York Spit Lightship Station (VA)
Historical Light List Characteristics
| 1858 | F W. W9. | LHB Light List (US): 220 |
| 1860 | LHB Light List (US): 204 | |
| 1870 | F W. W11. Will be replaced by iron screw-pile light-house. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 221 |
Historical Light List Optics and Structures
| 1858 | Reflector | N/A | N/A | N/A | Fog-bell; hull yellow; schooner-rigged; "York Spit" painted on each side in large black letters. Reflector light. | Off York spit, York river, Chesapeake bay, Va. | LHB Light List (US): 220 |
| 1860 | Hull yellow; schooner-rigged; "York Spit" painted on each side in large black letters. Reflector light. | LHB Light List (US): 204 | |||||
| 1870 | N/A | Hull yellow; schooner-rigged; "York Spit" painted on each side in large black letters. | Off York spit, York River, Chesapeake bay, Va. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 221 |
Historical Light List Audible Fog Signals
| 1858 | Bell. | None | LHB Light List (US): 220 |
| 1860 | Bell & horn. | LHB Light List (US): 204 | |
| 1870 | A bell and horn. | LHB Light List (All Coasts): 221 |
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1855 - 1870 (Station vacant 1861-1862 and 1864-1867.) |
