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Lighthouse History: Mobile Lighthouses or Lightships

Lighthouse History: Mobile Lighthouses or Lightships Where lighthouses were built on specific locations as navigational guides, to aid mariners in distress, or assist mariners in inclement weather, lightships were needed in the late 1800s as mobile floating lighthouses at dangerous … Continue reading

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