U.S. Coast Guard Light Vessels LV WAL

U.S.C.G. Light Vessels (LV, WAL)

This table lists all the light vessels built or acquired by the U.S. Coast Guard (including its predecessor agencies). If you have any additional data or see any errors, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 16 February 2016.

USLHB LV #	USCG WAL #	Original Station	Shipbuilder	Location	Hull #	LDT	Delivered	Disposition
1		Nantucket New South Shoal MA	Portsmouth NSY	Kittery ME		nk	1855	To Sea Scouts 1930, wrecked 1936
2		Pollock Rip Shoals MA	Unknown	Unknown		210	1849	Sold 1922
3		Shovelful Shoal MA	J. M. Hood	Somerset MA		140	1852	Sold 1924
4		Bishop and Clerks MA	Boston NSY	Charlestown MA		104	1855	Sold 1925
5		Hen & Chickens MA	Thomas Stack	Williamsburg NY		171	1864	Sold 1930
6		Succonnesset Shoal MA	J. M. Hood	Somerset MA		140	1855	Lost in ice 1918
7		Minots Ledge MA	J. M. Hood	Somerset MA		142	1854	Sold 1909
8		Frying Pan Shoal NC	Unknown	Unknown		232	1855	Sold 1879
9		Relief LS	Philadelphia NSY	Philadelphia PA		181	1857	Sold 1925
10		Grosse Pointe MI	Unknown	Detroit MI		170	1878	Scrapped 1902
11		Nantucket New South Shoal MA	Tardy & Auld	Baltimore MD		320	1853	Sold 1927
12		Eel Grass Shoal CT	Unknown	Unknown		150	1835	Sold 1871
13		Succonnesset Shoal MA	J. M. Hood	Somerset MA		155	1854	Sold 1934
14		Brenton Reef RI	Unknown	Newport RI		159	1852	Sold 1872
15		Stratford Shoal CT	Unknown	Norfolk VA		100	1837	Sold 1880
16		Sandy Hook NY	J. M. Hood	Somerset MA		250	1854	Sold 1935
17		Bartlett Reef CT	Reuben Hancox	Stonington CT		150	1848	Sunk as target 1891
18		Five Fathom Bank NJ	Benjamin Pomeroy	Stonington CT		195	1839	Sunk as target 1875
19		Cross Ledge DE	Henry Eckford	New York NY		150	1845	Sunk as target 1900
20		Wreck of Scotland NJ	W. H. Hathorn	Greenpoint NY		165	1867	Sold 1923
21		Upper Cedar Point MD	Stephen Andrews	New Bedford MA		150	1863	Sold 1880
22		Relief LS	Unknown	Philadelphia PA		159	1846	Later LV 12, sold 1903
23		Smith Point VA	Unknown	Dorchester MD		203	1857	Sold 1925
24		Lower Cedar Point MD	Stephen Andrews	New Bedford MA		115	1863	Sold 1890
25		Hooper Straight MD	Unknown	Chesapeake Bay		41	1827	Sold 1885
26								Number not used
27								Number not used
28		Bowlers Rock VA	Unknown	Norfolk VA		83	1864	Sold 1911
29		Frying Pan Shoal NC	Vaughn & Fisher	Philadelphia PA		232	1864	Sold 1915
30		Rattlesnake Shoal SC	Hillman & Streaker	Philadelphia PA		232	1863	Sold 1872
31		Wreck of Weehauken SC	Unknown	Richmond VA		250	1858	Sold 1871
32		Martins Industry SC	J. A. Robb	Baltimore MD		nk	1863	Sold 1890
33		Relief LS	Philadelphia NSY	Philadelphia PA		150	1857	Sold 1873
34		Relief LS	Vaughn & Fisher	Philadelphia PA		150	1865	Sold 1924
35		Martins Industry SC	Philadelphia NSY	Philadelphia PA		nk	1855	Sold 1868
36								Number not used
37		Five Fathom Bank NJ	John W. Lynn	Philadelphia PA		242	1869	Sunk on station 1893
38		Rattlesnake Shoal SC	John J. Curtis	Boston MA		232	1870	Sold 1892
39		Vineyard Sound MA	David Carll	City Island NY		387	1875	Sank under tow 1975
40		Pollock Rip MA	Blythe, Jackson & Sharp	Wilmington DE		349	1875	Sold 1905
41		Vineyard Sound MA	S. Gildersleeve & Sons	Portland CT		387	1876	Sold 1934
42		Pollock Rip MA	J. D. Leary	Brooklyn NY		410	1877	Burnt, 4th of July, 1940
43		Trinity Shoal LA	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington DE	160	191	1881	Sold 1920
