(AM-6)
Lapwing Class minesweeper
Built 1918 - 187'10'loa x 36'6" x 10' - 950 tons displ
Crew complement 78
Equipped with a cluster of three 80cp electric lens lanterns at 51 feet, steam
siren, submarine bell signal
Painted gray with white bows, marked "NY 2" in black
Stationed 29.5 mi - 115 degrees from Ambrose Lightship
Later wrecked near Dutch Harbor AK in 1923
Historical Note: It seems that history has been unkind to some of the Navy ships that were Temporary Lightships.
This is the second "bad Luck" ship that was used as a Lightship. From the Naval Registry comes that quote: "Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down, (date unknown) by the Staten Island Shipbuilding Co., New York, NY; Launched, 29 March 1918; Commissioned USS Cardinal (AM 6), 23 August 1918; Grounded on a reef, 6 June 1923 off the coast of Chirikof Island and was abandoned; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown).
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