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Brenton
Beef Lightship LV-11
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
54 N - Long 71 22 36 W
Year Built: 1853
Design: Wood- white oak; copper and iron fastened;
2 mast with - daymarks on both masts
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 1927
Light Characteristic:
Fixed White
Range: 12 miles
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