Ambrose Lightship
Ambrose Lightship
The Ambrose lightship was built in 1908 to guide ships safely in from the Atlantic Ocean into the broad mouth of lower New York Bay between Coney Island, New York and Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The water was too deep to construct a normal lighthouse so a light ship was put in its place. The Ambrose lightship served New York Bay until 1933 when it was moved to another location. In 1963, the U.S. Coast Guard donated the Ambrose lightship to the South Street Museum to put on public display.