USLHS and USCG Lightships by Station
Portland , Maine
1903-1931 LV 74
1931-1942 LV 90
1942-1945 marked by a buoy WW2
1945-1952 LV 90 / WAL 514
1952-1969 LV 111 / WAL 533
1969-1971 LV 114 / WAL 536
Boston , Massachusetts
1894-1940 LV 54 / WAL 502
1940-1942 LV 81 / WAL 507
1942-1943 marked by a buoy WW2
1943-1946 LV 54 / WAL 502
1946-1951 LV 81 / WAL 507
1951-1962 LV 85 / WAL 510
1962-1972 LV 118 / WAL 539
1972-1975 WLV 189
Minots Ledge , Mass.
1851 - ? Steam Tug R.B. Forbes
1851 - 1854 "N"
1854-1860 LV 7
Pollock Rip , Mass.
1849-1875 LV 2
1875-1877 LV 40
1877-1892 LV 42
1892-1923 LV 47
1923 ( Feb 16 - Oct 16 disc. )
1923-1924 LV 73 /WAL 503
1924-1942 LV 110 /WAL532
1942-1945 marked by a buoy WW2
1947-1958 WLV 196
1958-1969 LV 114 / WAL 536
Pollock Rip Slue
1902-1923 LV 73 / WAL 503
The only Lightship to occupy this location
Great Round Shoal
1890-1891 Relief LV 9
1891-1892 LV 47
1892-1913 LV 42
1913-1918 LV 86 / WAL 511
1918-1923 LV 66
1923-1932 LV 86 / WAL 511
Nantucket Shoals , Mass.
1854-1855 LV 11
1856-1892 LV1
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
1934-1936 LV 106 / WAL 528
1936-1942 LV 112 / WAL 534
1942-1945 marked by a buoy WW2
1945-1958 LV 112 / WAL 534
1958-1960 WLV 196
1960-1975 LV 112 / WAL 534
1975-1983 WLV 612 ( Nantucket 1 )
1979-1983 WLV 613 ( Nantucket 2 )
Stonehorse Shoal , Mass.
1852-1916 LV 3
1916-1923 LV 5
1924-1934 LV 47
1934-1951 LV 53 / WAL 501
1951-1963 LV 101 / WAL 524
Handkerchief Shoal , Mass.
1858-1916 LV 4
1916-1923 LV 3
1923-1924 LV 41
1930-1951 LV 98 / WAL 521
Bishop and Clerks , Mass.
1856-1858 LV 4
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Cross Rip , Mass.
1828-1864 "H"
1864-1866 "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 525
Succonnessett Shoal
1854-1855 (?)
1855-1862 LV 13
1862-1912 LV 6
Hedge Fence Shoal , Mass.
1908-1910 LV 90 / WAL 514
1910-1915 LV 41
1915-1925 LV 9
1925-1930 LV 49
1930-1933 LV 41
Vineyard Sound , Mass.
1847-1860 "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
Hen and Chickens , Mass.
1866-1867 LV 5
1867-1877 LV 8
1877-1907 LV 2
1908-1913 LV 86 / WAL 511
1913-1932 LV 42
1932-1933 LV 74
1933-1934 LV 49
1934-1954 LV 86 / WAL 511
Buzzards Bay , Mass.
1954-1959 LV 86 / WAL 511
1959-1961 LV 110 / WAL 532
Brenton Reef , Rhode Island
1853-1856 LV 14
1856-1897 LV 11
1897-1935 LV 39
1935-1962 LV 102 / WAL 525
Hog Island Shoal , Rhode Island
1885-1901 LV 12 ( ex- LV 22 )
Built by the Old Colony Steamship Co. for this station
Eel Grass Shoal , Ct.
1849 - ? " L"
? - 1871 LV 12 (old)
1871-1872 LV 12 ( ex LV 22 )
1872-1877 LV 25
1877-1882 LV 17
1882-1884 LV 12 ( ex LV 22 )
Ram Island , Ct.
1886-1894 LV 19
1894-1925 LV 23
Bartlett Reef , Ct.
1835-1848 "L"
1848-1867 LV 17
1867-1933 LV 13
Cornfield Point , Ct.
1856-1872 LV 14
1872-1882 LV 12 ( ex LV 22 )
1882-1892 LV 23
1892-1894 LV 51
1894-1895 Relief LV 20
1895-1925 LV 48
1926-1939 LV 44
1939-1957 LV 118 / WAL 539
Stratford Shoal , Ct.
