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The history of the many lightvessel stations of Great Britain goes back over 250 years to the placement of the world's first lightship at the Nore in the early 18th century. A lightvessel station is a named position at which a lightvessel was placed, rather than a particular ship; individual vessels were often transferred between different ...
She was deployed as relief lightship to replace vessels undergoing refit or otherwise out of commission. She served on many stations; her last was the South Goodwin, before being withdrawn from service for conversion to unmanned operation. [4] Jenni Baynton 8: 1949: Philip and Son
This article lists lightvessels around the world. Most surviving light vessels reside in the United Kingdom and the United States.Some of the lightvessels mentioned in the lists have been renamed more than once, while others have been re-stationed or captured in war.
Lightvessel stations of Great Britain; Lightvessels in Ireland; ... Lightship 2000; Lightvessel No. 11; LV 14 Sula; LV 78 Calshot Spit; LV 91; N. North Carr Lightship; P.
Pages in category "Lightship stations" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... Lightvessel stations of Great Britain; N. Lightship Nantucket; S.
Light vessel 78 Calshot Spit on station in 1979 LV 78 Calshot Spit is a former Trinity House lightvessel that was anchored off Calshot Spit and is now a museum ship in Southampton . LV 78 was built in 1914 by John I. Thornycroft & Company shipyard in Southampton and decommissioned in 1987.
Sula in the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. LV 14 Sula is a former Humber Conservancy Board lightvessel built in 1958 by Cook, Welton & Gemmell.Originally named SPURN, she was stationed on the Humber Estuary until decommissioning in 1985.
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