"SUNDER AU DIAMOND SHOAL, LIGHT VESSEL NO 71 - A typical example of a light vessel transferred to the Navy during World War I as per the President's order. Located in the 5th Lighthouse District, 14 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras. It had a length of 122' 10" and a gross tonnage of 590. It had a complement of 5 officers and 10 men. Unfortunately, it was sunk by an enemy submarine on Aug 6, 1918."

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