44		Northeast End NJ	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington DE	181	197	1882	Retired 1938
45		Winter Quarter Shoal VA	Houston & Woodbridge	Linwood PA		401	1887	Sold 1927
46		Cape Charles VA	Houston & Woodbridge	Linwood PA		401	1887	Sold 1923
47		Great Round Shoal MA	Harrison & Loring	South Boston MA		470	1891	Abandoned 1954
48		Sandy Hook NY	Harrison & Loring	South Boston MA		470	1891	Sold 1925
49		Cape Charles VA	Harrison & Loring	South Boston MA		470	1891	Retired 1941
50		Columbia River OR	Union Iron Works	San Francisco CA	19	470	1892	Sold 1915
51		Cornfield Point CT	J. W. Wheeler Co.	West Bay City MI	84	375	1892	Rammed and sunk 1924
52		Fenwick Island Shoal DE	J. W. Wheeler Co.	West Bay City MI	85	375	1892	Sold 1932
53	501	Stone Horse Shoal	J. W. Wheeler Co.	West Bay City MI	86	375	1892	Sold 1955
54	502	Relief LS	J. W. Wheeler Co.	West Bay City MI	87	375	1892	Sold 1947
55		Simmons Reef MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	48	130	1891	Sold 1922
56		White Shoal MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	49	130	1891	Sold 1928
57		Grays Reef MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	50	130	1891	Sold 1924
58		Nantucket New South Shoal MA	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	65	449	1894	Foundered 1905
59		Bar Point Shoal MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	61	160	1893	Sold 1914
60		Eleven Foot Shoal MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	62	160	1893	Sold 1926
61		Lake Huron MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	63	160	1893	Sold 1921
62		Poe Reef MI	Craig Shipbuilding	Toledo OH	64	160	1893	Sold 1921
63		Ballard Reef MI	Unknown	Wyandotte MI		17	1893	Sold 1911
64		Limekiln Crossing South MI	Unknown	Wyandotte MI		17	1893	Sold to Canada 1910
65		Limekiln Crossing North MI	Unknown	Wyandotte MI		17	1893	Sold to Canada 1910
66		Nantucket New South Shoal MA	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	12	590	13-Jun-96	Sold 1934
67		Columbia River OR	Wolff & Zwicker	Portland OR		450	1897	Sold 1930, wrecked 1941
68		Fire Island NY	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	19	590	6-Aug-97	Sold 1934
69		Diamond Shoal NC	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	20	590	14-Aug-97	Retired 1937
70		San Francisco CA	Wolff & Zwicker	Portland OR		590	1898	Sold 1930, wrecked 1941
71		Diamond Shoal NC	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	22	590	20-Feb-98	Sunk by U-boat 1918
72		Diamond Shoal NC	Fore River Sbldg.	Quincy MA	106	693	13-Feb-01	Discarded 1937
73	503	Pollock Rip Shoals MA	Spedden Shipbuilding	Baltimore MD		693	1901	Lost in hurricane 1944
74		Cape Elizabeth ME	Petersburg Iron works	Petersburg VA		495	1902	Sold 1934
75		Grosse Pointe MI	Johnson Boiler Co.	Ferrysburg MI		160	1902	Sold 1939
76	504	Relief LS	Burlee Drydock Co.	Port Richmond NY		578	26-May-04	To Vancouver BC as museum 1987
77		Pestigo Reef WI	Johnson Boiler Co.	Ferrysburg MI		578	1906	Sold 1940
78	505	Relief LS	New York Ship	Camden NJ	22	578	8-Dec-04	Rammed and sunk 1960
79	506	Five Fathom Bank NJ	New York Ship	Camden NJ	23	578	1-Dec-04	To Philadelphia PA as museum 1970
80		Cape Lookout Shoals NC	New York Ship	Camden NJ	24	578	8-Dec-04	Sold 1934
81	507	Heald Bank TX	New York Ship	Camden NJ	25	578	11-Jan-05	Sold 1955
82		Relief LS	Racine Boat Mfg.	Racine WI		578	12-Jul-12	Sold 1936
