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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71 (LV-71) |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Launched | 1897 |
| Homeport | Hatteras, North Carolina |
| Fate | Sunk by U-140, 6 August 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | lightship |
| Complement | 12 officers and men |
Light Vessel 71 (shipwreck) | |
| Nearest city | Buxton, North Carolina |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000541 |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 2015 |
Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71 (LV-71) was a lightship of the United States Lighthouse Service. She is most remembered for her sinking in 1918 during World War I when a German U-boat attacked her off North Carolina.[1][2] Her shipwrecked remains were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[citation needed]
- ^ LV-71 (Diamond Shoals Lightship) Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA.
- ^ "Daily U.S. Coast Guard Historical Chronology: August". www.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.