| The lightship was considerably damaged and would have to be removed from the station. |
| It has the world's best-preserved wooden lightship with an exhibition showing how the crew lived and worked in those early days. |
| On October 26, 1973, the Nantucket lightship reported sustained winds of 115 knots, and seas of 45 feet. |
| The underwriter also carried out a post-occurrence inclining experiment to establish the vessel's lightship characteristics. |
| The first lightship, established in 1732 at Nore Sand in the Thames estuary, was rapidly followed by others. |
| A computerized model was produced and an inclining experiment was carried out to establish the vessel's lightship characteristics. |
