Right you are Judy.
It was built on the west coast then traveled through the Panama Canal to serve at Diamond Shoals. After Diamond Shoals, it was used for relief around New York/New Jersey, then served as a security vessel during WWII. Also served at Pollack Rip and Portland, ME harbor before being decommissioned in the 1970's. Plans to turn it into a floating Coast Guard museum never panned out, so the lightship was sold to the city of New Bedford, MA. The city planned to use it as a tourist destination, but the ship fell into disrepair and sunk in the harbor. It was resurfaced, but when the city couldn't sell it, they sold it for scrap.
Judy's turn to ask a question.