Lightship Sailor Crew List

 BY SHIP

 LV 110 WAL 532

Bath, ME - 1923

Station assignments

1924-1942 - Pollock Rip (MA)

1942-1945 - Examination vessel

1945-1947 - Pollock Rip (MA)

1947-1954 - Vinyard Sound

1954-1958 - Cross Rip

1959-1961 - Buzzards Bay

1961-1967 - Relief

1968-1969 - Barnegat (NJ)

1970-1971 - Five Fathom Bank (NJ)

USCG Lightship Sailors Association members served on
ADDICOTT, David W. 1962 110/532 - Buzzards Bay
BANKS, Frank H. Pollock Rip 110/532 1-46 to 5-46
BURCHFIELD, Bill 110/532 Vinyard
CONGER, Carson A. 110/532 Vinyard 53-54
FICHTER, Richard 110/532 Buzzards 1960-61

*FRANK, Nick Five Fath
GIGLIOTTI, Jack 532 Relief 1954-'56

HOLMES, Lowell D. LV-110/532 1944
KELLOGG, Ed 110/532 Barnegat (later Five Fathom) 12-69 to 6-72
KENT, Robert B. LV-110/532 Barnegat 1968-69
MOLLOY, Chris Delaware 532 1963
NOVICKI, Edward 532 Crossrip 6-57 to 10-58
OSBURN, John 110/532
ROBBINS, Guy LV-110 1942

*ROLLER. Elbert Need dates Pollock Rip
ROUSE, John 110/532 Barnegat
STURGIS, Paul 110/532 Vinyard '49-'50
WHEELER, Fred LV-110 1937 USLHS Life Member #3
WILLIAMS, Russell Relief #110/532 1965
WOOD, Peter 110/532
ZWIERZYNSKI, Joe 110/532 Relief '62-Aug '63

* not confirmed

Decommissioned 3 Nov 1971

Scrapped 1975

LIGHTSHIP 111/533

Bath, ME - 1926

Station assignments;

1927-1932 - NE END (NJ)

1932-1952 - AMBROSE (NY)

1952-1559 - PORTLAND (ME)

USCG Lightship Sailors Association members served on

BURTON, Bob ? Portland Plank Owner LSA

COUSINS, Gerald 1963-65 Portland

FRENCH, J. L. 1964-66 Portland

HOLT, Dennis 1965-66 Portland

Jakicic William 1959 Portland

JENKINS, Jim 1964-66 Portland

JONES, Peter 1960-61 Portland

KARALOW, Gus ? Ambrose

RADABAUGH, J. Mid ‘40’s Ambrose

ROGERS, Wm H. ? Ambrose

Decommissioned 11 July 1964

Sold for scrap 1984

LV 112 WAL 534

Wilmington, DE - 1936

Station assignments; 1936-1942 Nantucket Shoal (MA)

1942-1945 WWII Examination Ship

1945-1958 Nantucket Shoal (MA

1958-1960 Relief

1960-1975 Nantucket Shoal (MA)

USCG Lightship Sailors Association members served on

ADDICOTT, David 1962

 Arbuthnot, Bob 11/1973 - 3/1975
 ARNOLD, Richard 112/534 '54-'55
BAKER, John Jack 112/534 Dec '54-Jul '56
BANNAN, George CO 112/534 '56-'58 commanding officer
BELL, Howard 112/534 Nan 1971-72
BRANCO, Tom 112/534 Nan 1975
BRAUS, Philip 112/534 Nantucket 1950
BRUNK, Peter 112/534 '70-'71 Nantucket
CHEEK, Jerry 114/536 Pollock Rip 1964-65 & 112/534 Nan 1966-67
COFFIN, Frederick C. Jr 112/534
DAVENPORT, John 112/534 1065-69
DeFRANCESCO, John 112/534 612 TAD 613
EVANS, K. Morgan LV-112 '48-'49
FULCHER, William 112/534 1972
GARRAN, John WAL-112/534 Mar'63 to Oct'64
GRANGER, Arthur 112/534 Nan 1960

Graff Joseph Jr. Dec 1958 - July 59
GUBITOSI, Robert 112/534 '56-'61

HOUDE, Richard ?
IRWIN, Edward 112/534 3/51-3/54
ISHERWOOD, Bernie 112/534
JOHNSON, Jim WAL-112/534 1958-60
JOHNSON, Russ FOUR Lightships Regular Member
79/506
Barnegat '59-'60, 612 SFran & Blunts '68-'69
605 Relief 1969, 112/534 Nantucket '71-'72 (as CO)
KELLIHER, Daniel F. Boston 1975, 534-112 1975
KUBIC, Ken 112/534 '73-'74 Plank Owner LSA
LISTER, Eugene 112 1950
MINER, Lyle 112/534 1948-50
NAPERKOWSKI, W. J. 112/534
NIELSON, Peter Jr. #112 Nantucket
PERRYMAN, R. 112/534- 1958
PETERS, Loren Volunteer 112/534 1964-5-6-7
PLETNICK, Jerome J. Nantucket 112/534 1950-52
RACICOT, Richard Edward Regular member
 Reracicoty LV112/WAL534 4/1/64 to 1/19/66
ROBBINS, Guy LV-110 '42 LV 112

