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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 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.
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]
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 ...
She was built in 1951 for Trinity House by Philip & Son Ltd in Dartmouth, England. She was used as a lightvessel near St Gowans Banks and Morecambe Bay before being retired on 21 October 1988. She was sold to Pounds Marine Services in 1991 for £20,000, arriving in Portsmouth on 16 July 1991.
Greenwich is a lightvessel station in the English Channel, off the coast of East Sussex.It is operated by Trinity House. [1] It is one of the 22 coastal weather stations whose conditions are reported in the BBC Shipping Forecast but was dropped from broadcasts some time during 2019, before being reinstated.
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).