1838-1877 LV 15
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Fire Island , NY .
1896-1897 LV 58
1897-1930 LV 68
1930-1942 LV 114 / WAL 536
Wreck of Oregon , NY
1886-1886 LV 20
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Ambrose Channel , NY
1823-1829 " V V "
1829-1838 (station discontinued )
1839-1854 " W W "
1854-1891 LV 16
1891-1894 LV 48
1894-1908 LV 51
1908-1932 LV 87 / WAL 512
1932-1952 LV 111 / WAL 533
1952-1967 WLV 613
Scotland ( Wreck of ) , NJ
1868-1870 LV 20
1870-1874 ( discontinued )
11874-1876 LV 23
1876-1880 LV 20
1881-1902 LV 7
1902-1925 LV 11
1925-1936 LV 69
1936-1942 LV 87 / WAL 512
1942-1945 ( marked by a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1947 LV 78 / WAL 505
1947-1962 LV 87 / WAL 512
Barnegat , NJ
1927-1942 LV 79 / WAL 506
1942-1945 ( marked by a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1967 LV 79 / WAL 506
1967-1969 LV 110 / WAL 532
Northeast End , NJ
1882-1926 LV 44
1927-1932 LV 111 / WAL 533
Relief LV 79 briefly marked the station in 1926 before LV 44 arrived on station .
Five Fathom Bank , NJ
1837-1839 report of a decaying and leaking vessel on station
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 a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1970 LV 108 / WAL 530
1970-1971 LV 110 / WAL 532
1971-1972 WLV 189
Overfalls , Delaware
1898-1901 LV 46
1901-1925 LV 69
1926-1951 LV 101 / WAL 524
1951-1960 WLV 605
Brandywine Shoal , Delaware
1823-1850 " N "
Replaced by a Lighthouse
Fourteen Foot Bank , Delaware
1876-1886 LV 19
Replaced by a Lighthouse
Upper Middle Shoal , Delaware ( Cross Ledge )
1823-1845 " X "
1845-1875 LV 19
Delaware
1960-1965 LV 107 / WAL 529
1965-1970 LV 116 / WAL 538
Fenwick Island Shoal , Delaware
1888-1892 LV 37
1892-1930 LV 52
1930-1933 LV 116 / WAL 538
Winter Quarter Shoal , Va.
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 a buoy WW2 )
1945-1960 LV 107 / WAL 529
Chesapeake , Va.
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 a buoy WW2 )
1945-1965 LV 116 / WAL 538
Tail of the Horseshoe , Va.
1900-1901 LV 71
1901-1922 LV 46
Willoughbys Spit , VA.
1820 - ? " C "
1821-1847 " Q "
1867-1868 LV 21
1868-1872 LV 23
Bush Bluff , Va.
1891-1893 LV 46
1893-1895 -info on which vessel was at this station is not clear
1895-1911 LV 97
1911-1912 ( marked by a buoy )
1912-1918 LV 97
Craney Island , Va.
1820-1859 " C "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Thirty Five Foot Channel , Va.
1908-1918 LV 45
1918-1919 (marked by a buoy )
York Spit , Va.
1855- ?
? - 1861 " T "
1861-1863 (station vacant )
1863 LV 22
1864-1867 ( station vacant )
1867-1870 LV 24
Wolf Trap , Va.
1821 - ? " S "
1855 - ? " T "
1861-1864 ( station vacant )
1864-1870 LV 22
1870 - station vacant until 1893
1893 LV 46
Windmill Point , Va.
1834-1861 " U "
1861-1863 ( station vacant )
1863-1869 ?
? - 1869 Relief LV 21
Bowlers Rock ,Va.
1835-1861 " O "
1861-1863 (station vacant )
1864-1868 LV 28
Smith Point , Va.
1821-1861 " B "
1861-1862 ( station vacant ) 1862-1868 LV 23
station vacant until 1895
1895-1897 LV 46
Janes Island , Md.
1853-1867 ?
Lower Cedar Point , Md.
1825-1861 " DD "
1861-1864 (station vacant )
1864-1867 LV 24
Upper Cedar Point , Md.
1821 - " LL"
? -1859 "EE "
1859-1861 "SS"
1861-1864 ( station vacant )
1864-1867 LV 21
Hoopers Straight , Md.
