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Light Vessel 93 (sometimes known as Lightship 93) was a lightship of Trinity House in England, currently used as a photography studio. She was built in Dartmouth , Devon , in 1938 and served on stations including Galloper sand bank , the River Thames, Goodwin Sands , Inner Dowsing , Sunk Sands and Foxtrot 3.
Until the second half of the 20th century, all Trinity House vessels were permanently manned. An 1861 article in the Cornhill Magazine described lightshipmen as being paid 55 shillings a month (in addition to drawing 1 shilling and sixpence a week "in lieu of 3 gallons of small-beer "): the vessels were supplied, and the crews relieved, once a ...
Light vessel no. 67 67: Now a wreck somewhere off the west coast of the British Isles. [citation needed] Lightvessel no. 68 68: Haisborough [24], Operation Overlord [25] 16 July to 11 November 1944 on "Kansas" station: Light vessel no. 69 69: South Goodwin [27] (until Oct 1940) 21 Oct 1940: Destroyed by a mine on 21 October 1940 while on ...
The Allied naval commander Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay recognised the contributions of the light vessels and associated buoys in a dispatch of September 1944 noting that "the great success achieved [in the invasion] was due in no small part to the contribution of Trinity House". [4] After the war Light Vessel 72 served in the Bristol Channel. [3]
Light Vessel 16 is a former Trinity House lightship originally stationed off Yorkshire, England. Built in 1840, she is the oldest surviving wooden lightship. Light Vessel 16 served as a navigational aid off the British coast until 1945, when she was sold to Benfleet Yacht Club. The club converted her into a bar and clubhouse and moored her on ...
This is the second Trinity House vessel named Galatea. The first, a paddle yacht built in 1868, served Trinity House until 1895. She was named in honour of HMS Galatea which had recently completed a round-the-world voyage under the command of Queen Victoria's second son, Captain the Duke of Edinburgh, who was Master of Trinity House at the time.
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 ...
The '20 class' is a slightly larger type of vessel that derives its power from diesel electric generators. Where a main light with a visible range in excess of 20 nautical miles (37 km) is required, a '20 class' vessel is used, as the main light from a Trinity House solar lightvessel has a maximum range of 19 nautical miles (35 km).