Stratford Point Lightship Station (CT)

Historical Light List Characteristics

1858 Light 1: F W. W10. Light 2: F W. W10. LHB Light List (US): 144
1860 LHB Light List (US): 131
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 132
1870 Light 1: F W. W11. Light 2: F W. W11. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 137

Historical Light List Optics and Structures

1858 Reflector Reflector N/A 40 Two reflector lights; fog-bell. Vessel painted straw color; name of station on each quarter in large black letters; moored in 11 fathoms water 1/8 mile southwest of shoalest part of the reef. West entrance to Stratford river, on north side of Long Island sound, Conn. LHB Light List (US): 144
1860 Two reflector lights. Vessel painted straw color; name of station on each quarter in large black letters; moored in 11 fathoms water 1/8 mile southwest of shoalest part of the reef. On middle ground Long Island sound, off Stratford Point, or Stratford shoals, N. Y. LHB Light List (US): 131
1865 On middle ground Long Isl'd sound, off Stratford Point, or Stratford shoals, N. Y. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 132
1866
1870 Two reflector-lights. Vessel painted straw color; name of station on each quarter in large black letters; moored in 11 fathoms water 1/8 mile southwest of shoalest part of the reef. On middle ground, Long Island sound, off Stratford point, or Stratford shoals, N. Y. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 137

Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals

1858 Bell. None LHB Light List (US): 144
1860 Bell & horn. LHB Light List (US): 131
1865-1866 LHB Light List (All Coasts): 132
1870 A bell and horn. LHB Light List (All Coasts): 137
1838 - 1877 (Approximate location - coordinate not specified in light list. Assumed location was close to the lighthouse that replaced it.)