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USCG Light Vessels

(LV, WAL, WLV)

This table lists all the light vessels built or acquired by the US Coast Guard (including its predecessor agencies) up to LV-118, 1938. The six final WLV lightships have been added.

Original Station Builder Location LDT Delivered Notes
LV-1 Nantucket New South Shoal MA Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME 1855 to Sea Scouts 1930, wrecked 1936
LV-2 Pollock Rip Shoals MA 210 1849 sold 1922
LV-3 Shovelful Shoal MA J. M. Hood Somerset MA 140 1852 sold 1924
LV-4 Bishop and Clerks MA Boston NSY Charlestown MA 104 1855 sold 1925
LV-5 Hen & Chickens MA Thomas Stack Williamsburg NY 171 1864 sold 1930
LV-6 Succonnesset Shoal MA J. M. Hood Somerset MA 140 1855 lost in ice 1918
LV-7 Minots Ledge MA J. M. Hood Somerset MA 142 1854 sold 1909
LV-8 Frying Pan Shoal NC 232 1855 sold 1879
LV-9 Relief LS Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 181 1857 sold 1925
LV-10 Grosse Pointe MI Detroit MI 170 1878 scrapped 1902
LV-11 Nantucket New South Shoal MA Tardy & Auld Baltimore MD 320 1853 sold 1927
LV-12 Eel Grass Shoal CT 150 1835 sold 1871
LV-13 Succonnesset Shoal MA J. M. Hood Somerset MA 155 1854 sold 1934
LV-14 Brenton Reef RI Newport RI 159 1852 sold 1872
LV-15 Stratford Shoal CT Norfolk VA 100 1837 sold 1880
LV-16 Sandy Hook NY J. M. Hood Somerset MA 250 1854 sold 1935
LV-17 Bartlett Reef CT Reuben Hancox Stonington CT 150 1848 sunk as target 1891
LV-18 Five Fathom Bank NJ Benjamin Pomeroy Stonington CT 195 1839 sunk as target 1875
LV-19 Cross Ledge DE Henry Eckford New York NY 150 1845 sunk as target 1900
LV-20 Wreck of Scotland NJ W. H. Hathorn Greenpoint NY 165 1867 sold 1923
LV-21 Upper Cedar Point MD Stephen Andrews New Bedford MA 150 1863 sold 1880
LV-22 Relief LS Philadelphia PA 159 1846 later LV 12, sold 1903
LV-23 Smith Point VA Dorchester MD 203 1857 sold 1925
LV-24 Lower Cedar Point MD Stephen Andrews New Bedford MA 115 1863 sold 1890
LV-25 Hooper Straight MD Chesapeake Bay 41 1827 sold 1885
LV-28 Bowlers Rock VA Norfolk VA 83 1864 sold 1911
LV-29 Frying Pan Shoal NC Vaughn & Fisher Philadelphia PA 232 1864 sold 1915
LV-30 Rattlesnake Shoal SC Hillman & Streaker Philadelphia PA 232 1863 sold 1872
LV-31 Wreck of Weehauken SC Richmond VA 250 1858 sold 1871
LV-32 Martins Industry SC J. A. Robb Baltimore MD nk 1863 sold 1890
LV-33 Relief LS Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA 150 1857 sold 1873
LV-34 Relief LS Vaughn & Fisher Philadelphia PA 150 1865 sold 1924
LV-35 Martins Industry SC Philadelphia NSY Philadelphia PA nk 1855 sold 1868
LV-37 Five Fathom Bank NJ John W. Lynn Philadelphia PA 242 1869 sunk on station 1893
LV-38 Rattlesnake Shoal SC John J. Curtis Boston MA 232 1870 sold 1892
LV-39 Vineyard Sound MA David Carll City Island NY 387 1875 sank under tow 1975
LV-40 Pollock Rip MA Blythe, Jackson & Sharp Wilmington DE 349 1875 sold 1905
LV-41 Vineyard Sound MA S. Gildersleeve & Sons Portland CT 387 1876 sold 1934
LV-42 Pollock Rip MA J. D. Leary Brooklyn NY 410 1877 burned, 4th of July, 1940
LV-43 Trinity Shoal LA Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE 160 191 1881 sold 1920
LV-44 Northeast End NJ Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE 181 197 1882 retired 1938
LV-45 Winter Quarter Shoal VA Houston & Woodbridge Linwood PA 401 1887 sold 1927
LV-46 Cape Charles VA Houston & Woodbridge Linwood PA 401 1887 sold 1923
LV-47 Great Round Shoal MA Harrison & Loring South Boston MA 470 1891 abandoned 1954
