lightship in a sentence

Examples

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