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List of lightvessels of Great Britain

This is a list of lightvessels which operate or operated on various lightvessel stations in England, Scotland and Wales.

Trinity House lightvessels edit

The central records of the lightvessels operated by Trinity House were lost when Trinity House was bombed in 1940.

Name LV number Image Entered service Shipbuilder & yard no. Stations served on Decommis­sioned Notes
Mary Mouse 2  1 1946Philip and Son1993In 1993 she was decommissioned and sold to Dean & Reddyhoff Ltd., Southampton, for use as marina club house at Gosport, Hampshire.[1]
Light vessel no. 3  31947Philip and SonVarne[3] (from 1981), Channel[4], Outer Gabbard[4], Kentish Knock[4], OwersSank off the coast of Israel in 2000.[2]
Scarweather  4 1947Philip and Son1989In 1991 was sold to the Musée de Bateau in Douarnenez, France, for £40,000. She has been restored and renamed "Scarweather".[5]
Light vessel no. 5  51947Philip and SonGreenwich, South Goodwin (1961), Tongue (1973), Falls (from 1973 until 1976), Varne (1977)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 She served on many stations; her last was the South Goodwin, before being withdrawn from service for conversion to unmanned operation.[6]
Jenni Baynton  8 1949Philip and SonKentish Knock[8] (from 1949 until 1953), Outer Gabbard[8] (from 1962 until 1965), Tongue[8]1991In 2005 Radio Waddenzee bought the lightship and towed it from Rotterdam to Harlingen, Netherlands, where she is used as a radio station.[7]
Breeveertien  11 1951Philip and Son
1223		Morecambe Bay, St Gowan21 Oct 1988Saved from scrap and towed to the repair yard in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Rebuilt into a maritime restaurant.
Feuerschiff  13 1952Philip and Son10 Mar 1989Transferred to Hamburg in 1991, where she was used as a restaurant and hotel.
Lightship 2000  14 27 Nov 1953Philip and Son
1246		1991Opened in 2000 in Cardiff as a church ship; removed from Cardiff docks on financial grounds on 18 May 2015 and towed to Sharpness for drydocking and refurbishment. The press had stated that it was to become a floating museum at Newnham in Gloucestershire and was reported as being seen there in August 2016.
Trinity  15 1954Philip and Son[10]Morecambe Bay[11], Scarweather, Channel, St Gowan, Helwick, Dudgeon, Breaksea1987Now used by a church charity Fellowship Afloat at the mouth of the River Blackwater at Tollesbury in Essex.[9]
TS Colne Light  16 1954Philip and Son1988Currently serves as the Sea Cadets training ship TS Colne Light moored at the Hythe Quay in Colchester.[12]
LV17  171954[13]Foxtrot 3[13] (2006), South Goodwin
Lightvessel 18  18 Philip and Son[15]1997Used by pirate radio nostalgia stations (RSLs & BBC Essex) from 1999 to 2007, and in 2011 was restored and opened to the public at Harwich. From 2018 to present day she has been the home of Radio Mi Amigo pirate radio revivals.[14]
Lightvessel no. 21  21 1963Philip and SonVarne[18] (from 1980), East Goodwin2008On 28 June 1981 she was struck and heavily damaged by Ore Meteor under tow.[16]
Now in private ownership and has been converted into a floating art centre and performance venue. Currently moored at St Andrew's Quay, Gravesend, Kent.[17]
Planet  23 1960Philip and SonMersey Bar (from 1960 until 1972), Channel (1989)1991In 1989, when on the Channel station, was Trinity Houses's last manned lightvessel.[19] In 1991 she became a museum ship in Birkenhead[19][20] She was removed from Liverpool on 21 September 2016 and, in 2017, was the subject of an ownership dispute in Sharpness docks.[21]
Gull Stream  38 1860Brake (from 1930 until 1940), Lynn Well[24], Gull[24], Mouse[24] (until 1941)1941Rammed and sunk on 18 March 1929 by the City of York, resulting in the death of Captain Williams of the lightship. In 1947 it was bought for £750 by Thurrock Yacht Club, and towed to Grays to become the club's headquarters. It was last used as a clubhouse in 1971. The Gull was then abandoned and now suffers from regular acts of vandalism and degradation through river action.[22] It was scrapped at Grays in 2011.[23]
Light vessel no. 44  44 1869Charles Hill & SonsNewarp1945Now lies derelict at Pitsea Country Park.
Tyne III  501879Fletcher, Son and FearnallSevenstones (from Sep 1879 until 1883), Shambles[27] (from 1891 until 1909), Outer Gabbard[28] (1911), Galloper[27] (1929), Warner[27] (1940), Calshot Spit[27] (1943)1952[29]Bought by the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club in 1952 for use as a clubhouse.[25][26]
John Sebastian  55 1886Charles Hill & Sons1953In service until springing a leak in 1953 and was towed to Barry Docks for repair. Later sold as a burnt-out wreck in 1954 to the Cabot Cruising Club in Bristol, located in Bathurst Basin.
