| Designation | Name | Class | Classification | Hull Num | Service | Comments | Pictures |
| LV A | 1820 - 1852 | Early lightships were controlled by the Lighthouse Estgablishment. A list of these vessels can be found at this Link. They are Lightships A through ZZ |
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| USLHT | LV-1 | LV | 1 | 1852 - 1939 | In 1852 the Lighthouse Service was established replacing the Lighthouse Establishment The Service began numbering lightships from LV-1 A complete list of these vessels can be found at this Link |
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| USCGC | LV-1 | WLV | 1 | 1939 - 1985 | In 1939 the Lighhouse Service was absorbed by the Coast Guard The designation changed to WAL In 1967 the designation changed again to WLV A complete list of these cutters can be found at this Link |
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