est 1854 Dis 1964 110 years
17 miles SE of Cape Fear (NC)
1854-1860 LV-“D”
1860-1863 Station vacant
1863-1864 LV-32
1865-1871 LV-29
1871-1875 LV-34
1875-1877 LV-29
1877-1883 LV-32
1883-1888 LV-38
1888-1892 LV-29
1892-1896 LV-53/WAL-501
1896-1911 LV-1
1911-1930 LV-94/WAL-518
1930-1942 LV-115/WAL-537
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1964 LV-117/WAL-537
HANDKERCHIEF
Est 1858 Dis 1951 93 years
4.5 miles SSW of Monomoy Point (MA)
1859-1916 LV-4
1916-1923 LV-3
1923-1924 LV-5
1924-1930 LV-41
1930-1951 LV-98/WAL521
HEN & CHICKENS
Est 1866 Dis 1954 88 years
1866-1867 LV-5
1867-1877 LV-8
1877-1907 LV-2
1908-1913 LV-66/WAL511
1913-1932 LV-42
1932-1933 LV-74
1933-1934 LV-49
1934-1954 LV-86/WAL-511
HURON
Est 1893 Dis 1970 77 years
Off the entrance to St Clair River (MI)
1893-1920 LV-61
1921-1935 LV-96/WAL-520
1936-1970 LV-103/WAL-526
NANTUCKET SHOALS
Est 1854 Dis 1983 129 years
Southeast of Nantucket Island
1854-1855 LV-11
1856-1892 LV-1
1892-1894 LV-54/WAL-502
1894-1896 LV-58
1896-1907 LV-66
1907-1923 LV-85/WAL-510
1923-1931 LV-106/WAL-528
1931-1934 LV-117 (rammed and sunk on station)
1934-1936 LV-106/WAL-528
1936-1942 LV-112/WAL/534
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1958 LV-112/WAL-534
1958-1960 WLV-196
1960-1975 LV-112/WAL-534
1975-1983 WLV-612 (Nantucket I)
1979-1983 WLV-613 (Nantucket II)
NEW ORLEANS
Est 1965 Dis 1971 6 years
NE of Delta Entrances (LA)
1965-1966 LV-109/WAL531
1966-1971 WLV-189
OVERFALLS
Est 1898 Dis 1960 62 years
Delaware Bay Entrance
1898-1901 LV-46
1901-1925 LV-69
1926-1951 LV-101/WAL-524
1951-1960 WLV-605
POLLOCK RIP
Est 1849 Dis1969 120 years
4.5 miles East of Monomoy Point (MA)
1849-1875 LV-2
1875-1877 LV-40
1877-1892 LV-42
1892-1923 LV-47
1923-1924 LV-73/WAL-503
1924-1942 LV-110/WAL-532
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1947 LV-110/WAL532
1947-1958 WLV-196
1958-1969 LV-114/WAL536
PORTLAND
Est 1903 Dis 1975 72 years
Approaches to Portland Harbor (ME)
1903-1931 LV-74
1931-1942 LV-90/WAL-514
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1952 LV-90/WAL-514
1952-1969 LV-111/WAL533
1969-1971 LV-114/WAL-536
1971-1975 WLV-612
SAINT JOHNS RIVER
Est 1929 Dis 1954 25 years
5 miles East of Jacksonville (FL)
1929-1954 LV-84/WAL-509
SAN FRANCISCO
Est 1898 Dis 1971 73 years
Approaches to San Francisco Bay
1898-1930 LV-70
1930-1942 LV-83/WAL-508
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1951 LV-83/WAL-508
1951-1969 WLV-612
1969-1971 LV-100/WAL-523
SAVANNAH
Est 1922 Dis 1964 42 years
Approaches to Savannah River
1922-1930 LV-1
1930-1954 LV-94/WAL-518
1954-1964 LV-109/WAL531
SCOTLAND
Est 1868 Dis 1962 90 years
3.2 miles ExS from Sandy Hook Light
1868-1870 LV-20
1870-1874 Discontinued
1874-1876 LV-23
1876-1880 LV-20
1881-1902 LV-7
1902-1925 LV-11
1925-1936 LV-69
1936-1942 LV-87/WAL512
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1947 LV-78/WAL-505
1947-1962 LV-87/WAL-512
SWIFTSURE BANK
Est 1909 Dis 1961 52 years
Entrance to Strait of Juan de Fuca (WA)
1909-1930 LV-93/WAL-517
1930-1942 LV-113/WAL-535
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1961 LV-113/WAL-535
STONEHORSE SHOAL
Est 1852 Dis 1963 101 years
Off the end of Monomoy Point (MA)
1852-1916 LV-3
1916-1923 LV-5
1924-1934 LV-47
1934-1951 LV-53/WAL-501
1951-1963 LV-101/WAL524
UMATILLA REEF
Est 1898 Dis 1971 73 years
14 mi SSW of Cape Flattery Light (WA)
1898-1905 LV-67
1905-1906 LV-76
1906-1930 LV-67
1930-1939 LV-93/WAL-517
1939-1942 LV-88/WAL-513
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1961 LV-113/WAL-535
1961-1971 WLV-196
VINYARD SOUND
Est 1847 Dis 1954 107 years
Western approach to Vineyard Sound
1847-1860 LV-“Z”
1861-1875 LV-7
1875-1876 LV-39
1876-1910 LV-41
1910-1915 LV-90/WAL-514
1915-1924 LV-41
1924-1944 LV-73/WAL-503
1944-1947 LV-87/WAL-512
1947-1954 LV-110/WAL-532
WINTER QUARTER SHOAL
Est 1874 Dis 1960 86 years
8.5 miles Eastward of Assateague Island
1874-1875 LV-24
1875-1876 LV-2
1876-1888 LV-37
1888-1908 LV-45
1908-1934 LV-91/WAL-515
1934-1942 LV-107/WAL-529
1942-1945 Marked by buoy
1945-1960 LV-107/WAL-529
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