83	508	Blunts Reef CA	New York Ship	Camden NJ	26	578	22-Dec-04	To Seattle as museum 1963
84	509	Brunswick GA	New York Ship	Camden NJ	44	563	30-Aug-07	Floating restaurant in Yonkers NY
85	510	Nantucket Shoals MA	New York Ship	Camden NJ	45	563	2-Oct-07	Sold 1963
86	511	Hen & Chickens MA	New York Ship	Camden NJ	46	563	26-Oct-07	Sold 1959
87	512	Ambrose Channel NY	New York Ship	Camden NJ	47	563	22-Oct-07	To South Street Seaport as museum 1968
88	513	Columbia River OR	New York Ship	Camden NJ	48	563	3-Dec-07	Sold 1962
89		Martin Reef MI	Racine Boat Mfg.	Racine WI		205	1908	Retired 1936
90	514	Hedge Fence MA	Fore River Sbldg.	Quincy MA	147	563	14-May-08	Sold 1955
91	515	Relief LS	Fore River Sbldg.	Quincy MA	148	563	29-May-08	Sold 1963
92	516	Relief LS	Fore River Sbldg.	Quincy MA	149	563	15-Jun-08	Sold 1954
93	517	Swiftsure Bank WA	Fore River Sbldg.	Quincy MA	150	563	6-Jul-08	Sold 1955
94	518	Frying Pan Shoal NC	Racine Boat Mfg.	Racine WI		660	13-Jun-11	Sold 1955
95	519	Milwaukee WI	Racine Boat Mfg.	Racine WI		345	30-Nov-12	Donated 1966
96	520	Poe Reef MI	Racine Boat Mfg.	Racine WI		260	24-Apr-15	Sold 1955
97		Bush Bluff VA	Unknown	Baltimore MD		87	1876	Sold 1920
98	521	Buffalo NY	Racine Boat Mfg.	Racine WI		260	12-Jun-15	Sold 1955
99	522	Poe Reef MI	Rice Brothers	East Boothbay ME		215	21-Jul-21	Sold 1956
100	523	Blunts Reef CA	Albina Machine Shop	Portland OR	28	630	10-Feb-30	To US Navy 1971 for transfer to Vietnam
101	524	Cape Charles VA	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington DE	354	360	25-Sep-16	To Portsmouth VA as museum 1964
102	525	Southwest Pass LA	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington DE	355	360	3-Jan-17	Sold 1965
103	526	Grays Reef MI	Consolidated Sbldg.	Morris Heights NY		310	22-Dec-20	To Port Huron MI as museum 1971
104								Number not used
105	527	Diamond Shoal NC	Consolidated Sbldg.	Morris Heights NY		825	8-Apr-22	Rammed and sunk 1944
106	528	Nantucket Shoals MA	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	87	775	16-May-23	To USAID 1969 for transfer to Surinam
107	529	Cape Lookout Shoals NC	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	88	775	22-Feb-24	Floating restaurant at Liberty State Park NJ
108	530	Five Fathom Bank NY	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	89	775	17-Sep-23	Scrapped 1975
109	531	Relief LS	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	90	775	10-Nov-23	To USAID 1967 for transfer to Surinam
110	532	Pollock Rip MA	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	91	775	24-Jan-24	Scrapped 1975
111	533	Northeast End NJ	Bath Iron Works	Bath ME	92	775	20-Dec-26	To Uruguay 1969, wrecked 1973
112	534	Nantucket Shoals MA	Pusey & Jones	Wilmington DE	431	1,050	1936	To Nantucket 1984 as museum
113	535	Swiftsure Bank WA	Albina Machine Shop	Portland OR	29	630	15-Jun-30	To Sea Scouts 1968, sunk 1988
114	536	Fire Island NY	Albina Machine Shop	Portland OR	30	630	1930	To New Bedford MA as museum 1971
115	537	Frying Pan Shoal NC	Charleston Dry Dock	Charleston SC		630	14-Jul-30	To Southport NC as museum 1967
116	538	Fenwick Island Shoal DE	Charleston Dry Dock	Charleston SC		630	14-Aug-30	To Baltimore MD as museum 1971
117		Nantucket Shoals MA	Charleston Dry Dock	Charleston SC		630	1930	Rammed by Olympic and sunk 1934
118	539	Cornfield Point CT	Rice Brothers	East Boothbay ME		412	11-Sep-38	To Lewes DE as museum 1973

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