East Oaze  608 Jul 1888Robert Stephenson and Company
7		1 Nov 1940[31]Sunk in an air raid in November 1940.[30]
Light vessel no. 67  67Now a wreck somewhere off the west coast of the British Isles.[citation needed]
Lightvessel no. 68  68Haisborough[32]
Light vessel no. 69  69South Goodwin[34] (until Oct 1940)21 Oct 1940Destroyed by a mine on 21st October 1940 while on station at South Goodwin.[33]
Light vessel no. 70  7015 Dec 1902[36]John Crown & Sons Ltd
109		Morecambe Bay[37] (1903)16 Jul 1903Vessel lost due to a collision with Abbott on 16 July 1903.[35]
Light Vessel 72  72 30 Mar 1903[36]John Crown & Sons Ltd
111		English and Welsh Grounds, Juno Beach1973Saw service on D Day: carrying the name JUNO the ship marked a safe passage through a minefield for the landing craft en route to the invasion beaches. She was sold out of service in 1973 to Steel Supply Co., Neath for scrapping. She is now lying in poor condition, severely listing on a mud berth near the River Neath's Swing Bridge and does not float.[38]
Light vessel no. 75  751906[40]Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company[40]
793[40]		South Folkestone Gate[41], Varne[42]14 Aug 1940[42]Moved from Varne to South Folkestone Gate and sunk by Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers on 14 August 1940[39]
Lightvessel no. 78  78 1914John I. Thornycroft & CompanyCalshot Spit[45]Formerly plinthed ashore at Ocean Village, in 2010 she was moved to Southampton Docks for a planned restoration.[43] Moved to Solent Sky Museum in December 2019.[44]
T.S. Orwell  80 1914H & C GraysonSevenstones (from 1947 until 1958), St Gowan1977Last seen at Hoo St Werburgh in 2004.[46]
LV83  831927Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Company
301		Newarp[47]Sank in 1967 after a collision, and lies at the bottom of the North Sea off Easington, Cleveland.
LV86  86 1931J. Samuel WhiteNore[49] (from 1941 until 1942), Cork[49] (from 1946 until 1962), Edinburgh Channel[50]1974Now used as a houseboat at Hoo Marina in Kent.[48]
Light vessel no. 87  871932[52]A. & J. Inglis
914		East Goodwin, Outer Dowsing (from 1947)1973now belongs to the Haven Ports Yacht Club in Suffolk.[51]
T.S. Lord Nelson  881936[54]Philip and SonCockle (from 1936), Cork[50]1977Last seen in Rochester in 2004.[53]
Light Vessel no. 89  89 19 Jun 1936Philip and SonNore, Lynn Well1974[56]Became a pub in Bristol, and was broken up in 1995.[55]
Light vessel no. 90  9025 Sep 1937Philip and Son
838		South Goodwin27 Nov 1954[59]Sank in a storm in 1954 with the loss of all lives except one.[57][58]
Helwick  91 1937Philip and Son
839		Humber[61] (from 1937 until 1971), Helwick (from 1971 until 1977)1977Now an exhibit in the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea.[60]
Light vessel no. 93  93 1939Philip and Son
848		East Goodwin[63] (from 1947 until 1953), Galloper[63] (from 1954 until 1974), Inner Dowsing[63] (1998), Foxtrot 3 (from 2001)2004She is now in use as a photographic studio and location in London Docklands.[62]
LV94  941939Philip and SonMorecambe Bay, Shipwash1990In 2008 it was moored in Amsterdam and hired out for events.[64]
Light vessel no. 95  95 1939Philip and SonInner Dowsing[67]2003On 1 December 1966, on the Varne station, she unknowingly dragged anchor in a gale and was found to be 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) off-station; she was restored to her correct position on 3 December.[65] Sold in 2004. In 2011 she was being used as a recording studio at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.[66]

Other operators edit

Name LV number Image Entered service Shipbuilder Stations served on Decommissioned Notes
Spurn  12 19 Jul 1927[68]Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing CompanyBull[68] (from 1959)Nov 1975[69]Former Humber Conservancy Board lightvessel. After being acquired by the Hull City Council, since 1987, she has become a museum vessel in Hull Marina.
Sula  14 1959Cook, Welton & Gemmell
937		Spurn[71] (from 1959)1985[72]Formerly operated by the Humber Conservancy Board. Moored at Gloucester Docks as floating holiday accommodation.[70]
Light vessel no. 16  161840William PitcherCalshot Spit[73], Inner Dowsing[73] (1873)1945
Sevenstones Lightship (1841)   1 Sep 1841Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding CompanySevenstones (from 1841 until 1879)May 1879
Outer Dowsing  18 Sep 1925Armstrong Whitworth
1009		Outer Dowsing
Good Intent  1813North West
South Rock   
North Carr   1933A. & J. Inglis
921		North Carr (from 1933 until 1975)1975Operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board

See also edit

References edit

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