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Brenton Reef Lightship LV-11

 

 Brenton Reef Lightship LV-11
 Courtesy of National Archives

 

 

 

 


 

Brenton Beef Lightship LV-11

 

Location: Entrance to East Passage of Narragansett Bay
1856 - 1889Lat 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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