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THV Galatea is a lighthouse tender operated by Trinity House, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of England, Wales and the Channel Islands.
Hellenic Navy lighthouse tender HS Karavogiannos, A-479. THV Galatea, a lighthouse tender operated by Trinity House. A lighthouse tender is a ship specifically designed to maintain, support, or tend to lighthouses or lightvessels, providing supplies, fuel, mail, and transportation. The work is often carried out by ships which also act as buoy ...
Trinity House, London (2007) A meeting at Trinity House c. 1808 The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, [3] also known as Trinity House (and formally as The Master, Wardens and Assistants of the Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided Trinity and of St Clement in the Parish of Deptford Strond in the County of Kent), is the official authority for ...
Light Vessel 72 (also known by its identification number LV72) was a light vessel of Trinity House, a British lighthouse authority.Constructed in Sunderland in 1903 she served as a navigational beacon in the British Isles until the Second World War.
NLV Pharos is a lighthouse tender operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), ... Galatea serves the same role for Trinity House on the coast of England, ...
Many coastal States have buoy tenders to maintain aids to navigation in and around their coastal waters. In the UK, this includes lighthouse authorities, including the Northern Lighthouse Board and Trinity House who ships maintain buoys as well as acting as lighthouse tenders. [3] [4] NLV Pharos, multi-function tender; NLV Pole Star, medium ...
The initial lightvessel was provided by Trinity House. [67] Outer Dowsing 18 Sep 1925: Armstrong Whitworth 1009: Outer Dowsing: Good Intent 1813: North West: South Rock North Carr 1933: A. & J. Inglis 921: North Carr (from 1933 until 1975) 1975: Operated by the Northern Lighthouse Board
The licence was opposed by Trinity House, which considered that it possessed a monopoly on construction and maintenance of navigation aids in British waters. After extensive legal dispute the licence was revoked in 1732 and Trinity House assumed direct responsibility for the proposed lightship; Hamblin and Avery were granted nominal lease ...