| 41. | In fact, lighthouses often replaced lightships.
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| 42. | The Nore lightship commenced operations in 1734.
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| 43. | In 1820, the first U . S . lightship was established at Hampton Roads.
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| 44. | After delivering a message to the German Ambassador he proceeded offshore to the Lightship Nantucket.
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| 45. | The lightship had sunk so quickly that anyone below decks had little chance of surviving.
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| 46. | On 8 December 1959, the lightship was the subject of a tragic rescue mission.
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| 47. | The Lightship and its crew survived and after repair was towed back to its station.
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| 48. | I ", is the world's oldest and best preserved motor lightship.
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| 49. | Visits on board the lightship are permitted.
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| 50. | In 1923, the Lighthouse Board first proposed replacing the lightships with a permanent station.
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