Lightship Ambrose LV-87
Address:
South Street Seaport Museum
Pier 16, East River, Manhattan
(212) 330-8086
Category: Historic Ships
Current Use: Floating Exhibit
Built: 1907 NY Shipbuilding Co. Camden, NJ
Length: 135.9, Beam: 29, Depth of Hold: 13 Gross/Net Tons: 683/488. Hull: STEEL
Original Use: Aid to Navigation
Designation: National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmark.
Description: Served at the Ambrose station marking the entrance to New York Harbor–8 miles east of Rockaway Point, from 1907 until 1932. In 1922, the first radio beacon in the U.S. was installed on the ship. She served various stations, finally as the Scotland near Sandy Hook until decommissioned in 1962.
