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USLHT Pharos



Call sign (1895):
George - Vice - Mike - Have
Schooner/Lighthouse Tender:

  • Built in 1854 as H. H. Talman at Port Jefferson, NY
  • Purchased 30 April 1854 by the Lighthouse Establishment from Thomas H. Maghee and renamed Pharos
  • Placed in service as USLHT Pharos
  • Sold 20 August 1908
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 138 t. (1858)
    1900 - 168 t.
  • Length 96' (1858)
    1895 - 100'
  • Beam 24' (1858)
    1895 - 25.6'
  • Draft 6' 6" (1858)
    1895 - 9.3'
  • Propulsion: Sail.
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    Pharos 190b Photo from U.S. Lighthouse Society website John Spivey
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    Coast Guard history entry located on the USCG Historian's Office website
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