Length o.a.: 137.25 feet (ca. 41.83 m)

Length: 119 feet (ca. 36.27m)

Beam: 25 feet (ca. 7.62 m)

Draught: 15 feet (ca. 4.57 m)

Authority: Trinity House, London

Year of construction: 1947

Shipyard: Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England

Yard-No.: 1136

Contract price: 49,581 £, profit: 8,442 £

Material: steel (riveted)

History

April 1945	ordered by Trinity House, London
May 2nd, 1947	Handed over, initially on Smith Knoll station
1989	decommissioned
1991	Sold to the Musée de Bateau in Douarnenez/France for 40,000 pounds, restoration and renamed to "Scarweather"
August 2000	the ship is in bad condition and no longer open to the public
September 2003	the lightship is no longer at the pier of the museum ships but in the middle of the water and can not be reached any more
February 2008	Good news from Douarenez! The lightship was towed away from the Port Musée and is now on the slipway to be painted.
March 2008	Before and afterwards - what a difference! If anyone has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.