Ambrose Channel (1947-56) , New York, off the entrance to New
York
Bay,
east and
south of Sandy Hook, 6.2 miles and 097 degrees from the Sandy Hook Lighthouse.Barnegat (1947-56) , off the New Jersey coast, 8 miles offshore
east of Barnegat Inlet. Boston (1925-40) . Reference mark for Boston harbor approaches;
originally in 84 feet of
water about 6 1/4 miles ESE of Boston Light, Massachusetts.Brentons Reef (1878-1943) , Rhode Island, guarded Brenton Reef
and served to mark the approaches to Narrangansett Bay, being positioned off
its
east passage, originally 3.5 miles
bearing 124 degrees from Beavertail Lighthouse, then later moved southerly. Cross Rip (1878-92) , Massachusetts, originally
positioned off the northeast end of Tuckernuck Shoal in the approaches to Nantucket
Harbor,
then moved westward
off Cross Rip Shoal. Fire Island (1925-40) , New York, about 40 miles eastward of
the
entrance to New York harbor,
and about nine miles off Fire Island. Five Fathom Bank (1878-40) , New Jersey, off the south
end of Five Fathom Bank, 14.7
miles and 100 degrees from the Cape May LighthouseGreat Round (1891-1903) , Massachusetts, located 5.8 miles
and
084
degrees from the Great
Point Lighthouse.
Matinicus Rock (1878-1907) , 6 miles south of Matinicus Island,
Maine.Nantucket Shoals (1878-1941), originally referred to as "Nantucket
New
South
Shoal" from 1854-1896; from 1896 through 1983 it was named "Nantucket
Shoals." This station marked the southern extremity of the extensive shoalst
south and east from Nantucket Island , Massachusetts.Pollock Rip (1878-1941) , Massachusetts, initially located
at
the
junction of the natural Pollock Rip and Pollock Rip Slue channels, 8.3 miles
and 159 degrees
from the
Chatham Light, and about 4 1/2 miles east of Monomoy Point. Portland (1925-1940) , Marking approaches to Portland Harbor,
about
five
miles southeasterly
from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The station was located 5.0 miles and 121 degrees
from the present Cape Elizabeth Light tower.Stratford Shoal (1878-1892), Connecticut, southerly from Bridgeport off
Stratford Point. Descriptions are from: USCG
Lightship Station Assignments and the
National Park Service
Maritime Heritage Program Inventory of Historic Light Stations .
