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Technical
data
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Length o.a.:
137.25 feet (ca. 41,83 m)
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Length: 119
feet (ca. 36,27 m)
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| Beam:
25 feet (ca. 7,62 m) |
| Draught:
15 feet (ca. 4,57 m) |
| Net
tonnage: 267 |
| Authority:
Trinity House, London |
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Year of construction:
1948
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Shipyard:
Philip & Son, Dartmouth, Devon, England
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Yard-No.:
1170
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| Contract
price: 61,157 £, profit: 7,659 £ |
| Material:
steel (riveted) |
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History
| November
1946 |
ordered by
Trinity House, London
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| December
17th, 1948 |
 
handed
over to Trinity House
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| 1984 |
converted
to automatic operation by Humber Ship Repairers Ltd. |
| 1995 |
Sunk
station |
| March
23rd, 2001 |
Newarp station
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| October
20th, 2003 |
South
Goodwin station |
| Today |
The lightship is still in the Trinity House fleet and used
as a solar powered automatic light vessel.
If anyone
has news, I would be grateful for an e-mail.
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