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Barnegat Lightship Station, 1927-1969

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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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