Relief Lightship LV-20
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| Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-D4-5478 |
Location: Entrance
to East Passage of Narragansett Bay
Location: 1899 - 1900 l Lat 41 25 54 N - Long 71 22 36 W
Location: 1899 - 1900 l Lat 41 25 54 N - Long 71 22 36 W
Year Built: 1867
Design: Wood - live oak; copper & iron fastened; bowsprit; 2 masts; daymarks on both.
Length: 81'6" (lbp); Beam: 21'6"; Draft: 10'6"; Tonnage: 165 gross
Illuminating
Apparatus: 2 lanterns, each with 8 Eight Funck Lamps with reflectors
Propulsion: Sail
Years on Station: July 25 1899 - March 8, 1900
Status: Sold 1923. Later, grounded and abandoned at Plymouth, MA.
Status: Was later burned as Fourth of July bonfire.
Status: Was later burned as Fourth of July bonfire.
Range:
1899 - 1900 11.5 miles