LV-48 Sandy Hook NY Harrison & Loring South Boston MA 470 1891 sold 1925
LV-49 Cape Charles VA Harrison & Loring South Boston MA 470 1891 retired 1941
LV-50 Columbia River OR Union Iron Works San Francisco CA 19 470 1892 sold 1915
LV-51 Cornfield Point CT J. W. Wheeler Co. West Bay City MI 84 375 1892 rammed and sunk off NJ 1924
LV-52 Fenwick Island Shoal DE J. W. Wheeler Co. West Bay City MI 85 375 1892 sold 1932
LV-53 WAL-501 Stone Horse Shoal J. W. Wheeler Co. West Bay City MI 86 375 1892 sold 1955
LV-54 WAL-502 Relief LS J. W. Wheeler Co. West Bay City MI 87 375 1892 sold 1947
LV-55 Simmons Reef MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 48 130 1891 sold 1922
LV-56 White Shoal MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 49 130 1891 sold 1928
LV-57 Grays Reef MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 50 130 1891 sold 1924
LV-58 Nantucket New South Shoal MA Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 65 449 1894 foundered 1905
LV-59 Bar Point Shoal MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 61 160 1893 sold 1914
LV-60 Eleven Foot Shoal MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 62 160 1893 sold 1926
LV-61 Lake Huron MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 63 160 1893 sold 1921
LV-62 Poe Reef MI Craig Shipbuilding Toledo OH 64 160 1893 sold 1921
LV-63 Ballard Reef MI Wyandotte MI 17 1893 sold 1911
LV-64 Limekiln Crossing South MI Wyandotte MI 17 1893 sold to Canada 1910
LV-65 Limekiln Crossing North MI Wyandotte MI 17 1893 sold to Canada 1910
LV-66 Nantucket New South Shoal MA Bath Iron Works Bath ME 12 590 13 Jun 1996 sold 1934
LV-67 Columbia River OR Wolff & Zwicker Portland OR 450 1897 sold 1930, wrecked 1941
LV-68 Fire Island NY Bath Iron Works Bath ME 19 590 6 Aug 1997 sold 1934
LV-69 Diamond Shoal NC Bath Iron Works Bath ME 20 590 14 Aug 1997 retired 1937
LV-70 San Francisco CA Wolff & Zwicker Portland OR 590 1898 sold 1930, wrecked 1941
LV-71 Diamond Shoal NC Bath Iron Works Bath ME 22 590 20 Feb 1998 sunk by u-boat 1918
LV-72 Diamond Shoal NC Fore River Sbldg. Quincy MA 106 693 13 Feb 1901 discarded 1937
LV-73 WAL-503 Pollock Rip Shoals MA Spedden Shipbuilding Baltimore MD 693 1901 lost in hurricane 1944
LV-74 Cape Elizabeth ME Petersburg Iron works Petersburg VA 495 1902 sold 1934
LV-75 Grosse Pointe MI Johnson Boiler Co. Ferrysburg MI 160 1902 sold 1939
LV-76 WAL-504 Relief LS Burlee Drydock Co. Port Richmond NY 578 26 May 1904 to Vancouver BC as museum 1987
LV-77 Pestigo Reef WI Johnson Boiler Co. Ferrysburg MI 578 1906 sold 1940
LV-78 WAL-505 Relief LS New York ship Camden NJ 22 578 8 Dec 1904 rammed and sunk off NJ 1960
LV-79 WAL-506 Five Fathom Bank NJ New York ship Camden NJ 23 578 1 Dec 1904 to Philadelphia PA as museum 1970
LV-80 Cape Lookout Shoals NC New York ship Camden NJ 24 578 8 Dec 1904 sold 1934
LV-81 WAL-507 Heald Bank TX New York ship Camden NJ 25 578 11 Jan 1905 sold 1955
LV-82 Relief LS Racine Boat Mfg. Racine WI 578 12 Jul 1912 sold 1936
LV-83 WAL-508 Blunts Reef CA New York ship Camden NJ 26 578 22 Dec 1904 to Seattle as museum 1963
LV-84 WAL-509 Brunswick GA New York ship Camden NJ 44 563 30 Aug 1907 floating restaurant in Yonkers NY
LV-85 WAL-510 Nantucket Shoals MA New York ship Camden NJ 45 563 2 Oct 1907 sold 1963
LV-86 WAL-511 Hen & Chickens MA New York ship Camden NJ 46 563 26 Oct 1907 sold 1959
LV-87 WAL-512 Ambrose Channel NY New York ship Camden NJ 47 563 22 Oct 1907 to South Street Seaport as museum 1968
LV-88 WAL-513 Columbia River OR New York ship Camden NJ 48 563 3 Dec 1907 sold 1962
