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The front cover of a List of Lights volume. A list of lights is a publication describing lighthouses and other aids to maritime navigation. Most such lists are published by national hydrographic offices. Some nations, including the United Kingdom and the United States, publish lists that cover the whole world in many volumes. Other nations ...
Light vessel no. 3 3: 1947: Philip and Son: Varne (from 1981), Channel, Outer Gabbard, Kentish Knock, Owers: Sank off the coast of Israel in 2000. [2] Scarweather 4: 1947: Philip and Son: 1989: In 1991 was sold to the Musée de Bateau in Douarnenez, France, for £40,000. She has been restored and renamed "Scarweather". [3] Light vessel no. 5 5: ...
What is now the International Code of Signals was drafted in 1855 by the British Board of Trade and published in 1857 as the Commercial Code. It came in two parts: the first containing universal and international signals, and the second British signals only. Eighteen separate signal flags (see chart) were used to make over 70,000 possible messages.
The first revolving light was fitted to the Swin Middle lightvessel in 1837. [citation needed] Tongue Tongue Sands 51°30′39″N 1°23′5″E [22] North Sea: Jenni Baynton, Light vessel no. 5 (1973) Lynn Well Trinity House: The Wash: Gull Stream, Light Vessel no. 89: Replaced with a Lanby in September 1973. Would Haisborough Sands: North Sea
The Holmes' Marine Life Protection Association was a United Kingdom company set up in the 19th century to produce marine signal lights and foghorns. It was founded by Nathaniel John Holmes, a telegraph engineer from Middlesex; and it passed to his son Joseph R. Holmes. The company was taken over by Albright and Wilson in 1919.
Prize money refers in particular to naval prize money, usually arising in naval warfare, but also in other circumstances. It was a monetary reward paid in accordance with the prize law of a belligerent state to the crew of a ship belonging to the state, either a warship of its navy or a privateer vessel commissioned by the state.
The harbour defence motor launch (HDML) was a 72 ft (22 m) long British-designed motor vessel used for harbour defence during World War II. Nearly 500 were built by numerous Allied countries during the war. The HDML was designed by W J Holt at the Admiralty in early 1939.
A motor launch (ML) is a small military vessel in Royal Navy service. It was designed for harbour defence and submarine chasing. Similar vessels were used by the Royal Air Force for armed high-speed air-sea rescue. Some vessels for water police service are also known as motor launches. Motor launches were slower than motor torpedo boats and ...