UNITED STATES LIGHTSHIP “NANTUCKET” (LV-112), IS A USA NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK LIGHTSHIP THAT SERVED AT THE LIGHTSHIP NANTUCKET POSITION.

SHE WAS THE LAST SERVING LIGHTSHIP AND AT TIME OF ITS APPLICATION AS A LANDMARK, ONE OF ONLY TWO CAPABLE OF MOVING UNDER THEIR OWN POWER.

SHE SERVED AS THE LIGHTSHIP FOR OTHER NOTABLES VESSELS.

RETIRED OF ACTIVE SERVICE IN 1983

SHE WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2009 BY THE UNITED STATES LIGHTSHIP MUSEUM (USLM) FOR $1 AND ARRIVED UNDER TOW IN BOSTON HARBOR ON 11 MAY 2010.

SHE WILL BE RESTORED IN TWO PHASES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, A JOB THAT WILL COST MORE THAN A $1 MILLION.

SHE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING RENOVATIONS AS A FLOATING MUSEUM, BUT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT BOSTON HARBOR SHIPYARD AND MARINA