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C2224. Sibley, John. LIFE ABOARD THE AMBROSE LIGHTSHIP

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C2224. Sibley, John. LIFE ABOARD THE AMBROSE LIGHTSHIP

C2224. Sibley, John. LIFE ABOARD THE AMBROSE LIGHTSHIP. Ships and the Sea Magazine. November 1952. Lengthy six page article visits the crew of the newly launched Ambrose Lightship 25 miles off Manhattan . The author offers in great detail a glimpse of the day to day routine of the ship’s crew, the hazards and the jobs that they perform. Certainly one of the more detailed accounts of life aboard these vessels. Well illustrated with six large photographs. (Photocopy $2).