Diamond Shoal

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Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71 (LV-71) was a lightship of the United States Lighthouse Service. She is most remembered for her sinking in 1918 during World War I when a German U-boat attacked her off North Carolina. Her shipwrecked remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

1897  Wikidata
Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71; LV-71
lightvessel, shipwreckUnited States NavyBath Iron Works

  • National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
  • National Register of Historic Places page@
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Location: 35.0865, -75.3272, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Diamond Shoal Light Vessel 71Diamond Shoal Light Vessel 71
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
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    objectwatercraftUSS MonitormonitorWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS YP-389patrol vesselWikidata
    siteshipwreckU-701Type VIIC submarine, shipwreck, U-boat, Type VII submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreck1897Diamond Shoalshipwreck, lightvesselWikidata
    commonsimageDiamond Shoal Light Vessel 71 Commons