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Lightships

Wayne Kirklin
Lightships Book PDF

Author : Wayne Kirklin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-09-30
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625844293

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Light boats, light vessels, lightships—before radar, depth-finders and satellite-guided navigation, mariners relied on floating lighthouses that lingered offshore as warning beacons in perilous waters. Moored near shifting shoals and treacherous reefs, lightships remained on station during all weather conditions and played a vital role in keeping America’s waterways safe for navigation. From 1820 to 1985, light vessels warned of treacherous seas and pointed the way to safe harbors. In Lightships, author Wayne Kirklin chronicles the eighty-five ships that protected the mid-Atlantic coast and the heyday of these special craft. From New York Harbor to the southernmost edge of North Carolina’s notorious Cape Fear, Kirklin details the unsung role this fleet played in keeping America’s merchant marines safe. Read Lightships to discover a forgotten but vital element of American maritime history.

Lightships of the United States Government

Willard Flint
Lightships of the United States Government Book PDF

Author : Willard Flint
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Lightships
ISBN : WISC:89065282782

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Lighthouses & Lightships of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

David L. Cipra,United States. Coast Guard
Lighthouses Lightships of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Book PDF

Author : David L. Cipra,United States. Coast Guard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : UCAL:$C203070

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Lightships and Lighthouses

Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Lightships and Lighthouses Book PDF

Author : Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547227472

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Lightships and Lighthouses" by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Lightships, Lighthouses, and Lifeboat Stations

Bernie Webber
Lightships Lighthouses and Lifeboat Stations Book PDF

Author : Bernie Webber
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781627340625

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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. While the public will recognize Webber’s name from the movie and the bestselling book by the same name, few people know that during his lengthy Coast Guard career he served on lightships (ships anchored in dangerous areas to warn other vessels of hazards) in addition to lifeboat stations (small boat rescue stations) and lighthouses. Webber poses the following question: “How did the lightship men cope with the isolation, constant loneliness, boredom, fear, or just sheer terror? All were part of life on board a lightship. Rough seas tossed the ship about, rearing up and down the anchor chain. This was a world of isolation, noise from operating machinery, and blasts from the powerful foghorn that went on for hours, sometimes days, at a time.” Webber answers that question in this book, drawing on a combination of personal experience and meticulous historical research. Discussions of men going mad, lightships being run down by larger ships, anchor chains breaking, and lightships cast upon shoals are offset with humorous stories and the author’s reflections on his best days at sea. Webber also explains some of the heroic actions of a few lightship men over the years, and points out that they received no recognition at the time. The isolation these men faced was intense, but they learned to make do with what they had. Fourteen historic photos are included, as well as a Foreword by Michael Tougias.

Lighthouse and Lightships

William Henry Davenport Adams
Lighthouse and Lightships Book PDF

Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015010834136

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Lighthouses and Lightships

W. Adams
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Author : W. Adams
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382110826

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Lighthouses and Lightships

William Henry Davenport Adams
Lighthouses and Lightships Book PDF

Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : OXFORD:590005065

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Lightship

Brian Floca
Lightship Book PDF

Author : Brian Floca
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781481409872

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You may never have heard of a lightship. Once, lightships anchored on waters across America, on the oceans and in the Great Lakes, floating where lighthouses could not be built. Smaller than most ships, but more steadfast, too, they held their spots, through calm and storm, to guide sailors toward safe waters. In these pages one lightship and her crew (and cat) again hold their place. The crew goes again from bow to stern, from keel to mast, to run their engines, shine their lights, and sound their horns. They run the small ship that guides the large ships. They are the crew (and cat) that work to make the ocean safe, that hold their place, so other ships can sail. Come aboard!

Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States

George Rockwell Putnam
Lighthouses and Lightships of the United States Book PDF

Author : George Rockwell Putnam
Publisher : Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin Company
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Lighthouses
ISBN : NYPL:33433010227878

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