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Five Fathom Bank Lightship Station History

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1837-1972

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Location & historical notes: New Jersey, off the south end of Five Fathom Bank, 14.7 miles and 100 degrees from the Cape May Lighthouse. The station was ultimately replaced by a lighted horn buoy.

Lightships assigned:

1837-1839: report in the 1837 Coast Pilot of a decaying and leaking "lightboat" 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 during World War II

1945-1970: LV-108 / WAL-530

1970-1971: LV-110 / WAL-532

1971-1972: WLV-189

Memories from Joseph Verba  (LV 108 / 1947 to 1949)

Five Fathom Bank Subsurface Data  

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