Coastal Lightships?

U-snafu · 09-12-06, 10:03 PM

Coastal lightships:
I don't know how common they were in the rest of the world or if they were even in operation along the u.s. east coast during WWII, but i know of one that was sunk in WWI near the shore of North Carolina (Diamond Shoals Lightship #71 sunk by U-140 in 1918). During the first few months of drumbeat the u.s. didn't really adhere to a coastal blackout even if there were no lightships in operation.

Question to the shipwrights or lighting gurus: Has any one ever attempted to mod such a ship?? Is there any interest??
I think it would be a great atmosphere addition to place one at the entrance of certain harbors instead of a lighthouse or at certain map locations such as cape lookout or cape hatteras along the u.s. east coast or any other area in the world that might of used them. (unfortunantly it won't be able to be made by me any time soon as i'm just starting to fiddle with basic file changes

) . Just curious if any one has attempted such or if it is even feasible?

09-12-06, 10:03 PM	#1
U-snafu XO Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 405 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Coastal Lightships? Coastal lightships: I don't know how common they were in the rest of the world or if they were even in operation along the u.s. east coast during WWII, but i know of one that was sunk in WWI near the shore of North Carolina (Diamond Shoals Lightship #71 sunk by U-140 in 1918). During the first few months of drumbeat the u.s. didn't really adhere to a coastal blackout even if there were no lightships in operation. Question to the shipwrights or lighting gurus: Has any one ever attempted to mod such a ship?? Is there any interest?? I think it would be a great atmosphere addition to place one at the entrance of certain harbors instead of a lighthouse or at certain map locations such as cape lookout or cape hatteras along the u.s. east coast or any other area in the world that might of used them. (unfortunantly it won't be able to be made by me any time soon as i'm just starting to fiddle with basic file changes ) . Just curious if any one has attempted such or if it is even feasible? __________________ .."Some men are born mediocre, some men acheive mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them"... Last edited by U-snafu; 09-14-06 at 12:13 AM.