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Bit of history...
The Nantucket Lightship was an important aid for vessels making transatlantic crossings and was seen by passengers approaching the coast of the United States long before they saw the Statue of Liberty.
Of the 12 such vessels that served for many years at the Nantucket Shoals Station, Massachusetts, the Nantucket Lightship LV 112 guided ships with its beams of light from 1935 to 1942. In its long history, the Nantucket survived two hurricanes, visited many ports and was once a floating museum in Maine.
In 1993, the Intrepid Air-Sea-Space Museum in New York City acquired the 148-foot lightship, and later donated the vessel to the H.M.S. Rose Foundation in Connecticut.
Later on, Staten Island's National Lighthouse Museum, hoping to open soon, purchased the Nantucket for $1. However, today, no one knows if the museum will ever open because of its...

Born in Brooklyn, New York. Lives and works on Long Island. A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology (NYC) in 1983. I enjoy working in both traditional photography and digital art. Thank you for stopping by. All photographs and artwork are copyright protected, and may not be used without my permission. Jeff Breiman©2009 - 2024 - All Rights Reserved NO WATERMARKS WILL APPEAR ON PURCHASED PRINTS Become a fan on Facebook Jeff Breiman - Photos and Digital Art Visit me on Twitter Jeff Breiman Photos @jeff_breiman