United States lightship LV-117
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LV 117 Nantucket, on station, February 26, 1931 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Nantucket Lightship LV117 |
Operator | United States Lighthouse Service |
Builder | Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Co. |
Cost |
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Laid down | 1 May 1929[1] |
Launched | 14 March 1930[1] |
Acquired | 13 September 1930[1] |
Fate | Sunk in collision 15 May 1934 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Lightvessel |
Displacement | 630 tons[2] |
Length | 135 ft 3 in (41.22 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m) |
Draft | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric – One 350 HP electric motor driven by any or all of four 75 KW diesel engine/generator units |
Speed | @ 300 RPM; max speed 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph), average 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph). |
Complement | 11 |
Armament | Warning devices included: a 375 mm (14.8 in) electric lens lantern at each masthead, Electric diaphragm horn (bi-directional) mounted on the mainmast and hand-rung fog warning bell. Equipped with submarine oscillator when built.[2] |
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LV-117 was a lightvessel of the United States Lighthouse Service. Launched in 1931, she operated as the Nantucket lightship south of Nantucket Shoals. Moored south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, the lightship was at the western part of the transatlantic shipping lane and the first lightship encountered by westbound liners approaching New York Harbor. On May 15, 1934, one of these liners, RMS Olympic, rammed and sank LV-117, killing seven of her crew.