Lightships: Floating Lighthouses of the Mid-Atlantic
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.33 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596293500 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A History Of Light Ships tugs47 This was an interesting basic history of the light ships and service. Some diagrams would have been nice.. Bern said A Fantastic Lightship Book. This is a great book on a little known subject. Everbody knows about lighthouses and there is a tremendous amout of lore that goes with them. Lightships, really just floating lighthouses, can be much more interesting.The book is well researched and very well written. It will be a joy to those few lightship buffs and it will make enthusiasts out of any other readers.A good read!
From 1820 to 1985, light vessels warned of treacherous seas and pointed the way to safe harbors. Light boats, light vessels, lightshipsbefore 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 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&rs
Spending more than twenty years working and teaching in both New England and Ohio, Kirklin returned to Delaware in 2001 to serve as Associate Historian for the Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation in Lewes. . About the Author A well-known resident around Lewes, Delaware, Wayne Kirklin has spent the last fifty years writing for magazines and newspapers and has spent the last thirty years offering presentations on a wide selection of topics, particularly on his passion for the history of boating and lightships
. A well-known resident around Lewes, Delaware, Wayne Kirklin has spent the last fifty years writing for magazines and newspapers and has spent the last thirty years offering presentations on a wide selection of topics, particularly on his passion for the history of boating and lightships. Spending more than twenty years working and teaching in both New England and Ohio, Kirklin returned to Delaware in 2001 to serve as Associate Historian for the Overfalls Maritime Museum Founda