| 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 - 1897Lat 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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