Frying Pan Lightship
Year of Publication
(Approximate): 1950s
Preprinted Postcard Text
(Front): None
Preprinted Postcard Text
(Back): Foot of Howe Street - Southport, N.C. - Permanent berth 1972 -
Replaced by light tower - 1964
Published By: PerPro,
Inc., 7 Oak Place, Montclair, N.J. 07042
Postmark: Never Mailed
Postage: Never Mailed
Sent/Addressed To:
Never Mailed
Postcard Acquired: November
27,
2005 from Macon, GA
Editor's Notes: The
Frying Pan Lightship was built in 1929 to warn ships of the
dangerous Frying Pan Shoals off the coast of North Carolina at the
mouth of the Cape Fear River. The Lightship was 133 feet long and at
any given time had 15 men living on board who kept the light burning
and foghorn sounding at all times.
In 1964 the Lightship was
replaced by a light tower and was abandoned. In 1974 it was
discovered under water at an old oyster cannery in the Chesapeake
Bay. The new owners restored the ship and it is now docked in New
York City where it is available for party rentals.
One of only 13 lightships
remaining from more than 100 built, it is listed on the Federal
Register of Historic Places.
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