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Lightships A listing of lightship-specific information. Lightship Books The Lightships of Cape Cod (Frederic L. Thompson, Congress Square Press, Portland, ME, ISBN # 0-9611320-0-0) - Published when the Nantucket Lightstation was still active, this book details the history of the thirteen lightships which served the Cape Cod area. This book is particularly interesting given the scarcity of books dedicated to lightships. No Port in a Storm (Bob MacAlindin, Whittles Publishing, Caithness, Scotland, ISBN # 1-870325-37-0) - Unique book describing many disasters and near-disasters at lightship stations all over the world. Lightship Links US Coast Guard - Lightships and Lightship Stations (http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/LightshipIndex.html) - information on all US Lightships. Feuerschiffseite (http://www.feuerschiffseite.de) - Lightships from around the world. The site was originally in German, but was translated in 2004 to English as well. The site is well worth a look if you are interested in lightships. Night Beacon (http://www.nightbeacon.com/) - A big site - lots of lighthouses and a section on lightships as well. Northwest Seaport (http://www.nwseaport.org/) - Home of No. 83, and several other ships undergoing restoration. Portsmouth Lightship (http://www.portsnavalmuseums.com) - Home of Portsmouth Lightship - now on display in Portsmouth, Virginia. You can also explore the history of America's oldest and largst shipyard atthe Naval Shipyard Museum.
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