1827-1867 LV 25
Replaced by a Lighthouse
Choptank River , Md.
1870-1871 LV 25
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Wades Point Shoal ,NC
1826-1855 " M "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Roanoke River , NC
1835-1861 " MM "
1861-1863 ( station vacant )
1863-1866 ?
Roanoke Island NC
1835-1861 " RR "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Long Shoal,NC
1825-1861 " JJ "
1861-1864 ( station vacant )
1864-1867 " KK "
Ocracoke Channel , NC
1852-1859 " TT "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Royal Shoal , NC
1826-1867 ?
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Harbor Island , NC
1836-1861 " QQ "
1861-1863 ( station vacant )
1863-1867 ?
Brant Island Shoal , NC
1831- ?
? -1863 " GG "
Nine Foot Shoal , NC
1827-1859 " SS "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Neuse River , NC
1828-1862 " HH "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Diamond Shoals , NC
1824-1827 Cape Hatteras Lightship on station
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 a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1947 LV 114 / WAL 536
1947-1966 WLV 189
Cape Lookout Shoals , NC
1905-1924 LV 80
1924-933 LV 107 / WAL 529
Frying Pan Shoal , NC
1860-1863 (station vacant)
1854-1860 " D "
1863-1864 LV 32
1863-1871 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 a buoy WW2 )
1945-1964 LV 115 / WAL 537
Horseshoe Shoal , NC
1851-1870 " UU "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Wreck of Weehawken , SC
1865-1871 LV 31
1871-1872 LV 21
Charleston , SC
1854-1860 " E "
1861-1863 (station vacant )
1863-1871 LV 30
1871-1880 LV 38
1880-1886 LV 34
1886-1889 LV 32
18891892 LV 38
1892-1924 LV 34
1924-1933 LV 53 / WAL 501
Combahee Bank , SC
1859-1868 " A "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
St. Helena Bar , SC
1838-1859 ' A "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Martins Industry , SC
1839-1855 " K "
1856-1861 LV 35
1861-1862 ( station vacant )
1862-1864 LV 33
1864-1871 LV 32
1871-1875 LV 29
1876-1880 LV 34
1880-1887 LV 29
1887-1892 LV 34
1892-1896 LV 1
1896-1906 LV 53 / WAL 501
1906-1911 LV 29
1911-1922 LV 1
Fishing Rip , SC
1863-1864 " V "
1864-1866 ?
1866-1868 Relief LV 34
1868-1869 LV 33
Calibogue Sound , SC
1855-1869 " K "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Tybee Island Knoll , Ga.
1848 - ?
? -1869 ?
1869-1872 LV 33
1872-1880 LV 21
Savannah , Ga.
1922-1930 LV 1
1930-1954 LV 94 / WAL 518
1954-1964 LV 109 / WAL 531
Brunswick , Ga.
1907-1929 LV 84 / WAL 509
The only Lightship to occupy this station
St Johns River , Fla.
1929-1954 LV 84 / WAL 509
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Dames Point , Fla.
1857-1863 " Y "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Carysfort Reef , Fla.
1825-1841 " AA "
1841-1852 " BB "
Sand Key , Fla.
1846-1853 " PP "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Northwest Passage , Fla. / Key West LS
1838-1854 " NN "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Merrills Shell Bank , Ms.
1847-1860 " W "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Northeast Pass, La.
1820-1823 " ZZ "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
South Pass, La.
194-1912 LV 43
1912-1918 ( station vacant , WW1 )
1918-1933 LV 102 / WAL 525
Southwest Pass, La.
1912-1917 LV 43
1917-1918 LV 102 / WAL 525
New Orleans , La.
1965-1966 LV 109 / WAL 531
1966-1971 WLV 189
Ship Shoal , La
1849-1859 " F "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Atchafalaya Bay , La.
1849-1859 ?
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Trinity Shoal , La.
1881-1894 LV 43
The only Lightshipto occupy this station
Heald Bank , Texas
1905-1936 LV 81 / WAL 507
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Galveston , Tex.
1849- 1853 " XX "
1853-1854 ( station vacant )
1854-1860 " XX "
1860-1870 ? station was thought to be vacant during this time frame
1870-1906 LV 28
San Francisco , Ca.
