: Ed ward ian ▁architecture ▁Category : S ho pping ▁streets ▁in ▁London ▁Category : St re ets ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁West min ster <0x0A> </s> ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁light ships ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁listing ▁light ships ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government . ▁The ▁first ▁US ▁light ship ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁off ▁of ▁Will ough by ▁Sp it ▁in ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁Virginia , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁Light ships ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁ship , ▁the ▁N ant uck et ▁I , ▁was ▁de comm ission ed . ▁During ▁that ▁period , ▁light ships ▁were ▁operated ▁by ▁several ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁government : ▁by ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁Est ab lish ment ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁the ▁L ighth ouse ▁Service ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁naming ▁convent ions ▁used ▁for ▁light ships ▁are ▁not ▁consistent . ▁Until ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁uniform ▁method ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁individual ▁light ships . ▁Light ships ▁in ▁that ▁period ▁generally ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the