Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

USS LS-116

• 133-Foot class Coast Guard Lightship:
• Length: 133'3"
• Beam: 30'
• Draft: 13'
• Speed: 7.5 knots
• Armament: 2 20mm
• Complement: 6 officers, 11 enlisted
• Diesel engines, single screw, 350 hp
• Built at Charleston, Dry Dock & Machine Co., Charleston, S.C., and commissioned 14 August 1930

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• History of LS-116
  LS-116 served as a Chesapeake Bay Lightship prior to World War II. During the war she was assigned to the 1st District, stationed at Sandwich, Mass., and used as an examination ship.

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