1898-1930 LV 70
1930-1942 LV 83 / WAL 508
1942-1945 ( station vacant , WW2 )
1945-1951 LV 83 / WAL 508
1951-1969 WLV 612
1969-1971 LV 100 / WAL 523
Blunts Reef , Ca.
1905-1930 LV 83 / WAL 508
1930-1942 LV 100 / WAL 523
1942-1945 ( marked by a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1959 LV 100 / WAL 523
1960-1969 WLV 605
1969-1971 WLV 612
Columbia River , Oregon
1892-1897 LV 50
1897-1898 LV 67
1898-1899 LV 50
1899-1901 ( marked by a buoy )
1901-1905 LV 50
1905-1906 LV 67
1906-1909 LV 50
1909-1939 LV 88 / WAL 513
1939-1951 LV 93 / WAL 517
1951-1979 WLV 604
Umatilla Reef
1898-1905 LV 67
1905-1906 Relief LV 76
1906-1930 LV 67
1930-1939 LV 93 / WAL 517
1939-1942 LV 88 / WAL 513
1942-1945 ( marked by a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1959 LV 88 / WAL 513
1959-1961 ( marked by a buoy )
1961 - ? LV 113 / WAL 535
1961-1971 WLV 196
Swiftsure Bank , Wa.
1909-1930 LV 93 / WAL 517
1930-1942 LV 113 / WAL 535
1942-1945 ( marked by a buoy , WW2 )
1945-1961 LV 113 / WAL 535
Buffalo , NY
1912-1913 LV 82
? -1914 LV 96
1915-1918 LV 98 / WAL 521
Southeast Shoal , Western End of Lake Erie in Canadian waters
1901-1910 SS Kewaunee
Bar Point Shoal
Canadian waters near Detroit , Michigan
1893-1910 LV 59
1911-1919 LV 62
Lime Kiln Crossing South
Lower Detroit River in Canadian waters .
1893-1910 LV 64
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Lime Kiln Crossing North
Lower Detroit River in Canadian waters
1893-1910 LV 65
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Ballard Reef , Mi.
1893-1899 LV 63
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Lake St Clair , Mi.
1887-1902 LV 10
1902-1939 LV 75
Lake Huron , Mi.
1893-1920 LV 61
1921-1935 LV 96 / WAL 520
1936-1970 LV 103 / WAL 526
Poe Reef , Mi.
1893-1910 LV 62
1911-1914 LV 59
1915-1920 LV 96 / WAL 520
1921-1929 LV 99 / WAL 522
Martin Reef , Mi.
1909-1927 LV 89
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Mackinaw Straits , Mi.
1832-1851 " YY "
The only Lightship to occupy this station
White Shoal , MI.
1891-1909 LV 56
Thee only Lightship to occupy this station
Simmons Reef , Mi.
1891-1900 LV 55
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Grays Reef , Mi.
1891-1923 LV 57
1924-1926 LV 103 / WAL 526
1927-1928 LV 56
? - 1929 LV 103 / WAL 526
1929-1936 LV 99 / WAL 522
North Manitou Shoal , Mi.
1910-1926 LV 56
1927-1935 LV 89
1934-1935 LV 103 / WAL 526
Milwaukee , WI
1912-1932 LV 95 / WAL 519
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Lansing Shoal , MI.
1901-1920 LV 55
1920-1928 LV 98 / WAL 521
Eleven Foot Shoal , Mi.
1893-1925 LV 60
1926-1936 LV 82
Peshtigo Reef , Wi.
1906-1935 LV 77
The only Lightship to occupy this station
Temporary Lightships , end of WW1
Most approach vessels were US Navy Minesweepers , fitted out as temporaary Lightships .
Boston Approach - temporary ( USN )
USS Easthampton ( Navy tug )
January - May 1919
New York approach - temporary ( USN )
USS Finch
Dec.23 , 1918 - July 19 , 1919
New York approach # 2 - temporary ( USN )
USS Cardinal
Dec 23, 1918 - July 10 , 1919
Delaware approach - temporary ( USN )
USS Falcon
Dec 30 , 1918 - May 25 , 1919
Chesapeake Bay approach
USS Brant
Dec 1918 - May 25 , 1919
Chesapeake Bay approach # 2
USS Owl
Dec 1918 - July 10 , 1919
Charleston approach
USS Long Island ( Navy Tug )
Dec 1918 - May 25 1919
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