Hog Island Shoal Lightship LV-12

Hog Island Shoal Lightship LV-12 (2)

Courtesy of the National Archives

Location: Southeast end of Hog Island Shoal
1885 - 1901 Lat 41 37 48 N - Long 71 16 18 W

Year Built: 1846

Design: Wood-white oak and locust; copper and galvanized iron fastening; 2 mast;
Design: lantern and square daymark on foremast only

Length: 72' (lbp); Beam: 20' 6"; Draft: 9'7"; Tonnage: 159 gross

Illuminating Apparatus: Single lantern on foremast, 8 oil lamps with reflectors

Propulsion: Sail-schooner rig

Years on Station: 1885 - 1901

Status: Sold at auction in 1903

Light Characteristic: Fix White (1900)

Range: 4 miles

Southeast end of Hog Island Shoal

1885 - 1901 Lat 41 37 48 N - Long 71 16 18 W

1846

Wood-white oak and locust; copper and galvanized iron fastening; 2 mast; lantern and square day
mark on foremast only

Length: 72' (lbp); Beam: 20' 6"; Draft: 9'7"; Tonnage: 159 gross

Single lantern on foremast, 8 oil lamps with reflectors

Sail-schooner rig

1885 - 1901

Sold at auction in 1903

Fix White (1900)

4 miles