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1. Lightships were essential partners with America’s lighthouses as part of the federal government’s commitment to safe navigation on the nation’s coasts and on the Great Lakes.

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2. During that period, Lightships were operated by several branches of the government: by the Lighthouse Establishment from 1820 to 1852, the Lighthouse Board from 1852 to 1910, the Lighthouse Service from 1910 to 1939, and the Coast Guard from 1939 to 1985

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3. The naming conventions used for Lightships …

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4. 180 rows · Lightships is the recording name chosen by Scottish musician Gerard Love, the …

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5. Lightships, beginning in the early nineteenth century, were anchored off the North Carolina coast to alert seagoing vessels to the proximity of hazards

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6. Although Lightships still exist contemporarily, their viability was huger in those times when marine construction and architecture wasn’t as developed and advanced, as it is today.

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7. These types of ships are used in waters that are too deep and where lighthouses cannot be constructed. Lightships play an important role in assisting other ships to navigate through waters.

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8. Lightships - Summer Holiday (Seaside Stars cover) This is a version of Summer Holiday by Seaside Stars recorded and mixed in my kitchen

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9. Lightships assigned: 1828-1864: "H" 1864-1866: "G" 1867-1915: LV-5 1915-1918: LV-6 (Feb 4: vessel was reported drifting slowly eastward in moving ice.Feb 5, sighted by keeper of Great Point Light in heavy ice east of the GreatRound Shoal lightship.

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10. Lightships: Floating Lighthouses Of The Mid-Atlantic

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11. Lightships played an invaluable role in filling the void.

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12. "2 Lightships Off New York to be Replaced by Electronic Aids." Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association The Bulletin (Jan 1946), p

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13. "Two of New Diesel Lightships on Station: Others are Nearing Completion."

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14. John Harrigan, Writer and Director for Lightships

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15. He continues his exploration of the numinous with Lightships

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16. As Lightships, abetted by notable Glaswegian friends, Love released Electric Cables (2012), a record of …

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17. But it's the self-explanatory mission statement "Stretching Out" that best signifies Lightships' liberating qualities: set to a breezy go-go groove several degrees looser than the Fanclub's

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18. The introduction of steam moved the Lightships into a new generation of development, and in 1922, the U.S

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19. Lighthouse Service (a Government agency which assumed control from the Lighthouse Board in 1910) had 61 Lightships in commission, of which 38 were self-propelled, all but three by steam.

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20. It was aboard those early Lightships stationed at the South Shoals that “basket making” emerged as a cottage industry for the Nantucket crewmen

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21. Lightships in America span just 165 years: 1820 - 1985

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22. Lightships is an evocative new work by visionary filmmaker John Harrigan, based on the book Remembrance: Pleiadian Messages in Preparation for Contact, which brings to life a story of awakening to a greater reality… and unlocking inner truth.

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23. Many of the Lightships were armed and served as examination vessels outside of the major ports of the U.S

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24. During the war while others remained on duty as Lightships

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25. Virgin Lightships Inc, a subsidiary of the Virgin Group of Companies, was formed in 1989 as an airship operator, purchasing the first of four Lightships in 1990

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26. In 1990, the first production Lightship, the A-60, was manufactured by American Blimp in its new Hillsboro, Oregon facility, FAA certified the same year, and sold to Virgin Lightships.

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27. Welcome to this year’s page for Lightships that appear in the skies over the Perth hills and nearby areas of Western Australia, following on from the photos collected on Lightships 2019 and previous Lightships pages

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28. Bowlers Rock Station, 1835 – 1868 A total of two Lightships were stationed to the Bowlers Rock station in the upper Rappahannock River approximately 34 miles above its entrance into the Chesapeake Bay and approximately 8-1/2 miles downriver from the town of Tappahannock to mark a large rock on the east side of the channel, … Continue reading

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29. Lightships were intricate pieces of marine history here at home and around the world, but the romance of long careers full of exciting events usually happened elsewhere

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30. The work on Lightships was hazardous, tedious and dreadfully boring, sometimes for months on end

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31. Government built 179 Lightships, ships that functioned as “floating lighthouses,” in coastal waters and on the Great Lakes –where

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32. Dec 22, 2019 - Explore Jerry Rome's board "Lightships", followed by 157 people on Pinterest

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33. Find Lightships biography and history on AllMusic - The solo project from Teenage Fanclub…

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34. Modern Lightships are small, unattended vessels equipped with fog signals, radio beacons, and

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35. This page is a checklist of world's remaining Lightships; it includes those that are well preserved, those that are in poor condition, those that are wrecked, and those that have been scrapped recently (since 2000)

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36. Also included are the light towers that have preserved from scarpped Lightships

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37. Lightships usually had straw-colored or red hulls

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38. Coast Guard standardized its Lightships' paint schemes

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39. Nevertheless, despite the dangers, only 8 Lightships were lost in the area in 940 vessel-years of lightship service around the Cape

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40. Note: all existing Lightships retained their LV designation, but had WAL added

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41. Find Lightships bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - The solo project from Teenage Fanclub…

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42. MULLER One aspect of lighthouse history that is often overlooked is the contributions of Lightships

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43. Lightships, Lighthouses and Lifeboat Stations is part history book, part memoir, written by Bernie Webber, recipient of the Coast Guard's highest award, the Gold Life-saving Medal, and hero of the Disney movie The Finest Hours

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44. Lightships were used to mark the entrances to major US ports or to mark dangers to navigation The first US lightship location was Willoughby Spit It was manned in 1820 by the third US lightship to be built (LV C) The last station to be discontinued was Nantucket Shoals The last US lightship left station

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45. Lightships - Sweetness In Her Spark'Sweetness In Her Spark' is taken from Lightships' debut album 'Electric Cables'Pre-order here - http://www.dominorecordco

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46. Lightships is an EOE employer and drug-free workplace

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47. The solo project from Teenage Fanclub bassist/vocalist Gerard Love, Lightships make melodic folk- and rock-inflected pop

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48. Centering around Love's vocals, songwriting, and guitar playing, Lightships also features contributions from Tom Crossley of International Airport and the Pastels, Dave McGowan, a member of TFC's touring band, and Bob Kildea of Belle & Sebastian, as well as original Teenage

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49. Lightships Electric Cables, released 02 April 2012 1

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50. Sunlight To The Dawn Electric Cables is the debut album by Lightships, a recording project of Gerard Love (Teenage Fanclub, The Pastels).

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51. Lightships Film, London, United Kingdom

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52. Shànghǎi Approach Lighthouses and Lightships

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53. Lightships are generally stationed at points where a lighthouse cannot be erected; they are given distinctive features (e.g., high bows, special coloring) so as to be readily distinguishable from other vessels, and they have strong hulls, able to withstand consistent pressures.

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