RYDER, Fred ?
SANDLIN, James E. 112/534
SCHOFIELD, Peter 112/534 1960's
SHEPHARD, Bill 112/534 Nan
SHULTS, George E. 112/534 1954-56
SIBINICH, Stephen T. 112/534

TAYLOR, James 1954
TERABASSO, Joe 112/534
Van HOUTEN, Adrian 112/534

WALKLEY, Edward 1948-50
WEBBER, Bernard C. 112/534 Nan & Cross Rip Regular MemberJOHNSON, Russell 1971-72

Decommissioned 28 March 1975

February 2002 - Negotiations underway to transfer the ship to the National Lighthouse Museum at St George, Staten Island, NY

 

LV 113 WAL 535

Portland, OR 1929

Station assignments

1930-1942 Swiftsure

1942-1945 ASW, Alaska

1945-1961 Swiftsure

1961 Umatilla

1961-1968 Relief

USCG Lightship Sailors Association members served on
ARONSEN, Bert 113/535 Swiftsure 1954-55
BIBBY, Stanley 113/535 Relief 1968
BRADLEY, Dale "Red" 113/535 -Swiftsure 1942

BYRNE, John 1964-65 Relief
DREW, Selby LV113/535-1957
FORESTER, Dan 113 Ambrose 1967-68

GEORGE, Norman 1964-65 Relief
HAYNER, Roger O. 113/535 Relief '65-'67

HERRELL, Bill 1967-68 Relief
SCHMIDT, Herman "Hank" 196 Umatilla, 113/535

Decom 1 October 1968 Sold. Sank while under tow 16 June 1988

This is the ship that in 1942 mounted a 4inch gun, and was equipped with sonar and depth charges.

Designated  YP-397. Convoy & Anti Submarine Warfare  duty vicinity Cape Spencer, Alaska Story called “The Warship Swiftsure” written by our own Jim Gill and  posted on our web site.

Note: For full story click next  

LV 114 WAL 536

Albina Iron Works, Portland OR 1930

Made 5,892 mile voyage to New York. First Lightship to make the west to east voyage.

First LV West to East via Panama Canal.

Station assignments

1930-1942 Fire Island (NY)

1942-1945 WWII-ExamVessel

1945-1947 Diamond Shoal (NC)

1947-1958 Relief (1st District)

1958-1969 Pollock Rip (MA)

1969-1971 Portland (ME)

Lightship Sailors Assn participants served on Lightship 114

 
BANGS, Donald 96/520 Cross Rip '50 - 114/536 Pollock Rip   
BLACK, Ken CO LV-536/114 1956-57  
CAMUNAS, Enrique Chico  Pollock Rip 196/536 Relief 9-50 to 01-52Plank Owner LSA
CARLUCCI, Louis Pollock Rip 114/536 '62-'64 
CATO, Robert E. 536                    
CHEEK, Jerry 114/536 Pollock Rip 1964-65 
COLLETTE, William WLV-536/LV114 Pollock Rip Plank Owner LSA
Crawford, Don SN. Feb. 1956 to Nov. 1957
CROSS, Hudson Pollock Rip 114/536  1962-64     
DICKERSON, Greg 114/536 - 1955-57
DODD,  Frank 536  
DuFAU, Lorenzo Fire Island 114/536 
EHRMAN, Pete 114/536  1955-58   
EVANS, Cliff 114/536 Pollock 1959 & '66

GIGLIOTTI, Jack 1954-56 Relief
HALLETT, Glenn 114/536 Pollock Rip     
HOLMES, William 114/536  '60-'63  
KRZYWICKI, Marty Pollock Rip LV114/536 '58-'59 Founder Plank Owner LSA
LANGE, Herbert  P. 116/536 Chesapeake '58-'59   
LECUYER, Arthur 114/536 Pollock Rip  1962-64  
MARCHAL, Richard Pollock Rip 114/536  

MASON, Jack 1958-59 Pollock Rip
ROLLER, Elbert 114/536  Pollock Rip - Last CO
SHERMAN, Joseph A. 114/536 Relief  1956-58      
SINOPOLI, John Pollock Rip WAL 536  1962-1963

Decom 5 Nov 1971

Now located New Bedford. Owned by the City of New Bedford

Bears psuedo name NEW BEDFORD.

Endangered.

