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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. 69 69: South Goodwin [27] (until Oct 1940) 21 Oct 1940: Destroyed by a mine on 21 October 1940 while on station at South Goodwin. [26] Light vessel no. 70 70: 15 Dec 1902 [29] John Crown & Sons Ltd 109: Morecambe Bay [30] (1903) 16 Jul 1903: Vessel lost due to a collision with Abbott on 16 July 1903. [28] Light Vessel 72 72: 30 ...
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.
On 31 December 1993, however, the Low lighthouse was brought back into commission (and given the same white flashing light and subsidiary sector light), meaning that the High lighthouse was, in turn, deactivated. [23] The following year, Burnham High Lighthouse was put up for sale by Trinity House. [24]
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 ...