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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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© 2008 USCG Lightship Sailors Association International Inc. Larry Ryan, President
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