Lightship 115/537

Built 1930 - Charleston, SC

Station assignments;

USCG Lightship Sailors Association members served on

HELLER, Norman 1954

KAPUS, Robert 1955-57

LEE, Robert 1962-63

LEWIS, James 1954-55

MELVIN, J. David 1960-61

ORSZAK, David 1960-61

PETRI., Richard 1946

SEARS, Preston 1957

Decom 4 November 1965

KREVY, John/Angela - Present owners

Donated 5 September 1967

Museum, Southport, NYC

Sold 1984. Sank 1986. Raised 1987

Survived fire 1988

Present location: Pier 63, North River

New York, NY

LIGHTSHIP 116/538

Charleston, SC - 1930

Station assignments;

1930-1933 - Fenwick Island Shoal (DE)

1933-1942 - Chesapeake (VA)

1942-1945 - WWII ExamVessel

1945-1965 - Chesapeake (VA)

1965-1970 - Delaware (DE)

USCG Lightship Sailors Association members served on

BAKER, Frank 1949-50 Chesapeake

CHESTER, Jim Chesapeake

CODY, Joe 1966-67 Delaware

FRANK, Nick Delaware

GARRISH, Joe 1964 Chesapeake

HASKELL, Richard Delaware

HEIPERTZ, Fritz 1967-68 Delaware

LAMBERT, Robert 1962-63 Chesapeake

LANGE, Herb 1958-59 Chesapeake

MIDGETT, Paul 1965? Ches/Del

RAGAN, Tom 1950-51 Chesapeake

ROBIDOUX, Harry 1964-66 Delaware

SHEEHAN, Larry 1966-68 Chesapeake

SHINGLE, Robert 1961-63 Chesapeake

WALDROP, Joe 1958-60 Chesapeake

WARD, Don 1944 Exam Vessel

YATES, Glenn 1961-63 Chesapeake

Vessel presently on display Baltimore Maritime Museum

 LV 117 WAL 539

Lightship Sailors served on 117 None

Station assignments;

LV-117 struck and sunk by SS OLYMPIC

(sistership to TITANIC 15 May, 1934

Seven of eleven LV crew were lost.

Note

MONTEIRO, Alfred Grandfather was Alfredo Monteiro, crewmember

Of LV-117 who perished 15 May 1934 in the collision

 LV 118 WAL 539

Station assignments

1938-1957 - Cornfield (CT)

1958-1962 - Cross Rip (MA)

1962-1972 - Boston(MA)

 

AKIMCHUK, Jim 118/539 Cross Rip 1958-60
ALLEN, Frank 118/539
ANCIELLO, Patrick 118/539
ARAS, Richard J. 118/539 Boston
BENWAY, E. R. LV-118/539
BUOTTE, Robert 118/539
CAREY, Emil 118/539
CASALE, Robert 118/539 Cornfield 1942
CLARK, Harvey 118/539
COLEMAN, Bob 118/539 Boston '64-'66
CRAWFORD, Robert E. 118/539

DASH  Frederick W. (Rick) Boston '65-'66

DAVIS, Jim Cross Rip
GENTRY, Gerald 118-539
GLAZIER, Bert 118/539
GODFREY, Frank LV-118/539 Boston '63-'64
HEGENBERGER, Albert 118/539
HENDERSON, Colvin 118/539 ? 605 ?
JURATIC, Ed Buzzards Bay 118/539 Cross Rip
KANAKOS, Ted 118/539
LIECHTY, Wallace L. 118/539
MOLIS, James P. 118/539
MOON, Robert C. 118/539 1956-'57 Cornfield
PINKHAM, Jay 118/539 Boston

 Pridham, Stanley M. April 1968 until April 1970.
READER, Bill 118/539
RUTLEDGE, Jim 118/539 Cornfield 1951-52-53
STRAUSS, Larry Boston #539 1965-'68

Sweeney James "Jim" P CS2 1963 - 1964
TARLTON, Mark 118/539

Tolson, David "Sonny"  EN1 1963 - ?
TOOBERT, Louis 118/539 Boston

TOOBERT, Louis Boston

WEBBER, Bernard Cross Rip

 

Last Crew

Taken from the Watch Quarter & Station Bill still posted on the mess deck when 118 arrived in Lewes DE. in 1973.

CHBOSN R. A. BUOTTE CO

WILLIAMS, F. T. BMC XPO.

McHUGH, F. C. ENCS EPO

ROY, V. R. BM1

KRIKORIAN, S. J. EN1

CUSICK, M. J. EN2

LYNCH, R. C. EN3

ARAS, R. J. EN3

CARTRIGHT, F. J. CS3

SELIGNA, J. B. CS3

KORNECRY, E. L. SN

GUGLIELMELLA, D. L. SA

MARTSON, S. D. SA

ALLEN, F. R. SA

LIKENS, V. F. SA

The ship is currently in the hands of the Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation and undergoing restoration at Lewes, DE

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