Brenton Reef Lightship LV-14

 

 

 

 Brenton Reef Lightship LV-14

 

Location: Entrance to East Passage of Narragansett Bay
1853 - 1856 --Lat 41 25 00 N - Long 72 21 30 W


Year Built: 1852


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


Length: 91' (lbp); Beam: 22'; Draft: 9'; Tonnage: 159 gross


Illuminating Apparatus: Single lantern with 8 lard oil lamps


Propulsion: Sail-sloop rig


Years on Station: 1853 - 1856


Status: Sold at auction in 1872


Light Characteristic: Fixed White


Range: 12.5 miles