You may never have<P> heard of a lightship. <P> Once, lightships<P> anchored on waters<P> across America,<P> on the oceans<P> and in the Great Lakes,<P> floating where lighthouses <P> could not be built.<P> Smaller than most ships,<P> but more steadfast, too,<P> they held their spots,<P> through calm and storm,<P> to guide sailors<P> toward safe waters. <P> In these pages<P> one lightship<P> and her crew (and cat)<P> again hold their place.<P> The crew goes<P> again from bow to stern,<P> from keel to mast,<P> to run their engines,<P> shine their lights,<P> and sound their horns. <P> They run the small ship<P> that guides the large ships.<P> They are the crew (and cat)<P> that work to make the ocean safe,<P> that hold their place,<P> so other ships can sail. <P> Come aboard!