Ambrose Channel Lightship Station (NJ)
Historical Light List Characteristics
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1858 | Reflector | Reflector | N/A | 45 | Fog-bell. Vessel painted red, with name of station on each side in large white letters; moored in 15 fathoms water. Two reflector lights. | Off entrance to New York bay, six miles from Sandy Hook and Highlands of Navesink lights. | LHB Light List (US): 157 |
| 1860 | Vessel painted red, with name of station on each side in large white letters; moored in 15 fathoms water. Two reflector lights. | LHB Light List (US): 144 | |||||
| 1865 | Vessels painted red, with name of station on each side in large white letters; moored in 15 fathoms water. Two reflector lights. | Off entrance to N. York bay, six miles from Sandy Hook and Highlands of Navesink lights. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 145 | ||||
| 1866 | Vessel painted red, with name of station on each side in large white letters; moored in 15 fathoms water. Two reflector lights. | Off entrance to New York bay, six miles from Sandy Hook and Highlands of Navesink lights. | |||||
| 1870 | Vessel painted red, with name of station on each side in large white letters; moored in 15 fathoms water. Two reflector-lights. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 151 | |||||
| 1878 | TWO FIXED RED lights. The vessel is painted red, with "SANDY HOOK" painted in large white letters on each side; two masts, with a black circular cage-work day-mark at each masthead; moored in 85 feet water. | Placed nearly 63/8 nautical miles from the Navesink lights and the Sandy Hook main light, off the entrance of the bar; two fixed red lights. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 189 | ||||
| 1879 | TWO FIXED RED lights. The vessel is painted red, with "SANDY HOOK" painted in large white letters on each side; two masts, with a black circular cage-work day-mark at each mast-head; moored in 85 feet water. | ||||||
| 1886 | Two masts, schooner-rigged; black circular cage-work day-mark at each mast-head. Hull, red, with the words "SANDY HOOK" in large white letters on each side. | Placed off the entrance bar, New York bay, N. Y. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 198 | ||||
| 1888 | Placed off the entrance bar, New York Bay. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 207 | |||||
| 1893 | 37 | Two masts, schooner-rigged, no bowsprit, black mastheads with black circular cagework day-mark at each. Hull, red, with the words "SANDY HOOK" in large white letters on each quarter and "No. 48" in large white figures on each bow. | On the prolongation of the axis of Gedney Channel. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 275 | |||
| 1898 | Lens lantern | N/A | N/A | Steam light-vessel, two masts, schooner-rigged, no bowsprit. Mastheads black, black circular iron gallery under lanterns at each masthead. Black smokestack and fog signal between the masts. Hull, red, with "SANDY HOOK" in white on each quarter and "No. 51" in white on each bow. | Moored in 78 feet of water, on the easterly prolongation of the axis of Gedney Channel, about 31/4 miles from Gedney Channel Whistling Buoy, and 47/8 miles from the outer lighted buoys of the channel. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 330 | |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 345 | ||||||
| 1905 | Steam light-vessel, two masts, schooner-rigged, no bowsprit; mastheads black, black, circular, iron gallery under lanterns at each masthead. Black smokestack and fog signal between the masts. Hull, red, with "SANDY HOOK" in white on each quarter and "No. 51" in white on each bow. | Moored in 78 feet of water, off the entrance to New York Bay and the seacoast of New Jersey, about 1/8 mile southerly of the easterly prolongation of the axis of Gedney Channel, about 33/8 miles from Gedney Channel Whistling Buoy, and 5 miles from the outer lighted buoys marking the channel. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 378 | ||||
| 1908 | Flush-deck, steam, schooner-rigged vessel, two masts, no bowsprit; straw-colored masts; black, circular, hoop-iron, cagework daymark at each masthead; straw-colored smokestack and fog signal between the masts; straw-colored hull, with "AMBROSE CHANNEL" in black on each side and "87" in black on each bow and each quarter. | Moored in 78 feet of water, off the entrance to New York Bay and the seacoast of New Jersey, about 5/8 mile N'ly of the E'ly prolongation of the axis of Ambrose Channel, about 27/8 miles ESE'ly from the intersection of the axes of Ambrose and Gedney channels and Gedney Channel Gas and Whistling Buoy, and 5 miles from the outer lighted buoys marking the entrances to the channels. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 398 | ||||
| 1915 | N/A | Straw-colored hull, "AMBROSE" on sides; two masts; black, circular grating at each masthead. | In 13 fathoms, off entrance to bay. (N. J.) | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 508 | |||
| 1917 | Straw-colored hull, "AMBROSE" on sides; two masts, black, circular grating at each masthead. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 525 | |||||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 544 | ||||||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 562 | ||||||
| 1931 | 375 mm ei | NA | NA | Black hull, "AMBROSE" in white, on sides, two white masts, black circular grating at each masthead. | In 78 feet, off entrance to bay. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 628 | |
| 1935 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 743 | ||||||
| 1943 | 375 mm e | Black hull "AMBROSE" in white, on sides, two masts, circular grating at each masthead. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 945 | ||||
