In Memory of Those Who Crossed The Bar 

CROSS LEDGE, DELAWARE

Mate plus two crewmembers lost returning to ship in launch. Crewmen not identified

THE RELIEF LIGHTSHIP ON FIVE FATHOM STATION

During a huge storm that may have been a hurricane, the Relief Lightship took four successive seas to the port side and began to sink. Four men were washed over the side ; the pilot boat picked up two men. The ship capsized and sank at 0147 on August 24, 1893. No names given .

BUSH BLUFF, VIRGINIA

Boiler explosion kills engineer and seaman. Names unknown

HENS AND CHICKENS Reef , Buzzards Bay , off Westport  MASSACHUSETTS

Two men lost in liberty launch. Names unknown

Dragged off station in moving ice February 4, 1918, last seen moving out the eastern entrance of Nantucket Sound; lost with all hands. LV 6 was last seen by Head Keeper Wm Grieder of Great Point Lighthouse , Nantucket Island , Massachusetts , early morning , Feb.5 , 1918 .The USLHS Tender , Azalea went in search of the Lightship to no avail .

In the same freeze of Feb 1918 , 4 Lightships were stuck in the pack ice , 2 were able to steam out on their own power , 1 Lightship was towed free from the ice , but LV 6 was too far out in the ice for any rescue vessels to reach it . The Mate/Captain  , E.B. Phillips was ashore , unable to get to his vessel , so The First Mate , Henry F. Joy walked across 7 miles of sea ice to Nantucket Village to ask permission to abandon ship , but he was ordered by the local USLHS District Officer to return to his ship and maintain his station . The LV 6 was seen with its Ensign upside down , a sign of distress , when it was pulled out to sea with the ice floes on Feb 5 , 1918 .

Henry F. Joy , First Mate , Dennisport, MA.

Frank Johnson, Machinist , South Yarmouth, MA.

William Rose, Cook , North Harwich, MA.

Almon Wixon, Seaman , Dennisport, MA.

Arthur C. Joy, Seaman , Dennisport, MA.

E. H. Phillips, Seaman , West Dennis, MA.

LV 117

Nantucket Lightship

 Sunk 15 MAY 1934 

 Rammed and sunk by RMS Olympic of the White Star Lines , 48 miles south of Nantucket Island , Massachusetts , and 200 nautical miles East of New York City . Wreck located , Summer 1998 by a team of divers from the New England area , on Nantucket Shoals , in 1 piece . The ship is upright and listing to Starboard . 

John M. Fortes SN, New Bedford, MA.

Isaac Pina First Cook, New Bedford, MA.

Ernest B. George SN, New Bedford, MA.

Alfredo Monteiro Second Cook, New Bedford, MA.

Matthew S. Rodriques SN, New Bedford, MA.

William W. Perry Chief Engineer, Reading, MA.

Justin F. Richmond Oiler, Woburn, MA.

There were four survivors during the loss of the LV 117, three of which lost their lives due to their injuries within six months of the incident.

George Brathwaite, Mate, In charge when struck, Cambridge, MA.

Clinton Mosher, First Officer, New Bedford, MA.

John F. Perry, Radioman, Provincetown, MA.

L. V. Roberts, the only surviving member of this tragedy returned to duty aboard LV 106, returning to Nantucket Shoals.

LV 73 /WAL 503

Vineyard Lightship 

Lost , September 14-15 , 1944 with 12 crewmen aboard , 1 1/2 miles SW of Cuttyhunk Island , Massachusetts .

LV 73 was last seen at the peak of the great hurricane early  in the morning of September 15 , 1944 , by Head Keeper , Octave Ponsart , of Cuttyhunk Lighthouse . His daughter , Seamond ( Ponsart ) Roberts , 5 years of age at that time , was in the lantern room at Cuttyhunk Lighthouse , helping her Father keep the light operating . Her recollection , "The Death and Virtual Resurrection of The Vineyard Lightship" is listed on Jack Eckerts site at www.Jacksjoint.com  or find the link on : www.fredsplace.org

Edward Steckling, MMC, USCG, Chelsea, MA.

Richard R. Talbot, SC2, USCGR, South Hamilton, MA.

Lawrence R. Starrat, MM3, USCGR, Lynn, MA.

Fredrick J. Stelter, WT3, USCGR

Peter P. Michalack, SN1, USCGR, Dunkirk, NY.

John J. Stimac, SN1, USCGR

Jack M. Hammett, SN1, USCG, Springfield, MO.

Joseph G. Gordon, SN1, USCGR

Allen L. Hull, SN2, USCGR, East Hartford, CT.

Vangel Constantine, SN2, USCGR, Fabyan, CT.

5 crewmen ( Relief Crew ) were ashore when the hurricane struck New England on September 14-15 , 1944 .  Of the 5 crewmen , only 1 remains , BMCS USN Retired , Harold Flagg . Harold was a USCG Coxswain at the time of the disaster .

Robert J. Gullickson, Seaman, USCG Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

Lost at sea at Corsica Shoals, Lake Huron, near Port Huron, MI returning to the ship in a twenty-foot boat that capsized.

LV 82

Lightship sunk and all hands lost off Waverly Point, Lake Erie, near BUFFALO, NY.

Hugh Williams , Master

Andrew Lehy, Mate

Charles Butler, Chief Engineer

Cornelius Lahey, Assistant Engineer

Peter Mackey, Cook

William Jensen, Deckhand

The ship was raised two years later and was rebuilt and reassigned to serve in the First Lighthouse District .

Relief Lightship