U.S. Coast Guard Lightships
& Those of the U.S. Lighthouse Service
VESSEL DESIGNATION: LV 14
YEAR BUILT: 1852
BUILT AT: Newport (RI)
BUILDER: ?
APPROPRIATION: $15,000 (1851)
(Approp. made for "light-boat off Brenton's Reef")
CONTRACT PRICE: ?
SISTER VESSELS: None
DESIGN: Wood - white oak & yellow pine; copper & iron fastened; 2 masts (foremast higher) daymarks on both
LENGTH: 91' (lbp), BEAM: 22', DRAFT: 9', TONNAGE: 159 gross
PROPULSION: Sail - "sloop rigged"
ILLUMINATING APPARATUS: Single lantern with 8 lard oil lamps
FOG SIGNAL: Bell and horn, hand operated
CONSTRUCTION NOTES - MODIFICATIONS - EQUIPMENT CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS:
1852: Said to have been named LEDYARD when launched-
1856: Third inspector Ludlow stated "very slightly built and will
answer best for use on an inside station"-
1856: Rebuilt $11,000-
185?: Second lantern installed (apparently on jigger mast)
STATION ASSIGNMENTS:
1853-1856: Brenton Reef (RI)
1856-1872: Cornfield Point (CT)
1872: Relief (CT) - laid up
HISTORICAL NOTES:
1853: Mar, placed on Brenton Reef (RI)-
1856: Dec, placed on Cornfield Point (CT) after rebuild-
1866: Rammed by a New London steamer in heavy fog; considerable damage-
1868: Mar 18, broke adrift, towed to New London, resumed station Mar 20-
1872: Withdrawn from station - condition "so bad as to render her
unworthy of further repair"; placed in Relief status and laid up
More notes:
RETIRED FROM LIGHTSHIP DUTY: 1872 AGE: 20
SUBSEQUENT DISPOSITION:
Sold at public auction, New London (CT) 1872 - $615
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