Brenton Reef Lightship LV-11

Courtesy of the National Archives

Location: Entrance to East Passage of Narragansett Bay
Location: 1856 - 1889 l Lat 41 25 00 N - Long 71 21 30 W
Location: 1889 - 1897 l Lat 41 25 00 N - Long 71 22 36 W

Year Built: 1853

Design: Wood-white oak and yellow pine; copper and iron fastened; 2 mast (foremast higher) daymarks

Length: 104' (lbp); Beam: 24' 8"; Draft: 9'10"; Tonnage: 320 gross

Illuminating Apparatus: 2 lanterns, each having 8 constant level oil lamps

Propulsion: Sail-schooner rig; fore and main carried on Spencer masts

Years on Station: 1856 - 1897

Status: Sold in 1927

Light Characteristic: Fixed White

Range: 12 miles

Fog Signal: Bell or Gong Rings Continuously (1894)

Fog Signal Characteristic: Ring for 10 Seconds (1894)
Fog Signal Characteristic: Silent for 30 Seconds
Fog Signal Characteristic: Ring for 10 Seconds
Fog Signal Characteristic: Silent for 30 Seconds

Location:

Entrance to East Passage of Narragansett Bay

1856 - 1889 Lat 41 25 00 N - Long 71 21 30 W
1889 - 1897 Lat 41 25 00 N - Long 71 22 36 W

Year Built:

1853

Design:

Wood-white oak; copper and iron fastened; 2 mast with - daymarks on both masts

Ship's Dimensions:

Length: 104' (lbp); Beam: 24' 8"; Draft: 9'10"; Tonnage: 320 gross

Illuminating Apparatus:

2 lanterns, each having 8 constant level oil lamps

Propulsion:

Sail-schooner rig; fore and main carried on Spencer masts