LV-89 Martin Reef MI Racine Boat Mfg. Racine WI 205 1908 retired 1936
LV-90 WAL-514 Hedge Fence MA Fore River Sbldg. Quincy MA 147 563 14 May 1908 sold 1955
LV-91 WAL-515 Relief LS Fore River Sbldg. Quincy MA 148 563 29 May 1908 sold 1963
LV-92 WAL-516 Relief LS Fore River Sbldg. Quincy MA 149 563 15 Jun 1908 sold 1954
LV-93 WAL-517 Swiftsure Bank WA Fore River Sbldg. Quincy MA 150 563 6 Jul 1908 sold 1955
LV-94 WAL-518 Frying Pan Shoal NC Racine Boat Mfg. Racine WI 660 13 Jun 1911 sold 1955
LV-95 WAL-519 Milwaukee WI Racine Boat Mfg. Racine WI 345 30 Nov 1912 donated 1966
LV-96 WAL-520 Poe Reef MI Racine Boat Mfg. Racine WI 260 24 Apr 1915 sold 1955
LV-97 Bush Bluff VA Baltimore MD 87 1876 sold 1920
LV-98 WAL-521 Buffalo NY Racine Boat Mfg. Racine WI 260 12 Jun 1915 sold 1955
LV-99 WAL-522 Poe Reef MI Rice Brothers East Boothbay ME 215 21 Jul 1921 sold 1956
LV-100 WAL-523 Blunts Reef CA Albina Machine Shop Portland OR 28 630 10 Feb 1930 to US Navy 1971 for transfer to Vietnam
LV-101 WAL-524 Cape Charles VA Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE 354 360 25 Sep 1916 to Portsmouth VA as museum 1964
LV-102 WAL-525 Southwest Pass LA Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE 355 360 3 Jan 1917 sold 1965
LV-103 WAL-526 Grays Reef MI Consolidated Sbldg. Morris Heights NY 310 22 Dec 1920 to Port Huron MI as museum 1971
LV-105 WAL-527 Diamond Shoal NC Consolidated Sbldg. Morris Heights NY 825 8 Apr 1922 rammed and sunk 1944
LV-106 WAL-528 Nantucket Shoals MA Bath Iron Works Bath ME 87 775 16 May 1923 to USAID-1969 for transfer to Surinam
LV-107 WAL-529 Cape Lookout Shoals NC Bath Iron Works Bath ME 88 775 22 Feb 1924 Floating restaurant at Liberty State Park NJ
LV-108 WAL-530 Five Fathom Bank NY Bath Iron Works Bath ME 89 775 17 Sep 1923 scrapped 1975
LV-109 WAL-531 Relief LS Bath Iron Works Bath ME 90 775 10 Nov 1923 to USAID-1967 for transfer to Surinam
LV-110 WAL-532 Pollock Rip MA Bath Iron Works Bath ME 91 775 24 Jan 1924 scrapped 1975
LV-111 WAL-533 Northeast End NJ Bath Iron Works Bath ME 92 775 20 Dec 1926 to Uruguay 1969, wrecked 1973
LV-112 WAL-534 Nantucket Shoals MA Pusey & Jones Wilmington DE 431 1,050 1936 to Nantucket 1984 as museum
LV-113 WAL-535 Swiftsure Bank WA Albina Machine Shop Portland OR 29 630 15 Jun 1930 to Sea Scouts 1968, sunk 1988
LV-114 WAL-536 Fire Island NY Albina Machine Shop Portland OR 30 630 1930 to New Bedford MA as museum 1971
LV-115 WAL-537 Frying Pan Shoal NC Charleston Dry Dock Charleston SC 630 14 Jul 1930 to Southport NC as museum 1967
LV-116 WAL-538 Fenwick Island Shoal DE Charleston Dry Dock Charleston SC 630 14 Aug 1930 WLV 536, to Baltimore MD as museum 1971
LV-117 Nantucket Shoals MA Charleston Dry Dock Charleston SC 630 1930 rammed by Olympic and sunk 1934
LV-118 WAL-539 Cornfield Point CT Rice Brothers East Boothbay ME 412 11 Sep 1938 to Lewes DE as museum 1973
WLV-189 Diamond Shoals, NC Devoe Shipbuilding Bay City, MI 630 1946 "Boston", reefed off NJ 1994
WLV-196 Pollack Rip, MA Devoe Shipbuilding Bay City, MI 630 1946 last seen at Umatilla AK, scrapped
WLV-604 Columbia River, OR Rice Brothers Corporation Boothbay, ME 546 1950 "Columbia", museum ship, Astoria OR
WLV-605 Overfalls, Delaware Bay Rice Brothers Corporation Boothbay, ME 546 1950 "Relief", museum ship, Oakland CA
WLV-612 San Francisco CA USCG Yard Curtis Bay, MD 617 1950 "Nantucket", privately owned, Boston MA
WLV-613 relief USCG Yard Curtis Bay, MD 617 1950 "Ambrose", privately owned, Boston MA

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