 When standard hull numbers were assigned to lightships in 1867, the Stratford Shoals lightship was named LV-15; previously it had been known as "Middle Ground floating light", "Stratford Shoal Light Vessel," or "Stratford Point Light Vessel".The Stratford Shoal lighthouse was completed in 1877 to replace the lightship.The lighthouse was constructed on a small, man-made island (on the spot of two former natural islands that were washed over by the sea).