| 1945 | Black hull "AMBROSE" in white, on sides, two masts, circular grating at each masthead. Foremast head has circular platform above light. | ||||||
| 1946 | Red hull "AMBROSE" in white, on sides, two masts, circular grating at each masthead. Foremast head has circular platform above light. | ||||||
| 1947 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 943 | ||||||
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| 1952 | Red hull, "AMBROSE" in white, on sides, two masts, circular grating at each masthead. Foremast head has circular platform above light. | ||||||
| 1953 | N/A | Red hull, "AMBROSE" on sides, two masts; foremast a tripod with gallery. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 610 | ||||
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| 1957 | |||||||
| 1959 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 663 | ||||||
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| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 663 | ||||||
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| 1965 | Red hull, "AMBROSE" on sides, two masts; foremast a tripod with gallery. Red nun(R) station buoy with red reflector lettered LS/A 400 yards 297° from lightship. | ||||||
| 1966 | Red hull, "AMBROSE" on sides, two masts; foremast a tripod with gallery. Red nun station buoy with Ra ref. and red reflector lettered LS/A 400 yards 297° from lightship. | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 95 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | Bell. | None | LHB Light List (US): 157 |
| 1860 | Bell & horn. | LHB Light List (US): 144 | |
| 1865-1866 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 145 | ||
| 1870 | A bell and horn. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 151 | |
| 1878-1879 | A fog-bell and a Thier's automatic fog-horn. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 189 | |
| 1886 | Bell struck by hand. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 198 | |
| 1888 | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 207 | ||
| 1893 | 12-inch steam chime whistle; blasts 3 sec, alternate silent intervals 1 and 30 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 275 | |
| 1898 | 12-inch steam whistle; blasts 3 sec., silent intervals 12 sec. | If whistle be disabled a bell will be rung by hand. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 330 |
| 1899 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 345 | ||
| 1905 | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 378 | ||
| 1908 | If whistle be disabled a bell will be rung by hand a single blow approximately every 30 sec. | LHB Light List (Atlantic): 398 | |
| 1915 | 12-inch steam whistle: Blast 3 sec. Silent 12 sec. | Bell (hand) if whistle is disabled; single stroke every 30 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 508 |
| 1917 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 525 | ||
| 1920 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 544 | ||
| 1927 | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 562 | ||
| 1931 | WHISTLE, 12-inch steam: Blast 3 sec., silent 12 sec. | Bell, hand, if whistle disabled; 1 stroke every 30 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 628 |
| 1935 | TYFON, air: Blast 3 sec., silent 12 sec. | None | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 743 |
| 1943 | HORN, diaphragm, air; blast 3 sec., silent 12 sec. | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 945 | |
| 1945-1946 | |||
| 1947 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 943 | ||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953 | DIAPHONE, two-tone; when operating, is synchronized with radiobeacon ev 3 minutes for distance finding. | USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 610 | |
| 1954-1955 | DIAPHONE, two-tone; when operating, is synchronized with radiobeacon ev 3 minutes for distance finding. | ||
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 663 | ||
| 1961 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 663 | ||
| 1963 | DIAPHONE, two-tone; 1 blast ev 15s (3sbl). | ||
| 1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 95 |
Historical Light List Other Signals
| 1927 | Radiobeacon: Sounds every 180 sec.; single dashes for 60 sec., silent 120 sec. Radiobeacon also sounded daily in clear weather from 9 to 9.30 a.m. and from 3 to 3.30 p.m. (75th meridian time). | Submarine bell; gps. 2 and 2 strokes ("22") every 12 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 562 |
| 1931 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits single dots. | SUBMARINE BELL: gps. 2 and 2 strokes "22" every 12 sec. | USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 628 |
| 1935 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits  ect. |
USLHS Light List (Atlantic): 743 | |
| 1943 | RADIOBEACON: Transmits on 286 kc, dots (etc). DISTANCE-FINDING STATION. |
None | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 945 |
| 1945-1946 | |||
| 1947 | USCG Light List (Atlantic): 943 | ||
| 1950-1952 | |||
| 1953-1955 | RADIOBEACON: 286 kc (Code: etc). |
USCG Light List - Vol. I-VI: 610 | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1959-1960 | USCG Light List - Vol. I-V: 663 | ||
| 1961 | RADIOBEACON: 286 kc (Code:  etc). |
USCG Light List - Vol. I: 663 | |
| 1963 | RADIOBEACON. | ||
| 1965 | |||
| 1966 | USCG Light List - Vol. I: 95 |
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1823 - 1829 (Station discontinued 1829-1838.) |
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1839 - 1890 |
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1891 - 1893 |
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1894 - 1901 |
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1902 - 1928 |
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1929 - 1967 |